Calgary Flames vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, 10/9/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Calgary Flames vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet Pacific

Odds/Point Spread: Flames (-145) Canucks (+125)

Rogers Arena is the site where the Vancouver Canucks (38-30-14 last year) will attempt to beat the Calgary Flames (41-27-14 last season) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Flames at -145 while the Canucks are coming in at +125. The betting total is set at 6.5.

The Calgary Flames were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-1 victory over the Kings their last time on the ice. Calgary earned 6 mins in the box in this game. Additionally, they had 2 power play tries but didn't get a goal. The Flames had a good offensive performance and it was apparent in the victory. For the game, they tallied a score on 5 of the 29 shots they launched.

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When playing at even strength, the Flames let the opposition score 182 goals while earning 171. Calgary Flames opposition had 226 power play opportunities (17th in the league) and had a total of 54 goals in those attempts. When it comes to scoring goals, the Calgary Flames earned 220 goals (29th in professional hockey) over the course of the prior season and given up 236. Calgary tried 2,414 shots and were the owners of a shot percentage of 9.1%. For the prior campaign, they recorded 96 points and their points percentage was .585. The Flames had 2,372 shots tried against them and were the owners of a save percentage of .901. Calgary compiled 233 power play opportunities and notched 49 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 21.03%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Dustin Wolf. Wolf has participated in 71 contests throughout his NHL career. He has earned a record of 37-23-9 and got the start in 69 games. Opponents have notched 191 goals against Wolf in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 10.03. Wolf has seen 2,040 shot attempts against him and has accrued 1,849 saves. He has a save percentage of .906 during his 1,143 minutes between the pipes. In his professional hockey career, Wolf has accounted for 38 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .551.

In their last game, Vancouver faced off against the Golden Knights in an outing where the Canucks ended up taking the loss by a tally of 4-1. They had 1 power play attempt in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Canucks netted 1 goal of the 17 shots on goal they tried.

The Canucks had 183 goals at even strength and 50 goals (15th in hockey) while on the power play. Vancouver put up 2,094 shots (31st in pro hockey) and had a shooting percentage of 11.13%, while allowing their opponent 2,198 shots. Last season, the Vancouver Canucks accounted for 233 goals, 90 points, and a points percentage of .549. They granted a total of 251 goals to be scored by of a combination of 212 goals at even strength and 39 goals while they had less men on the ice. They had a tally of 222 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 22.52%. They recorded a penalty kill rate of 82.59% on the other team's 224 power play tries, and their save percentage came in at 88.6%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Thatcher Demko in the crease. Demko holds a career record of 126-89-20 and has played in 242 games. Demko's quality start rate comes out to 55.9% and he has 132 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has gathered 6,678 stops out of the 7,337 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .910. The opposition is averaging 3.07 goals per game and he has yielded 659 goals altogether. He has started in 236 games and has accumulated 12,860 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver (+125)

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