The Calgary Flames will play host tonight to the best team in the league, the Colorado Avalanche. This game could very well be a sneak peek into the Western Conference Finals series. These teams have played twice before, both within this month. With both teams winning a game in the series, who will break the tie tonight and win the third meeting? It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Flames prediction and pick.

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Here are the Avalanche-Flames NHL Odds, Courtesy of FanDuel

NHL Odds: Avalanche-Flames Odds

Colorado Avalanche: +1.5 (-245) (+104 ML)

Calgary Flames: -1.5 (+198) (-125 ML)

Over: 6.5 (+100)

Under: 6.5 (-122)

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Why The Avalanche Can Cover The Spread/Win

The Colorado Avalanche will look to bounce back from a 3-2 overtime loss to the Wild on Sunday. The Avs also find themselves to be listed as a rare underdog in this game. Throughout the season, the Avs have been listed as underdogs only three times and lost two of them. They have the disadvantage of being on the road tonight, along with playing one of the other top teams in the league. Starting goaltender Darcy Kuemper will look to get the start tonight as he is spotting a respectable .923 save percentage on the season while allowing 2.41 goals against per game. He'll look to keep the Avs in this game tonight and try to take home yet another victory for his squad.

Why The Flames Can Cover The Spread/Win

The Calgary Flames head into this contest after a 9-5 loss to the Oilers on Saturday, but are generally pretty good on home ice. The Flames are one of the best offensive teams in the league, and their defense has been getting better and better as the games go on. Starting in net tonight for the Flames will be star goaltender Jacob Markstrom. He certainly excels in his home barn where he is 20-11. On the season, Markstrom is representing a solid .925 save percentage while allowing 2.16 goals against per game. He'll definitely have his hands full as he'll look to shut down a powerhouse offense in the Avalanche tonight.

Final Avalanche-Flames Prediction & Pick

There are a lot of good games on tonight, and this one definitely takes the cake for the nightcap game fans are looking for. The Western Conference in general is incredibly tough this year, and the two best teams are going at it tonight. I genuinely think that this matchup could be the Conference Finals duel that we've all been waiting for. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let's keep it focused on tonight's game first. The Avalanche being an underdog is a huge rarity, almost too rare to not pass it up. With that said, the Flames are at home and will have that home crowd advantage. I think they'll be able to get it done in their own barn tonight, but what's gambling without a little sweat? The Colorado Avalanche listed in plus money is way too sweet to pass up, and I believe they can pull it off. Give me the Avs on the road tonight, just to root for the “underdog.”

Final Avalanche-Flames Prediction and Pick: Avalanche ML (+104)