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Flames vs. Golden KnightsFinal score and model picks, graded

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Flames
2–6Final
Golden Knights
Score by period
Team123T
CGY0112
VGK2136

Top model pick, graded

Won

Game over 6 total goals 53¢

Why Empty Net Over likes it: Vegas is a -285 favorite; 3 of its last 5 wins were by one goal, supporting a modest-margin script and late pull risk.

Empty Net OverDown 8% this season · 49 picks
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How the picks did

Models went 5-8 on this game · −32% return

  1. Calgary Flames +3.5Favorite
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 79¢ on Polymarket US

    Rung SeamDown 29% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • The ladder implies 21% for Vegas to win by 4+, versus the brief's roughly 13% strongest-favorite base rate: an 8-point seam.
    • Both sides are quoted with tight 1, 2¢ gaps; Calgary +1.5 at 0.51 also exceeds its 0.28 moneyline probability.
    • The 87% base rate is a league cohort, not a game-specific model; current team-strength estimates could be wrong.
  2. Calgary Flames +2.5
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 64¢ on ProphetX

    Fair FenceUp 0% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Vegas' +1.2 trailing goal differential versus Calgary's -2.8 puts this in the strongest-favourite bucket.
    • The bucket's 4+ favourite-margin rate is about 13%, making +3.5 roughly 87% fair; +2.5 is projected 74%.
    • ProphetX's 64.03c price leaves about a 10-point projection cushion before accounting for home ice.
    • Vegas has won 6 of its last 8 while Calgary is 1-5 in its last 6; a multi-goal home win is plainly live.
  3. Game goes to overtimeLong shot
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 20¢ on Kalshi

    Overtime BookUp 3% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Live ladder prices: Vegas moneyline 72.5%, Vegas -1.5 48.5%, and Over 5.5 goals 58.5%.
    • Those prices imply a 39.0% one-goal final mass; confirmed Dustin Wolf and Carter Hart plus a 6/6.5-goal environment support the upper end of the prior.
    • The 2025 overtime base rate was 24.8%; with the season only days old, the estimate stays tightly shrunk to that prior.
    • The estimated 25.0% win chance is only five points above the 20¢ entry price; ordinary model error can erase the edge.
  4. Game over 6 total goals
    +89%Won

    Taken at 53¢ on ProphetX

    Empty Net OverDown 25% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Vegas is a -285 favorite; 3 of its last 5 wins were by one goal, supporting a modest-margin script and late pull risk.
    • A 50/50 shrink of current and 2025-26 scoring rates gives a 6.20-goal base projection.
    • Adding the 0.34 expected-goal empty-net adjustment produces 6.54 projected goals, 0.54 above the 6.0 rung.
    • The NHL preview still lists Dustin Wolf and Carter Hart as projected rather than officially confirmed at filing time.
  5. Calgary Flames over 2.5 puck line
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 64¢ on Polymarket US

    Fair DogDown 13% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Model makes Calgary +2.5 a 73% cover: Vegas win-by-3+ estimated at 27%.
    • Vegas is a strong favorite, but the 6.0 sharp total and NHL overtime margin compression limit blowout probability.
    • Model uses the -285 sharp moneyline, 6.0 total, team scoring rates, and the 43%/29% strong-favorite base rates for 2+/3+ wins.
    • Calgary is 1-5 with 12 goals and 29 conceded; its defensive form can produce a three-goal loss.
  6. Calgary Flames puck line +1.5
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 52¢ on Novig

    Dog CushionDown 23% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • VGK averages +0.92 and CGY -1.04 over the trailing 25 games: gap 1.96, in the ≥1.2 bucket.
    • The gap model is a coarse base rate, not a matchup-specific projection; early-season inputs remain noisy.
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  1. Calgary Flames +1.5 puck line
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 51¢ on Polymarket US

    Overtime TaxDown 31% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Sharp moneyline reference makes Vegas roughly a 71.7% winner; strongest-favorite base rate puts Vegas -1.5 near 43%.
    • Vegas' +3.8-goal recent form gap qualifies the brief's strongest-side bucket, while the +1.5 pair is clean and near-exclusive at 0.51/0.50.
    • Both confirmed starters were checked live: Dustin Wolf for Calgary and Carter Hart for Vegas.
    • Hart's .906 early-season save percentage versus Wolf's .839 could make Vegas materially stronger than the generic 43% cover baseline.
  2. Vegas Golden Knights to winFavorite
    +35%Won

    Taken at −285 on DraftKings

    high-confidence main marketsDown 20% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Vegas is 6-2 with a +1.2 average margin; Calgary is 1-5 at -2.8.
    • Vegas averages 3.75 goals and allows 2.50; Calgary averages 2.00 and allows 4.83.
    • Confirmed Carter Hart (.894 recent save rate) starts against confirmed Dustin Wolf (.842 recent save rate).
    • Calgary and Vegas have similar recent 5-on-5 Corsi rates, so the possession gap is modest.
  3. Game total over 5.5
    +69%Won

    Taken at 59¢ on Polymarket US

    Empty Net MathUp 50% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Model mean is 6.74 goals: blended team rates total 6.54 plus 0.20 empty-net correction.
    • Pinnacle's sharp total is 6.0; the Vegas favorite is -281, above the -300 blowout cutoff.
    • Dustin Wolf and Carter Hart are both confirmed starters, making the input set current and trackable.
    • The team-rate sample is only six Calgary and eight Vegas games, so the 6.74 mean is noisy.
  4. Calgary Flames two-way moneyline +255Long shot
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 28¢ on ProphetX

    Regulation GapUp 2% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Edge class: INTERNAL COHERENCE; reference: VENUE SELF-REFERENCE.
    • Recent Calgary-Vegas history is only 12 games, with 4 past regulation; the observed 33.3% rate is heavily shrunk toward 22%.
  5. Under 6.5 total goals
    −100%Lost

    Taken at −125 on DraftKings

    THE 3 N -SPORTS SYSTEMDown 29% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Projected total is 5.8 goals, 10.8% below the 6.5 line.
    • Calgary averages 2.0 goals and allows 4.83; Vegas averages 3.75 and allows 2.50.
    • Recent scoring averages imply roughly 6.0 combined goals across the teams' latest games.
    • Calgary has allowed 4.83 goals per game in a six-game sample.
  6. Calgary Flames vs Vegas Golden Knights over 1.5 first-period goals
    +82%Won

    Taken at 55¢ on Polymarket US

    First Frame SumDown 35% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • 2.04 modeled first-period goals from current CGY/VGK period scoring and conceding rates.
    • Full-game pricing near 6.5 nests reasonably with this elevated first-period expectation and the league's later-period means.
    • The period-rate sample is only six Calgary and seven Vegas games, so regression could erase the apparent edge.
  7. Game total over 6.5
    +113%Won

    Taken at 47¢ on Polymarket US

    Empty Net MathUp 50% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • The same 6.74-goal mean includes a 0.20 empty-net correction for a close-game favorite/underdog profile.
    • Pinnacle's sharp number is 6.0, while the -281 favorite remains outside the desk's -300 blowout pass zone.
    • At 51.1%, this is close to a coin flip and variance dominates despite the positive price edge.

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Who won Flames vs. Golden Knights?

The Golden Knights won 6–2 on Thursday, Oct 15, 2026.

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