Thursday, January 21, 2016

Nationwide Arena

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The Calgary Flames travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, January 21, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +100 and the Blue Jackets at -110. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Calgary comes into this matchup having played 44 games. They have an overall record of 20-21-3 and on the road they have a record of 6-12-3. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 118 goals and given up 135 goals for a point differential of -17. Columbus shows up with a record of 17-26-4 including 8-10-4 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 119 goals and surrendered 152 for a goal differential of -33.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Flames. He has 19 goals this season with 123 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 14 goals on 107 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Karri Ramo has 15 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 851 shots against him and has given up 77 goals. He has made 774 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 8 goals this season with 108 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Scott Hartnell has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 15 goals on 86 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 11 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 740 shots against him and has given up 65 goals. He has made 675 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Flames have 43 total points this season. They have scored 117 goals while giving up 133 goals. They have had 141 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Flames have allowed 103 power play opportunities and given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.10% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Blue Jackets have a total of 38 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 145 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 170 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 117 goals scored while they've given up 151 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.72%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 19-24 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 21-20-2 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 15-30 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 22-22-3 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

01/12/16 C Lance Bouma Leg expected to miss 2-3 weeks

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

12/30/15 LW Matt Calvert Knee out 4 weeks
01/15/16 D David Savard Upper Body out indefinitely
01/09/16 LW Nick Foligno Upper Body out indefinitely
01/04/16 GO Curtis McElhinney Ankle out indefinitely
01/04/16 RW David Clarkson Upper Body out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus

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