Saturday, January 2, 2015

Pepsi Center

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The Calgary Flames travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, January 2, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +107 and the Avalanche at -118. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Calgary comes into this matchup having played 37 games. They have an overall record of 17-18-2 and on the road they have a record of 5-11-2. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 97 goals and given up 121 goals for a point differential of -24. Colorado shows up with a record of 18-17-3 including 6-8-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 109 goals and surrendered 106 for a goal differential of +3.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Flames. He has 17 goals this season with 102 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 12 goals on 84 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Karri Ramo has 13 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 743 shots against him and has given up 69 goals. He has made 674 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 8 goals this season with 83 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 13 goals on 118 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 12 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 734 shots against him and has given up 63 goals. He has made 671 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Flames have 36 total points this season. They have scored 96 goals while giving up 120 goals. They have had 115 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 12%. The Flames have allowed 92 power play opportunities and given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.96% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Avalanche have a total of 39 points on the season. They have 27 power play goals on 131 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 118 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 109 goals scored while they've given up 106 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.19%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 16-20 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 18-16-2 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 18-20 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 19-18-1 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

12/16/15 RW Michael Frolik Shoulder out indefinitely

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/30/15 D Brad Stuart Back out indefinitely
12/26/15 GO Reto Berra Ankle expected to miss 10 days
10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely
01/01/16 D Tyson Barrie Flu "?" Saturday vs. Calgary

Guy's Pick: Take Calgary

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