Sunday, November 20, 2016

Joe Louis Arena

For Updated Odds on This Game Click Here

The Calgary Flames travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday, November 20, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +131 and the Red Wings at -145. The over/under has been set at 5.

Calgary comes into this matchup having played 19 games. They have an overall record of 7-11-1 and on the road they have a record of 4-4-1. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 44 goals and given up 63 goals for a point differential of -19. The Flames have an overall record of 3-7-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 6-12 and an over/under record of 8-10-1. Detroit shows up with a record of 8-9-1 including 5-5-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 44 goals and surrendered 48 for a goal differential of -4. The Red Wings have a record of 2-7-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 6-10 while their over/under record sits at 8-8-2.

Troy Brouwer has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Flames. He has 4 goals this season with 30 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Michael Frolik has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 6 goals on 45 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Brian Elliott has 3 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 314 shots against him and has given up 37 goals. He has made 277 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Mike Green has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 3 goals this season with 33 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Gustav Nyquist has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 3 goals on 39 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 314 shots against him and has given up 31 goals. He has made 283 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Flames have 15 total points this season. They have scored 44 goals while giving up 63 goals. They have had 67 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 9%. The Flames have allowed 69 power play opportunities and given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.09% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Red Wings have a total of 17 points on the season. They have 11 power play goals on 67 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 54 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 44 goals scored while they've given up 48 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.71%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Calgary has a Corsi percentage of 50% as they've attempted 1,031 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,030 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.5% as they have 753 attempts while they've given up 768 shots on the defensive end. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season. They have 596 face off wins compared to 576 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.9%. On defense Calgary has 389 hits and they've blocked 262 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 913 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,017 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.5% as they have 682 shots while they've given up 786 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 48.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.6% as they've compiled 552 face off wins this season and they have suffered 517 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 231 shot attempts and they have 357 hits as a unit.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 6-12 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 8-10-1 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 6-10 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 8-8-2 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

11/18/16 RW Kris Versteeg Groin "?"
11/16/16 LW Johnny Gaudreau Finger out indefinitely
11/06/16 C Lance Bouma Shoulder out indefinitely
10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

11/18/16 LW Thomas Vanek Hip "?" Sunday vs Calgary
11/16/16 C Darren Helm Shoulder expected to miss 6-8 weeks
11/11/16 C Andreas Athanasiou Knee expected to miss 2-3 weeks
10/27/16 C Joe Vitale Concussion out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
10/10/16 RW Tomas Jurco Back out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary +131

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here

Read more articles by Tony Sink