Thursday, December 8, 2016

Gila River Arena

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The Calgary Flames travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday, December 8, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Flames at -130 and the Coyotes at +118. The over/under has been set at 5.

Calgary comes into this matchup having played 29 games. They have an overall record of 13-13-2 and on the road they have a record of 8-6-2. Currently they are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 73 goals and given up 83 goals for a point differential of -10. The Flames have an overall record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-15 and an over/under record of 11-15-3. Arizona shows up with a record of 8-12-4 including 5-5-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 57 goals and surrendered 80 for a goal differential of -23. The Coyotes have a record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 6-17 while their over/under record sits at 8-14-3.

Michael Frolik has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Flames. He has 6 goals this season with 65 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Sam Bennett has averaged 15 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 6 goals on 43 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 10 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 445 shots against him and has given up 32 goals. He has made 413 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Max Domi has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 4 goals this season with 54 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Radim Vrbata has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 8 goals on 69 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Louis Domingue has 4 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 421 shots against him and has given up 41 goals. He has made 380 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Flames have 28 total points this season. They have scored 71 goals while giving up 82 goals. They have had 87 power play opportunities and have scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Flames have allowed 104 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.95% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Coyotes have a total of 20 points on the season. They have 11 power play goals on 72 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 78 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 57 goals scored while they've given up 76 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.35%. As a team they give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Calgary has a Corsi percentage of 48.7% as they've attempted 1,485 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,562 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.1% as they have 1,094 attempts while they've given up 1,182 shots on the defensive end. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. They have 855 face off wins compared to 853 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.1%. On defense Calgary has 567 hits and they've blocked 380 shots from the opposition.

Arizona has attempted 1,270 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,555 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 45% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 44.1% as they have 945 shots while they've given up 1,198 attempts on defense. The Coyotes have an offensive zone percentage of 44.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 55.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.9% as they've compiled 714 face off wins this season and they have suffered 777 face off losses. On defense Arizona has blocked 357 shot attempts and they have 628 hits as a unit.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 12-15 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 11-15-3 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 6-17 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 8-14-3 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

11/06/16 C Lance Bouma Shoulder out indefinitely
10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona +118

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