Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Bridgestone Arena

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The Calgary Flames travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +150 and the Predators at -200. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Calgary comes into this matchup having played 29 games. They have an overall record of 13-14-2 and on the road they have a record of 3-9-2. Currently they are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 78 goals and given up 103 goals for a point differential of -25. Nashville shows up with a record of 15-10-5 including 9-4-2 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 80 goals and surrendered 79 for a goal differential of +1.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Flames. He has 12 goals this season with 72 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 19 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 15% by scoring 10 goals on 66 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Karri Ramo has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 534 shots against him and has given up 53 goals. He has made 481 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Shea Weber has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Predators. He has 9 goals this season with 72 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 6 goals on 89 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 12 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 656 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 595 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Flames have 28 total points this season. They have scored 77 goals while giving up 102 goals. They have had 86 power play opportunities and have scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 12%. The Flames have allowed 79 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 71%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.07% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%.

The Predators have a total of 35 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 102 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 94 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 78 goals scored while they've given up 78 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.20%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 12-16 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 16-11-1 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 13-15 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 11-14-5 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

10/14/15 C Lance Bouma Fibula expected to miss 3 months

Nashville Predators Injuries

12/12/15 C Colin Wilson Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Calgary
12/12/15 C Mike Fisher Knee "?" Tuesday vs Calgary
11/28/15 LW Gabriel Bourque Upper Body out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville

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