Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Nashville Predators travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Predators at +180 and the Flames at -201. The over/under has been set at 5.

Nashville comes into this matchup having played 48 games. They have an overall record of 22-18-8 and on the road they have a record of 9-11-5. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 125 goals and given up 129 goals for a point differential of -4. Calgary shows up with a record of 21-23-3 including 14-9-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 125 goals and surrendered 144 for a goal differential of -19.

Shea Weber has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Predators. He has 11 goals this season with 117 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 14 goals on 143 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 18 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 1047 shots against him and has given up 100 goals. He has made 947 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Flames. He has 20 goals this season with 129 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. 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. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 14 goals on 111 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Karri Ramo has 16 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 929 shots against him and has given up 84 goals. He has made 845 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Predators have 52 total points this season. They have scored 123 goals while giving up 128 goals. They have had 155 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Predators have allowed 147 power play opportunities and given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.23% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Flames have a total of 45 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 151 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 111 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Predators have a total of 124 goals scored while they've given up 142 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.04%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 20-26 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 17-20-11 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 20-26 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 23-21-2 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Injuries

11/28/15 LW Gabriel Bourque Upper Body out indefinitely
01/13/16 C Colin Wilson Lower Body out indefinitely

Calgary Flames Injuries

01/25/16 LW Michael Ferland Upper Body "?" Wednesday vs Nashville

Guy's Pick: Take Calgary

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