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Calgary +140 over Edmonton
9:07 PM ET. OT included. This is one of those rivalry spots where form is obvious, price is loud, and value quietly sits with the dog. Edmonton is rolling, Connor McDavid is doing Connor McDavid things, and the Oilers just edged Vegas at home with plenty of headlines attached. That’s exactly why this number is where it is. Calgary, meanwhile, is trending in the right direction without much market love, winning three of four and coming off back-to-back quality efforts against Seattle and Vegas. The Flames aren’t sneaking into this one limping — they’re skating in with confidence, pace, and a line that’s driving play.
Mikael Backlund is the engine right now, and his unit with Connor Zary and Blake Coleman has been decisive, direct, and hard on pucks. That matters in these matchups. Calgary’s success isn’t coming from perimeter luck or soft goals; it’s coming from going to the net and forcing mistakes, exactly how you survive in Edmonton. Dustin Wolf isn’t priced like a goaltending edge, but he doesn’t need to be. He’s been competitive, he’s held his own against the Oilers before, and Calgary already proved in the opener that they can handle this matchup when the game tightens.
On the other side, Edmonton is coming off an emotional win, breaking in Connor Ingram in his first NHL start in nearly a year, and leaning heavily on McDavid to erase mistakes. That’s fine in isolation, but it inflates the price in a rivalry game where margins are always thin. Calgary has already beaten Edmonton once, they’re catching them again in the front end of a home-and-home, and they’re getting a healthy plus number while playing their best hockey of the season. In a spot where effort, structure, and urgency matter more than star power, the value is with the Flames.
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Calgary +140 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 2.80)
