Saturday, October 31, 2015

Rexall Place

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The Calgary Flames travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, October 31, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +205 and the Oilers at -230. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Calgary comes into this matchup having played 10 games. They have an overall record of 2-7-1 and on the road they have a record of 1-3-1. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 20 goals and given up 40 goals for a point differential of -20. Edmonton shows up with a record of 4-7-0 including 2-3-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 28 goals and surrendered 34 for a goal differential of -6.

John Gaudreau has a total of 11 points this season for the Flames. He has 1 goal for the year with 18 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has accumulated 10 assists on the season and has an average of 20 minutes played per game. Jiri Hudler has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 3 goals on 22 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 9 points on the season. Jonas Hiller has 2 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 166 shots against him and has given up 23 goals. He has made 143 saves for a save percentage of 86%.

Connor McDavid has a total of 12 points this season for the Oilers. He has 5 goals for the year with 22 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has accumulated 7 assists on the season and has an average of 18 minutes played per game. Taylor Hall has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 4 goals on 43 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 3 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 230 shots against him and has given up 22 goals. He has made 208 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Flames have 5 total points this season. They have scored 20 goals while giving up 40 goals. They have had 28 power play opportunities and have scored 4 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Flames have allowed 32 power play opportunities and given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.17% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 87%.

The Oilers have a total of 8 points on the season. They have 7 power play goals on 36 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 35 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 28 goals scored while they've given up 34 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.59%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 2-8 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 4-5-0 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 4-7 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 6-4-1 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

10/28/15 GO Jonas Hiller Lower Body injured last game, "?" Friday vs Montreal
10/25/15 LW Michael Ferland Knee out indefinitely
10/14/15 C Lance Bouma Fibula expected to miss 3 months

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

10/29/15 D Griffin Reinhart Undisclosed out indefinitely
10/29/15 D Justin Schultz Back expected to miss 2-4 weeks
10/29/15 LW Rob Klinkhammer Leg out indefinitely
10/20/15 LW Matt Hendricks Foot out indefinitely
10/06/15 RW Jordan Eberle Shoulder expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton

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