Saturday, October 10, 2015

Rogers Arena

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The Calgary Flames travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, October 10, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +125 and the Canucks at -145. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

The Calgary Flames finished last season with a 45 - 30 record. They scored 97 points and 241 goals while giving up 216 goals. They had 255 power play opportunities and scored 48 powerplay goals for a 18.82 powerplay percentage. They attempted 2,530 shots on goal and surrendered 2,738 shots. Their overall save percentage was 91%.

The Vancouver Canucks finished last season with a 48 - 29 record. They scored 101 points and 242 goals while giving up 222 goals. They had 238 power play opportunities and scored 46 powerplay goals for a 19.33 powerplay percentage. They attempted 2,634 shots on goal and surrendered 2,603 shots. Their overall save percentage was 91%.

The Flames are 5-1 in their last 6 games following a loss of 3 or more goals, 7-3 in their last 10 Saturday games, 7-3 in their last 10 in the second game of a home-and-home situation and 6-15 in their last 21 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game. They are 4-14 in their last 18 games following a home loss of 3 or more goals, 1-4 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game, 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record and 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest. Calgary is also 1-5 in their last 6 vs. the Pacific, 1-5 in their last 6 overall, 1-5 in their last 6 vs. the Western Conference and 0-5 in their last 5 road games.

The under is 5-0-2 in the Flames last 7 following a home loss of 3 or more goals, 8-1-1 in their last 10 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game and 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest. The under is also 4-1-1 in their last 6 road games, 7-2-1 in their last 10 following a loss of 3 or more goals and 18-6-2 in their last 26 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game. However, the over is 7-2-1 in their last 10 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game and 5-2 in their last 7 overall. The over is also 5-2 in their last 7 vs. the Pacific, 5-2 in their last 7 vs. the Western Conference and 7-3-2 in their last 12 in the second game of a home-and-home situation.

The Canucks are 6-1 in their last 7 games playing on 2 days rest, 5-1 in their last 6 home games and 4-1 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game. They are also 21-8 in their last 29 vs. a team with a winning % below .400, 5-2 in their last 7 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game, 23-10 in their last 33 in the second game of a home-and-home situation and 3-14 in their last 17 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.

The over is 4-0-1 in the Canucks last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game, 3-0-1 in their last 4 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game and 4-0-1 in their last 5 Saturday games. The over is also 5-1-2 in their last 8 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game, 4-1 in their last 5 games following a win and 8-2-2 in their last 12 in the second game of a home-and-home situation. On the other hand, the under is 10-4-2 in their last 16 vs. the Pacific and 4-1-1 in their last 6 home games.

Head to head, the under is 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings in Vancouver and the home team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings. The Flames are 11-24 in the last 35 meetings and 7-20 in the last 27 meetings in Vancouver.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 0-1 straight up

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

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 1-0 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 0-0-0 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

10/06/15 D Ladislav Smid Neck out indefinitely

10/05/15 C Joe Colborne Thumb out indefinitely

10/05/15 D T.J. Brodie Hand out indefinitely

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

10/08/15 GO Jacob Markstrom Hamstring out indefinitely

10/05/15 LW Chris Higgins Foot out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver

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