Flames vs. Golden Knights Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Flames vs. Golden Knights NHL game on April 2, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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NHL
Flames
3
6
T-Mobile Arena
Golden Knights
T-Mobile Arena
TEAM123T
Flames
1 2 0 3
Golden Knights
0 3 3 6
Live Probabilities
Win %
  • Flames
    0%
  • Golden Knights
    100%
Win Probability
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Flames
1 2 0 3
Golden Knights
0 3 3 6
P3 19:55 Power play - Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Yan Kuznetsov
P3 17:51 Zayne Parekh shot blocked by teammate
P3 17:45 Shot on goal by Rasmus Andersson saved by Dustin Wolf
P3 16:45 Shot missed by Matt Coronato
P3 12:58 Matvei Gridin shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
P3 12:19 Goal scored by Brett Howden assisted by Shea Theodore and Ivan Barbashev
P3 09:52 Power play - Shea Theodore shot blocked by Yegor Sharangovich
P3 09:14 Power play - Shot missed by Pavel Dorofeyev
P3 08:29 Shorthanded - Blake Coleman shot blocked by Mitch Marner
P3 08:15 Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Olli Maatta
P3 03:43 Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by Brett Howden
P3 02:40 Brayden Pachal shot blocked by Keegan Kolesar
P3 01:20 Shot missed by Yan Kuznetsov
P2 18:20 Matvei Gridin shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
P2 16:48 Shot on goal by Brayden McNabb saved by Dustin Wolf
P2 16:10 Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Dustin Wolf
P2 14:49 Shot on goal by Ryan Strome saved by Carter Hart
P2 14:41 Shot on goal by Colton Sissons saved by Dustin Wolf
P2 14:02 Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Yan Kuznetsov
P2 13:59 Shot on goal by Noah Hanifin saved by Dustin Wolf
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:55
    SHOT
    Power play - Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Yan Kuznetsov
  3. P3 19:22
    Power play - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in offensive zone
  4. P3 19:22
    Penalty to Adam Klapka 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Nic Dowd)
  5. P3 18:31
    Ryan Strome won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  6. P3 18:11
    Flames won faceoff against Mitch Marner in neutral zone
  7. P3 17:51
    SHOT
    Zayne Parekh shot blocked by teammate
  8. P3 17:47
    Yegor Sharangovich won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  9. P3 17:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Andersson saved by Dustin Wolf
  10. P3 17:42
    Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Mitch Marner in offensive zone
  11. P3 17:28
    Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Mitch Marner in offensive zone
  12. P3 16:45
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matt Coronato
  13. P3 15:35
    Giveaway by Reilly Smith in neutral zone
  14. P3 14:48
    Mitch Marner won faceoff against Morgan Frost in neutral zone
  15. P3 14:48
    Stoppage - Offside
  16. P3 14:29
    Flames won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  17. P3 13:36
    Jeremy Lauzon credited with hit on Zayne Parekh in defensive zone
  18. P3 13:20
    Stoppage - Icing
  19. P3 13:07
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Ryan Strome in defensive zone
  20. P3 13:07
    Stoppage - Icing
  21. P3 12:58
    SHOT
    Matvei Gridin shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
  22. P3 12:20
    Morgan Frost won faceoff against Colton Sissons in neutral zone
  23. P3 12:19
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Brett Howden assisted by Shea Theodore and Ivan Barbashev
    3-4
  24. P3 11:11
    Flames won faceoff against Golden Knights in defensive zone
  25. P3 11:11
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  26. P3 09:52
    SHOT
    Power play - Shea Theodore shot blocked by Yegor Sharangovich
  27. P3 09:14
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Pavel Dorofeyev
  28. P3 08:29
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Blake Coleman shot blocked by Mitch Marner
  29. P3 08:16
    Shorthanded - Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  30. P3 08:16
    Penalty to Ryan Strome 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Brayden McNabb)
  31. P3 08:15
    SHOT
    Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Olli Maatta
  32. P3 05:35
    Giveaway by Brayden McNabb in defensive zone
  33. P3 05:04
    Giveaway by Rasmus Andersson in offensive zone
  34. P3 04:44
    Ryan Strome won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  35. P3 03:43
    SHOT
    Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by Brett Howden
  36. P3 03:15
    Flames won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  37. P3 02:40
    SHOT
    Brayden Pachal shot blocked by Keegan Kolesar
  38. P3 02:37
