NHL playoff games are notorious for being tight, mostly low-scoring affairs — especially as the postseason drags on. They don’t get any more tight or low scoring than what the Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames did in Game 1 of their best-of-7 series.
The heavily favored Flames potted a quick first-period goal Tuesday night and made it stand up. Even though the series opener could’ve gone either way, Stars vs Flames odds have Calgary as a big home chalk yet again in Game 2.
Will the puck find the back of the net with more frequency Thursday night? Or will both goaltenders stand on their heads once again? Props.com breaks down Stars vs Flames odds in advance of Game 2 north of the border.
Odds via WynnBet and updated as of 6:15 p.m. ET on May 5.
Game 2: Dallas Stars (0-1) Vs. Calgary Flames (1-0)
Puck drop/TV: 10 p.m. ET/TBS
Moneyline: Flames -250/Stars +210
Puck Line: Flames -1.5 (+100)/Stars +1.5 (-120)
Total: 5.5 (Over -110/Under +110)
Series Price: Flames -750/Stars +520
Game 1 Recap: Calgary scored a power-play goal five minutes into the contest and held on for a 1-0 victory as a consensus -215 home favorite. The game obviously stayed well Under the 5.5-goal total.
Season Series: Flames 3-0-1; Stars 1-3-0
Slap Shots
- It took all of five seconds for Calgary to cash in the game’s first power play, as center Elias Lindholm won the post-penalty faceoff and flicked a wrist shot past Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger. The game’s only goal came 5:01 into the contest.
- Flames goalie Jakob Markstrom stopped all 16 shots he faced, including six on the power play.
- Oettinger turned away all 19 shots that came his way in 5-on-5 action. After allowing Lindholm’s goal, he stopped the Flames’ four subsequent power-play shots.
- After Lindholm lit the lamp, Dallas (0-for-5) and Calgary (0-for-5) were stoned on a combined 10 power-play opportunities.
- Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin had a game-high four shots
Streaks & Stats
Dallas, which ended the regular season on a 3-0-1 run, has allowed two goals or fewer in four of its last five contests. However, the Stars have lost four straight on the road, scoring a total of seven goals. They’re also 2-7 in their last nine playoff games going back to the 2020 Stanley Cup finals, which they lost to Tampa Bay in six games.
The Flames are 11-2-2 in their last 15 games, going 5-1 at home. Even with the Game 1 victory, Calgary is just 2-8 in its last 10 postseason contests.
Betting Nuggets
Dallas is 1-5 in its last six games as an underdog, while Calgary is 20-8 in its last 28 as a home favorite. … The favorite has cashed in six of the last seven series meetings. … The Over remains 6-3-2 in the last 11 Stars-Flames clashes (3-1-1 in Calgary).
Game 2 Best Bet
Under 5.5 goals.
Stars vs Flames Odds and Action
UPDATE 6:15 P.M. ET: With almost four hours to go until puck drop, Calgary is a -250 chalk on WynnBet’s Stars vs Flames odds board. That’s up from the -235 opener and -233 low point late Tuesday night, with a stop at -238 this morning on the way to -250 around noon ET.
Moneyline ticket count is 6/1 and moneyline cash almost 5/1 on the Flames. The puckline has some interesting splits, with 53% of tickets on Dallas +1.5 (-120), but 86% of money on Calgary -1.5 (even).
The total opened at 5.5 (Over -120) and by this morning got to 5.5 flat (-110), where it remains now at WynnBet. Ticket count is two-way with a lean toward the Over, at 54%, but 80% of cash is on the Under.
UPDATED 3:15 P.M. ET: Calgary hit WynnBet’s NHL playoff odds board as a -235 favorite in the wee hours Wednesday ET, nudged down to -233, then ticked up to -238 about nine hours later. The moneyline held there until just past noon ET today, when the Flames stretched to the current price of -250, with Dallas at +210. Calgary opened +110 on the puck line (-1.5 goals) but is now down to +100, while the Stars are -120 (+1.5 goals).
The total opened 5.5 (Over -120) and is now at 5.5 (-110) both ways.
Check back prior to puck drop for Stars vs Flames odds and action updates.
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