Friday, November 13, 2015

Verizon Center

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The Calgary Flames travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Friday, November 13, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +121 and the Capitals at -134. The over/under has been set at 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 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 40 goals and given up 63 goals for a point differential of -23. Washington shows up with a record of 10-4-0 including 6-2-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 43 goals and surrendered 32 for a goal differential of +11.

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%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 8 goals this season with 77 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. John Carlson has averaged 24 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 3 goals on 28 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 8 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 301 shots against him and has given up 24 goals. He has made 277 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 Capitals have a total of 20 points on the season. They have 9 power play goals on 44 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 40 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 43 goals scored while they've given up 32 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.00%. As a team they give up 25 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 5-11 straight up

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

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 9-4 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 4-8-2 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

11/06/15 GO Jonas Hiller Lower Body out indefinitely
10/14/15 C Lance Bouma Fibula expected to miss 3 months

Washington Capitals Injuries

11/12/15 GO Philipp Grubauer Eye "?" Thursday vs. Philadelphia
11/10/15 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body injured last game, "?" Thursday vs Philadelphia
10/09/15 C Chris Brown Hand expected to miss 2-6 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Calgary

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