NHL board for Saturday, October 31, 2026
Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche
Flames win the game
Moneyline: they just have to win.
Ticket Calgary moneyline (CGY +330)
Calgary won four of its last five, and Colorado lost three of its last five. Calgary is only 1-4 on the road, so this is a small value play at a big price.
Books on this card
- DraftKings COL -425 · total 6.5 · CGY +330 / COL -425
Consensus median COL -425. 1 of 1 books match that number.
Total median 6.5. 1 of 1 books match that total.
A snapshot from the card's source. Not a link. Not an offer. It may already be stale. One book is the whole board when that is all the source printed.
Sources
- https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/hockey/nhl/scoreboard?dates=20261031Retrieved Saturday, October 31, 2026, 10:05 AM ET. Verified schedule, odds.
- https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/hockey/nhl/summary?event=401892623Retrieved Saturday, October 31, 2026, 10:06 AM ET. Verified schedule, injury.
Preview
Colorado hosts Calgary at 10 p.m. ET in Denver. The Avalanche are 7-5-1 and 5-1-1 at home, and the AP preview on ESPN says they've won three straight at home. Calgary is 6-7-0 but just 1-4-0 on the road. This is the teams' second meeting this season. Colorado won the first 7-3, and Cale Makar scored twice, per the AP.
Key factors
Colorado scores: 4.15 goals a game against Calgary's 2.62, per ESPN team stats. Nathan MacKinnon leads the Avs with 22 points (14 assists) and Artturi Lehkonen has 10 goals, per ESPN. For Calgary, Joel Farabee leads with 14 points and Matvei Gridin has five goals. The Flames have won four of their last five, including a 6-2 win over Seattle, per ESPN's last-five log, but they allow 3.62 goals a game. Colorado's penalty kill is only 76.9%, and Calgary has 11 power-play goals, so special teams are the Flames' best path. ESPN's injury report lists Colorado without Logan O'Connor (personal) and Josh Manson (ankle), with Zachary L'Heureux on IR. Calgary lists Brennan Othmann and Connor Zary out, and Devin Cooley, Jonathan Huberdeau and Samuel Honzek on IR. DraftKings via ESPN had COL -380 and a 6.5 total at last check.
The pick
Colorado should win, but -380 is a steep price for a lean. The better angle may be the over 6.5. Colorado's games have averaged more than seven combined goals, the first meeting had 10, and Calgary gives up plenty. The risk is that the Flames have tightened up lately. A lean, not a lock.
Write-up sources
- ESPN: Flames at Avalanche, Oct. 31, 2026 (AP preview)
- ESPN game summary: CGY at COL (injuries, team stats, leaders, odds, last five)
How to read a pick
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- Spread
- The points a team gets or gives. "Eagles win by 4+" is the same idea as PHI -3.5: that team has to win by 4 or more. A plus number means the team can lose by fewer than that, or win.
- Moneyline
- Who wins the game. No point spread. The price, like BOS -155, only says how short or long that win was on the snapshot.
- Over/under
- The total. Add both sides together. Over 2.5 goals means 3 or more. Under 2.5 means 2 or fewer.
- Parlay
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- Lean, Like, Love
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