    Martin Pospisil credited with hit on Noah Hanifin in offensive zone
  39. P3 01:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Yan Kuznetsov
  40. P3 01:18
    Ryan Strome won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in offensive zone
  41. P3 01:08
    Flames won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  42. P3 00:00
    Stoppage - Ice problem
  43. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  44. P2 18:35
    Kevin Bahl credited with hit on Mitch Marner in defensive zone
  45. P2 18:21
    Morgan Frost won faceoff against Mitch Marner in offensive zone
  46. P2 18:21
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  47. P2 18:20
    SHOT
    Matvei Gridin shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  48. P2 16:50
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan Strome in offensive zone
  49. P2 16:50
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  50. P2 16:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brayden McNabb saved by Dustin Wolf
  51. P2 16:21
    Matt Coronato won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in neutral zone
  52. P2 16:12
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  53. P2 16:10
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Dustin Wolf
  54. P2 15:29
    Flames won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  55. P2 14:49
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Strome saved by Carter Hart
  56. P2 14:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Colton Sissons saved by Dustin Wolf
  57. P2 14:02
    SHOT
    Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Yan Kuznetsov
  58. P2 13:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Noah Hanifin saved by Dustin Wolf
  59. P2 13:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matvei Gridin saved by Carter Hart
  60. P2 13:23
    Morgan Frost won faceoff against Brett Howden in offensive zone
  61. P2 13:23
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  62. P2 13:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Adam Klapka saved by Carter Hart
  63. P2 12:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mikael Backlund saved by Carter Hart
  64. P2 12:11
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Blake Coleman
    3-2
  65. P2 12:02
    Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Mitch Marner in defensive zone
  66. P2 12:02
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  67. P2 10:50
    SHOT
    Brett Howden shot blocked by Morgan Frost
  68. P2 10:18
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Blake Coleman shot blocked by Pavel Dorofeyev
  69. P2 09:31
    Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  70. P2 09:27
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Tomas Hertl
  71. P2 09:26
    SHOT
    Power play - Mitch Marner shot blocked by teammate
  72. P2 08:46
    Power play - Giveaway by Pavel Dorofeyev in offensive zone
  73. P2 08:37
    Shorthanded - Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  74. P2 08:17
    Flames won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  75. P2 07:39
    Adam Klapka credited with hit on Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  76. P2 06:53
    SHOT
    Keegan Kolesar shot blocked by Ryan Strome
  77. P2 06:42
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan Strome in neutral zone
  78. P2 06:42
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Mitch Marner assisted by Rasmus Andersson and Jack Eichel
    2-2
  79. P2 06:10
    Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  80. P2 05:34
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Morgan Frost in neutral zone
  81. P2 05:01
    Mitch Marner won faceoff against Joel Farabee in neutral zone
  82. P2 04:55
    Ryan Strome won faceoff against Mitch Marner in neutral zone
  83. P2 04:55
    Stoppage - Offside
  84. P2 04:28
    SHOT
    Brayden McNabb shot blocked by teammate
  85. P2 03:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jeremy Lauzon
  86. P2 02:46
    Connor Zary won faceoff against Colton Sissons in offensive zone
  87. P2 02:46
    Stoppage - Icing
  88. P2 02:19
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Reilly Smith
  89. P2 02:09
    SHOT
    Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Kevin Bahl
  90. P2 02:06
    Stoppage - Icing
  91. P2 01:47
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Matt Coronato in neutral zone
  92. P2 01:27
    Ryan Strome won faceoff against Mitch Marner in neutral zone
  93. P2 01:27
    Stoppage - Offside
  94. P2 01:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Golden Knights
  95. P2 00:20
    Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  96. P2 00:20
    Stoppage - Icing
  97. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  98. P1 19:45
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Morgan Frost in defensive zone
