Thursday, November 12, 2015

Amalie Arena

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The Calgary Flames travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, November 12, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +165 and the Lightning at -185. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Calgary comes into this matchup having played 16 games. They have an overall record of 5-10-1 and on the road they have a record of 2-5-1. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 40 goals and given up 63 goals for a point differential of -23. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 7-8-2 including 2-4-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 39 goals and surrendered 42 for a goal differential of -3.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Flames. He has 4 goals this season with 35 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jiri Hudler has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 4 goals on 33 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Joni Ortio has 0 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 76 shots against him and has given up 10 goals. He has made 66 saves for a save percentage of 87%.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 8 goals this season with 42 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Ryan Callahan has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 4 goals on 29 shots. He has 2 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 5 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 362 shots against him and has given up 29 goals. He has made 333 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Flames have 11 total points this season. They have scored 40 goals while giving up 63 goals. They have had 42 power play opportunities and have scored 7 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Flames have allowed 48 power play opportunities and given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.75% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 87%.

The Lightning have a total of 16 points on the season. They have 10 power play goals on 55 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 50 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 39 goals scored while they've given up 42 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.28%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 5-11 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 9-6-0 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 7-10 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 5-10-2 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

11/06/15 GO Jonas Hiller Lower Body out indefinitely10/14/15 C Lance Bouma Fibula expected to miss 3 months

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/09/15 LW Ondrej Palat Lower Body expected to miss 3-5 weeks10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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