Calgary Flames vs Montreal Canadiens Tips, Prediction & Odds

The Calgary Flames have won 12 of the last 13 games and will probably have an easy task when they host the Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AL, on March 3, 2022.  

Match Details

  • Calgary Flames vs Montreal Canadiens
  • NHL – Regular season
  • Date – 3/3/2022
  • Starting time – 9 PM ET
  • Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AL

Calgary Flames Stats & Form

Calgary FlamesThe Calgary Flames are on top of the Pacific Division and second in the Western Conference with a 32-14-6 record.

The Flames were on a 10-game winning streak before losing the last game 7-1 to the Vancouver Canucks. At the moment they have won 12 of the last 13 games and are coming off a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild. Matthew Tkachuk, Andrew Mangiapane, Elias Lindholm, Tyler Toffoli and Mikael Backlund scored for the Flames.

The Flames score 3.5 goals per game which ranks them 7th in the league and are second allowing 2.4 goals per game.

The Flames have won the last five games after scoring at least 6 goals in the previous one and the last 6 games coming in after a one day rest.

Calgary has won the last 9 games as home favorites.

Calgary Flames News

No player is sidelined for the Flames which makes them even bigger favorites in tonight’s game.

Montreal Canadiens Stats & Form

Montreal CanadiensThe Montreal Canadiens are the bottom team in the Eastern Conference with a 13-34-7 record and are 9 points shy of the Buffalo Sabres that are 14th in the conference.

The Canadiens recently won 5 straight games but that does not change the fact that they have a disappointing season.

Montreal is coming off an 8-4 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Josh Anderson had a hat trick for Montreal and Artturi Lehkonen also scored.

The Canadiens have the second-worst offense in the league scoring 2.3 goals per game on 29.5 shots on goal per game and 12.4 PP%. Montreal has won the last two games against Calgary.

Montreal has lost 24 of the last 31 games after one day rest and 42 of the last 55 games overall.

Montreal Canadiens News

The Canadiens are having major issues with injuries. Cedric Paquette, Joel Edmundson, Carey Price, Jonathan Drouin, Christian Dvorak, Paul Byron, Tyler Pitlick, David Savard and Jake Allen are all out for Montreal.

Calgary Flames vs Montreal Canadiens Head-to-Head Stats

The Calgary Flames have won 6 of the last 10 games against the Canadiens but Montreal has won the last two.

Six of the last ten games between these two have ended under 5.5 goals.

Calgary Flames vs Montreal Canadiens Betting Odds

The Calgary Flames are favorites to win this game with -237 odds in their favor. The odds for Montreal’s win are set at 470 just as the draw.

The total goals margin is set at 6 with both ways at -110.



Betting Tip

The Montreal Canadiens recently showed that they are not a complete bust as they managed to win 5 straight games. Still, the Flames can top that easily with their 13th win in 14 games. The Flames are unstoppable in the offense and are the best team in the league with only 2.4 goals allowed. This will be a one-way game with Calgary winning by at least 2 goals differential.

Best Tip: Calgary Flames -1.5 -161 Visit