Sunday, February 26, 2017

PNC Arena

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The Calgary Flames head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, February 26, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at +113 and the Hurricanes at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Calgary comes into this game having played 62 games. They have an overall record of 32-26-4 and away from home they have a record of 17-12-4. The currently are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 166 goals and surrendered 176 goals for a point differential of -10. The Flames have an overall record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-30 and an over/under record of 26-30-6. Carolina shows up with a record of 25-24-8 including 18-8-2 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 145 goals and surrendered 165 for a goal differential of -20. The Hurricanes have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 23-32 while their over/under record sits at 23-26-8.

Johnny Gaudreau has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Flames. He has 11 goals this season with 140 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Mikael Backlund has averaged 17.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 19 goals on 153 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 18 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 920 shots against him and has given up 80 goals. He has made 840 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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Jeff Skinner has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 20 goals this season with 200 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 17.6 minutes played per game. Victor Rask has averaged 17.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 13 goals on 132 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Cam Ward has 21 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 1,307 shots against him and has given up 125 goals. He has made 1,182 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Flames have 68 total points this season. They have scored 166 goals while giving up 176 goals. They have had 203 power play opportunities and have scored 40 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Flames have allowed 222 power play opportunities and given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.07% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Hurricanes have a total of 58 points on the season. They have 28 power play goals on 169 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 148 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 145 goals scored while they've given up 165 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.44%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Calgary has a Corsi percentage of 50.7% as they've attempted 3,407 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,308 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.4% as they have 2,514 attempts while they've given up 2,476 shots on the defensive end. start possessions in the offensive zone 49.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.4% for the season. They have 1,865 face off wins compared to 1,915 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.3%. On defense has 1,207 hits and they've blocked 832 shots from the opposition.

Carolina has attempted 3,335 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,014 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.9% as they have 2,424 shots while they've given up 2,250 attempts on defense. have an offensive zone percentage of 57% and their defensive zone percentage is 43% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.4% as they've compiled 1,696 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,538 face off losses. On defense has blocked 764 shot attempts and they have 1,059 hits as a unit.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 29-30 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 26-30-6 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 23-32 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 23-26-8 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/11/16 LW Bryan Bickell Illness out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary +113

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