The Dallas Stars and the Calgary Flames will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Pengrowth Saddledome.
Oddsmakers currently have the Flames listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Stars, while the game’s total is sitting at 5½.
Brenden Morrow put up two goals and an assist for Dallas in its 5-4 shootout loss to Edmonton on Tuesday night.
Edmonton won as -145 home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 5.5-goal total set by oddsmakers.
The Flames extended their season-opening win streak to four games by knocking off the Oilers 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday. The Flames won the game as +105 underdogs, while the combined score made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Daymond Langkow, Nigel Dawes, and Rene Bourque scored in regulation for the Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff made 25 saves in the victory.
Current streak:
Dallas has lost 2 straight games.
Calgary has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Dallas: 0-0-2
Calgary: 4-0-0
Dallas most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Los Angeles are 2-8
After playing Edmonton are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7
Calgary most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Los Angeles are 4-6
After playing Edmonton are 6-4
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas’s last 6 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of Dallas’s last 24 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Dallas is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Calgary’s last 8 games
Calgary is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary’s last 6 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary’s last 5 games at home
Next up:
Dallas at Vancouver, Sunday, October 11
Calgary at Chicago, Monday, October 12
