Calgary Flames vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 10/18/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Calgary Flames vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

Odds/Point Spread: Flames (+150) Golden Knights (-182)

The Calgary Flames (1-4-0) are traveling to T-Mobile Arena on Saturday where they will compete against the Vegas Golden Knights (3-0-2). The odds on this game have Calgary at +150 while Vegas opens at -182. The betting total comes in at 6.5.

The Calgary Flames will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-1 defeat to the Mammoth in their previous contest . The Flames didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. For the game, they earned a goal on 1 out of the 20 shots they tried. Moreover, they had 4 power play opportunities and were able to net 1 goal. Calgary tallied 21 penalty mins in this contest.

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Calgary Flames opponents have totaled 20 power play opportunities (6th in pro hockey) and have earned 3 goals in those chances. The Flames so far have had 151 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .874. Calgary has attempted 118 shots and has a shooting percentage of 7.6%. While playing at even strength, the Flames have allowed the opponent to score 16 goals while scoring 6 on offense. Calgary has compiled 19 power play chances and they have scored 3 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 15.79%. For the season, they have tallied 2 points and their points percentage comes in at .200. In reference to scoring goals, the Calgary Flames have racked up 9 goals (31st in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have given up 19.

The player between the pipes for this game is Dustin Wolf. The opposition has racked up 206 goals against Wolf in his career and his goals against rate is 2.82. Wolf has played in 75 games throughout his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .905 in his 3,773 minutes guarding the cage. He has accumulated a mark of 38-26-9 and was named the starter in 73 games. During his career on the ice, Wolf has accumulated 39 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .534. Wolf has had 2,158 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 1,952 total saves.

The last time they were on the ice, Vegas faced the Bruins in a game where the Golden Knights got the victory by a final of 6-5. They had 6 power play attempts in this game and scored 2 out of those chances. The Golden Knights scored 6 goals of the 37 shots on goal they were seeking.

This season, the Vegas Golden Knights have earned 20 goals, 8 points, and a points percentage of .800. They have granted a total of 17 goals to be scored by way of 13 goals at even strength and 4 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Golden Knights have tallied 14 goals at even strength and 6 goals (2nd in the league) while having a power play advantage. They have earned 21 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 28.57%. Vegas has attempted 160 shots (4th in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 12.50%, while allowing the opposition 124 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 66.67% on the other teams 12 power play tries, and their save percentage is 86.3%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Adin Hill in net. The opposition is averaging 2.62 goals per game and he has surrendered 461 goals altogether. Hill's quality start percentage sits at 52.8% and he has qualified for 93 quality starts in his NHL career. He has started in 176 games and his ice time sits at 9,864 minutes. Hill has a career mark of 96-64-15 and has been in net for 189 contests. He has tallied 4,562 stops out of the 5,023 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .908.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vegas (-182)

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