Stars vs. Flames NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 22

A pair of Western Conference teams, residing at opposite ends of the standings, meet on Saturday, Nov. 22 when the second-place Dallas Stars (13-5-3) visit the 16th-place Calgary Flames (6-13-3). The sportsbooks have made the Stars solid favorites at -135 on the moneyline, despite being the visitors, and the Flames are at +114.

Dallas secured a 4-2 road victory over the Vancouver Canucks in its last game on Nov. 20. The Stars got one point apiece out of nine skaters, including Jason Robertson (one goal) and Mavrik Bourque (one goal).

Calgary won its last game 6-2 on the road against the Buffalo Sabres on Nov. 19. Rasmus Andersson had three points (one goal and two assists) in that outing for the Flames.

Here's our pick for who will clinch the win in Saturday's matchup.

Stars vs. Flames Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming game between the Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Stars 3 - Flames 2
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.09 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Flames Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Stars-Flames matchup.

• Favorite: Stars (-135)
• Underdog: Flames (+114)

Stars Betting Insights

• The Stars have won 62.5% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (10-6).
• Dallas is 6-5 (winning 54.5% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter.
• The Stars' implied moneyline win probability is 57.4% in this contest.
• Dallas' games this season have finished above this matchup's total of 5.5 goals 12 times.

Flames Betting Insights

• The Flames have won four, or 22.2%, of the 18 games they have played while the underdog this season.
• Calgary has entered 12 games this season as the underdog by +114 or more and is 2-10 in those contests.
• The moneyline set in this contest implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Flames.
• Calgary has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 14 of 22 games this season.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas has scored the eighth-most goals in the NHL (68 total, 3.2 per game).
• The Stars have allowed 58 total goals (2.8 per game), the ninth-fewest in league play.
• It has the league's fourth-best goal differential at +10.
• The 22 power-play goals the Stars have put up this season (on 71 power-play chances) lead the NHL.
• Dallas' 30.99% power-play conversion rate is the second-best in the league.
• Dallas has the league's 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (76.56%).
• Dallas wins 52.9% of its faceoffs to rank seventh in the NHL.
• The Stars have a 12.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks third in the league.

Flames Key Stats

• Calgary has 50 goals this season (2.3 per game), 30th in the league.
• The Flames' total of 67 goals allowed (3.0 per game) is 21st in the NHL.
• Its -17 goal differential ranks 30th in the league.
• With nine power-play goals (on 72 chances), the Flames are 28th in the NHL.
• Calgary's power-play percentage (12.5) ranks the team 32nd in the league.
• The Flames have one shorthanded goal (15th in NHL).
• Calgary's has the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.45%).
• Calgary wins 49% of faceoffs, 20th-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 7.6%, the Flames are 32nd in the league.