Flyers vs. Flames Recap: Coronato Wins It in Overtime
The Calgary Flames beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime on Sunday night, on a Matt Coronato snap shot at 4:08 of OT. Philadelphia led three times: Denver Barkey at 12:46 of the 1st, Noel Acciari at 2:16 of the 2nd and Owen Tippett on the power play at 15:07 of the 2nd. Calgary tied it each time, through Zayne Parekh, Zach Whitecloud and then Joel Farabee with a shorthanded backhand at 8:27 of the 3rd. Philadelphia outshot Calgary 35-26, and Devin Cooley made 32 saves. Two DARIMARKET plays cashed on this game.
What cashed
Flames +1.5 puck line (-270 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Over the last 15, the Flames scored 2.7 a game and allowed 3.3, while the Flyers scored 2.3 and allowed 3.2. We projected a 0.3-goal Calgary edge, even with the Flames on a back-to-back. - What happened: Calgary won outright in overtime, so the +1.5 cleared by 2.5. Even a Calgary loss by one would have cashed it. - Worth watching: Close projections are where the plus side of the puck line makes the most sense. This game stayed within a goal the whole way.
Flyers under 3.5 team goals (-186 at FanDuel): CASHED - Our read: Philadelphia scored 2.3 a game over the last 15. We projected the Flyers at 2.8 against a 3.5 line. - What happened: The Flyers scored 3 on 35 shots and stayed under by 0.5. Philadelphia did not score again after Tippett's goal at 15:07 of the 2nd. - Worth watching: Philadelphia had the shot edge, so this was closer than the projection suggested. Cooley's 32 saves did a lot of the work.
How the game played out
The game swung back and forth through two periods, with neither team ahead by more than one. Calgary's tying goal came shorthanded, and the Flames scored on none of their 2 power plays. Philadelphia scored once on 3 chances. Dan Vladar made 22 saves on 26 shots.
Trends to watch
- Calgary scored four goals from four different players, with Yegor Sharangovich assisting on two of them.
- Philadelphia put 35 shots on goal, so Flyers shot props had plenty of volume here.
- Philadelphia blocked 18 shots and Calgary blocked 19, so plenty of attempts never reached either goalie.
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