Friday, October 23, 2015

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Friday, October 23, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at -155 and the Flames at +140. The over/under has been set at 5.

Detroit comes into this matchup having played 5 games. They have an overall record of 3-3-0 and on the road they have a record of 1-1-0. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 15 goals and given up 13 goals for a point differential of +2. Calgary shows up with a record of 1-5-0 including 0-4-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 12 goals and surrendered 25 for a goal differential of -13.

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 2 goals this season with 16 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Teemu Pulkkinen is averaging 14 minutes of ice time per contest this season. Over that span he has a shooting percentage of 21% by getting 3 goals by way of 14 shots. He has tallied 0 assists giving him a total of 3 points for the year. Jimmy Howard has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 79 shots against him and has given up 6 goals. He has made 73 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Flames. He has 1 goal this season with 14 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jiri Hudler is averaging 17 minutes of ice time per contest. Over that span he has a shooting percentage of 18% by getting 2 goals by way of 11 shots. He has tallied 2 assists giving him a total of 4 points for the year. Jonas Hiller has 1 win and 2 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 98 shots against him and has given up 13 goals. He has made 85 saves for a save percentage of 87%.

The Red Wings have 6 total points this season. They have scored 16 goals while giving up 16 goals. They have had 19 power play opportunities and have scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 11%. The Red Wings have allowed 23 power play opportunities and given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 23 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.76% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Flames have a total of 2 points on the season. They have 3 power play goals on 16 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 19 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 12 goals scored while they've given up 25 goals to this point. They average 25 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.05%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 87%.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 3-3 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 2-3-1 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 1-5 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 3-2-0 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/22/15 C Pavel Datsyuk Ankle out another 3-4 weeks
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely

Calgary Flames Injuries

10/14/15 C Lance Bouma Fibula expected to miss 3 months
10/06/15 D Ladislav Smid Neck out indefinitely
10/05/15 D T.J. Brodie Hand out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary

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