Friday, February 5, 2016

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Friday, February 5, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +144 and the Flames at -160. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Columbus comes into this matchup having played 52 games. They have an overall record of 19-28-5 and on the road they have a record of 10-17-1. Currently they are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 134 goals and given up 168 goals for a point differential of -34. The Blue Jackets have 5 overtime losses including 2 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 4-4-2. For the season they have an ATS record of 19-33 and an over/under record of 26-23-3. Calgary shows up with a record of 22-24-3 including 15-10-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 130 goals and surrendered 147 for a goal differential of -17. The Flames have 3 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 22-27 while their over/under record sits at 24-22-3.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 9 goals this season with 120 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Scott Hartnell has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 17 goals on 97 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Joonas Korpisalo has 5 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 389 shots against him and has given up 35 goals. He has made 354 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Flames. He has 21 goals this season with 133 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 15 goals on 116 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Karri Ramo has 17 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 982 shots against him and has given up 87 goals. He has made 895 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Blue Jackets have 43 total points this season. They have scored 132 goals while giving up 166 goals. They have had 161 power play opportunities and have scored 28 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Blue Jackets have allowed 187 power play opportunities and given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.85% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Flames have a total of 47 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 159 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 120 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Blue Jackets have a total of 129 goals scored while they've given up 145 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.07%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Columbus has a Corsi percentage of 47.4% as they've attempted 2,542 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,820 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.8% as they have 1,912 attempts while they've given up 2,092 shots on the defensive end. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 47.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season. They have 1,457 face off wins compared to 1,529 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.8%. On defense Columbus has 1,327 hits and they've blocked 728 shots from the opposition.

Calgary has attempted 2,554 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,636 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.9% as they have 1,862 shots while they've given up 1,868 attempts on defense. The Flames have an offensive zone percentage of 52% and their defensive zone percentage is 48% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48% as they've compiled 1,337 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,447 face off losses. On defense Calgary has blocked 768 shot attempts and they have 933 hits as a unit.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 19-33 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 26-23-3 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 22-27 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 24-22-3 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

01/22/16 GO Sergei Bobrovsky Groin out indefinitely
01/15/16 D David Savard Oblique out indefinitely
01/04/16 GO Curtis McElhinney Ankle out indefinitely
01/04/16 RW David Clarkson Upper Body out indefinitely

Calgary Flames Injuries

01/28/16 D Dennis Wideman Suspension out 20 games-eligible to return Mar 14 vs St Louis

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary

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