Vegas Golden Knights vs Calgary Flames Prediction NHL Picks 3/14/24

Calgary Flames (31-29-5) vs Vegas Golden Knights (35-23-7)

Game Info: Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 9:00 pm (Scotiabank Saddledome)

Betting Odds: Calgary Flames -135 / Vegas Golden Knights +109 --- Over/Under: 6.5

The Vegas Golden Knights and Calgary Flames meet Thursday in NHL action from the Scotiabank Saddledome. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Vegas Golden Knights vs. Calgary Flames prediction.

Vegas Golden Knights Team Preview

The Vegas Golden Knights come into this game looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 5-4 OT win over Seattle last time out. Jonathan Marchessault leads the Golden Knights in scoring with 58 points including a team-high 37 goals and 21 assists while Mark Stone has 53 points with a team-high 37 assists. Jack Eichel has 50 points with 30 assists while William Karlsson has 45 points with 23 goals and 22 assists. Adin Hill has gone 17-8-2 with a 2.58 GAA and a .917 save percentage while Logan Thompson has gone 17-12-5 with a 2.87 GAA and a .903 save percentage this season.

Vegas Golden Knights Team Facts

• The Golden Knights have lost three of their last four games as favorites following an overtime win.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in nine of the Golden Knights' last 10 games.
• The home team has won the third period in four of the Golden Knights' last five games.
• The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 3' market has hit in each of the Golden Knights' last nine games following a road win.

Calgary Flames Team Preview

The Calgary Flames come into this game looking to snap a three-game losing streak after a 6-2 loss to Colorado last time out. Nazem Kadri leads the Flames in scoring with 56 points including 22 goals and a team-high 34 assists while Blake Coleman has 48 points with 26 goals and 22 assists. Yegor Sharangovich has 47 points with 27 goals and 20 assists. Jonathan Huberdeau has 41 points with 32 assists. Jacob Markstrom has gone 22-17-2 with a 2.68 GAA and a .910 save percentage while Dan Vladar is 8-9-2 with a 3.62 GAA and an .882 save percentage this season. Dustin Wolf has also gone 1-3-1 with a 369 GAA and an .880 save percentage as well this season. The Flames will take on the Canadiens after this one.

Calgary Flames Team Facts

• The Flames have won four of their last five games as home underdogs following a home loss.
• The Flames have covered the puck line in each of their last nine Thursday games as underdogs.
• The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in eight of the last nine games between the Golden Knights and Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome.
• The Flames have won the second period in each of their last four games as underdogs following a home loss.

Golden Knights vs. Flames Prediction

I’m on the Golden Knights in this one. Vegas has been the better team for the better part of the season and this team is starting to get healthy again. When Vegas is healthy, we’ve seen what this team is capable of, just go back to the Stanley Cup Finals last June. Calgary is inconsistent and right now the only consistent thing they’re doing is getting their teeth kicked in night after night. I can’t get on board with Calgary right now. Give me the Golden Knights.

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.