Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Xcel Energy Center

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The Calgary Flames travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +160 and the Wild at -204. 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 3-4-1. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 39 goals and given up 59 goals for a point differential of -20. The Flames have an overall record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 4-11 and an over/under record of 8-8-0. Minnesota shows up with a record of 8-5-1 including 4-1-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 41 goals and surrendered 28 for a goal differential of +13. The Wild have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 8-6 while their over/under record sits at 4-8-2.

Troy Brouwer has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Flames. He has 4 goals this season with 25 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 3 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 14% by scoring 5 goals on 37 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 10 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%.

Ryan Suter has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Wild. He has 4 goals this season with 33 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Eric Staal has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 5 goals on 42 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 6 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 340 shots against him and has given up 18 goals. He has made 322 saves for a save percentage of 95%.

The Flames have 11 total points this season. They have scored 39 goals while giving up 59 goals. They have had 53 power play opportunities and have scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 9%. The Flames have allowed 63 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.42% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Wild have a total of 17 points on the season. They have 6 power play goals on 42 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 42 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 41 goals scored while they've given up 28 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.10%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 94%.

Calgary has a Corsi percentage of 49.3% as they've attempted 859 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 884 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.3% as they have 637 attempts while they've given up 656 shots on the defensive end. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 49.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.5% for the season. They have 493 face off wins compared to 488 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.3%. On defense Calgary has 338 hits and they've blocked 228 shots from the opposition.

Minnesota has attempted 756 shots at full strength and they've given up 784 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.2% as they have 555 shots while they've given up 596 attempts on defense. The Wild have an offensive zone percentage of 49.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.6% as they've compiled 436 face off wins this season and they have suffered 425 face off losses. On defense Minnesota has blocked 188 shot attempts and they have 244 hits as a unit.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 4-11 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 8-8-0 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 8-6 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 4-8-2 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

11/14/16 LW Matthew Tkachuk Hand is upgraded to probable Tuesday vs. Minnesota
11/12/16 RW Kris Versteeg Groin "?" Tuesday vs Minnesota
11/06/16 C Lance Bouma Shoulder out indefinitely
10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season

Minnesota Wild Injuries

11/14/16 LW Zach Parise Foot is upgraded to "?" Tuesday vs. Calgary
11/01/16 C Zac Dalpe Knee out 4-6 weeks
10/30/16 D Marco Scandella Ankle out indefinitely
10/10/16 D Victor Bartley Tricep out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Calgary +160

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