Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 11/22/2017

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Nationwide Arena

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The Calgary Flames travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +140 and the Blue Jackets at -155.

Calgary has a record of 12-8-0 this season and on the road they have a record of 6-3-0. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 62 goals and given up 63 goals for a point differential of -1. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-8-0 and an over/under record of 11-8-0. Columbus is 13-7-1 including 6-4-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 62 goals and surrendered 53 for a goal differential of +9. Their record against the spread is 13-8-0 while their over/under record is 9-12-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 12-8-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 11-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 13-8-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 9-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

11/20/17 C Alexander Wennberg Upper Body is "?" Wednesday vs. Calgary
11/06/17 LW Matt Calvert Upper Body IR (11/04)
10/23/17 LW Lukas Sedlak Ankle IR (10/22)

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Flames. He has 10 goals this year with 60 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 12 goals on 61 shots. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Mike Smith has 11 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 575 shots against him and he's given up 45 goals. He's made 530 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Zach Werenski has scored 12 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 6 goals this season with 52 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 22.2 minutes played per game. Seth Jones averages 24 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 3 goals on 61 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 12 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 526 shots against him and he's surrendered 35 goals. He's made 491 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have 24 total points this season, which ranks them 11th in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 62 while they've given up 63 goals, ranking them 12th overall. They have had 73 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 10th in the NHL. The Flames have allowed 71 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%, putting them 31st in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.58% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 18th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 4th in the NHL with a total of 27 points this year. They have 6 power play goals on 58 opportunities for a percentage of 10%. That ranks them 31st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 54 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 10th in the NHL. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 14th in the league with 62 goals scored while they've given up 53 goals, which is 28th overall. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.54%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary has a Corsi percentage of 51.6% as they've tried 1,238 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,161 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 5th in Corsi percentage. They are 14th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50.2% as they have 916 shots while they've given up 907 attempts on defense. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 51.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the year. That puts them 13th and 15th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 600 face-off wins as opposed to 630 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That is 21st overall in the NHL. On defense Calgary has 347 hits and they've blocked 254 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 30th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 51.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the year. That ranks them 16th and 16th respectively in the NHL. They have 586 face-off wins as opposed to 672 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.6%. That is 28th in the league. On defense Columbus has 426 hits and they've blocked 313 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 6th in blocked shots. Columbus is ranked 7th in Corsi percentage with 51.5% as they've tried 1,258 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,186 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 5th in the NHL at 52.8%, as they have 976 shots while they've given up 873 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Flames/Blue Jackets NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus -155

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