Avalanche vs Flames: Battle of the West

On April 9th, Colorado, Avalanche, sitting pretty at the top of the Western Conference

with a 51-16-10 record, welcome the Calgary Flames, who are 32, 36, and 9, to town Thursday

at 9pm Eastern Time on ESPN Plus.

The abs boasts the league's stingiest defense, allowing just 2.48 goals per game, while Calgary

scrapes by with 2.57.

Goals scored, dead last at 30th overall.

Those squads hit the ice on short rest after Tuesday action.

Colorado grinded out a 3-1 road win over the St. Louis Blues, their backline locking it

down tight once more.

Calgary fell 4-3 in overtime, to the Dallas Stars, another heartbreaker in a season full

of them.

Betting lines paint the abs as massive favorites at minus 3-33 money line, with the flames

at plus 265 underdogs.

That gives Colorado about a 77% shot to win, per the models, and the over under sits

at 6.5 goals, betting on some, fireworks despite the abs as well.

Looking at trends, the Avalanche are beasts when favored, winning 51 of 76 such games, and

7 of 9 at these steep odds.

Over their last 10, their 7 and 3, lighting the lamb 40 times while coughing up only 23.

Calgary's hung tough lately too.

6, 2 and 2 and 10, pumping in 33 goals, but they've leaked 35, showing that defense still.

Haunts them.

This late season clash highlights two teams on wildly different paths, with Colorado chasing

perfection and Calgary fighting for pride.

But don't.

Sleep on the flames recent spark in a spot where anything can flip.

From your team, powered by AI, this is Calgary Flames News Today.