  99. P1 19:39
    Power play - Morgan Frost won faceoff against Brett Howden in offensive zone
  100. P1 19:37
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Victor Olofsson
  101. P1 19:30
    Power play - Takeaway by Kevin Bahl in offensive zone
  102. P1 19:12
    Connor Zary won faceoff against Colton Sissons in offensive zone
  103. P1 19:12
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  104. P1 17:54
    SHOT
    Power play - Zayne Parekh shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  105. P1 17:43
    Power play - Morgan Frost won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  106. P1 17:12
    Morgan Frost won faceoff against Colton Sissons in offensive zone
  107. P1 15:41
    Morgan Frost won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  108. P1 15:41
    Stoppage - Icing
  109. P1 15:32
    Morgan Frost won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  110. P1 15:01
    Flames won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  111. P1 15:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Dustin Wolf
  112. P1 14:35
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ivan Barbashev
  113. P1 14:31
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  114. P1 14:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Noah Hanifin saved by Dustin Wolf
  115. P1 13:34
    Ryan Strome won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  116. P1 13:34
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  117. P1 12:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Coronato saved by Carter Hart
  118. P1 12:32
    SHOT
    Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Blake Coleman
  119. P1 12:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Andersson saved by Dustin Wolf
  120. P1 11:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Dustin Wolf
  121. P1 11:36
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  122. P1 11:35
    Mitch Marner won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in offensive zone
  123. P1 09:34
    Giveaway by Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  124. P1 08:34
    Stoppage - Icing
  125. P1 08:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Shea Theodore
  126. P1 07:23
    SHOT
    Kaedan Korczak shot blocked by Matvei Gridin
  127. P1 06:55
    SHOT
    Keegan Kolesar shot blocked by Kevin Bahl
  128. P1 06:06
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Colton Sissons
  129. P1 06:05
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Brett Howden saved by Dustin Wolf
  130. P1 05:22
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  131. P1 05:20
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Dustin Wolf
  132. P1 05:12
    SHOT
    Power play - Tomas Hertl shot blocked by teammate
  133. P1 04:48
    Penalty to Brayden Pachal 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Mitch Marner)
  134. P1 04:45
    SHOT
    Shea Theodore shot blocked by Brayden Pachal
  135. P1 04:03
    SHOT
    Jack Eichel shot blocked by teammate
  136. P1 03:00
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan Strome in defensive zone
  137. P1 03:00
    Stoppage - Icing
  138. P1 02:19
    Giveaway by Shea Theodore in defensive zone
  139. P1 02:08
    Power play - Giveaway by Colton Sissons in offensive zone
  140. P1 01:43
    SHOT
    Power play - Jack Eichel shot blocked by Olli Maatta
  141. P1 01:11
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Mark Stone saved by Dustin Wolf
  142. P1 01:03
    SHOT
    Power play - Mitch Marner shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
  143. P1 00:12
    Shorthanded - Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  144. P1 00:12
    Penalty to Kevin Bahl 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Brett Howden)
Stats
Flames
STATS
Golden Knights
22Shots on Goal34
55% Faceoff Win % 45%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 6/1
12Penalty Infraction Mins4
24Hits23
21 Shots Blocked 9
15Giveaways25
FlamesCGY
Golden KnightsVGK
22Shots on Goal34
55% Faceoff Win % 45%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 6/1
12Penalty Infraction Mins4
24Hits23
21 Shots Blocked 9
15Giveaways25

Flames vs. Golden Knights: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Flames vs. Golden Knights
  • Date: Thursday, April 2, 2026
  • Time: 10:00 PM ET
  • Venue: T-Mobile Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Golden Knights favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Flames 32¢, Golden Knights 68¢

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Flames: 36%
  • Golden Knights: 64%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Flames a win probability of 36%, while the Golden Knights have a win probability of 64%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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