Saturday, January 14, 2017

Rexall Place

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The Calgary Flames travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, January 14, 2017.

Calgary comes into this matchup having played 44 games. They have an overall record of 23-19-2 and on the road they have a record of 11-9-2. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 117 goals and given up 121 goals for a point differential of -4. The Flames have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-21 and an over/under record of 17-21-6. Edmonton shows up with a record of 22-15-7 including 10-8-2 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 126 goals and surrendered 120 for a goal differential of +6. The Oilers have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 20-22 while their over/under record sits at 16-24-4.

Mikael Backlund has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Flames. He has 12 goals this season with 101 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Johnny Gaudreau has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 96 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 15 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 723 shots against him and has given up 56 goals. He has made 667 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 14 goals this season with 133 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 16 goals on 100 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 21 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 1,167 shots against him and has given up 97 goals. He has made 1,070 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Flames have 48 total points this season. They have scored 117 goals while giving up 121 goals. They have had 145 power play opportunities and have scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Flames have allowed 163 power play opportunities and given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.21% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Oilers have a total of 51 points on the season. They have 28 power play goals on 137 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 129 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 126 goals scored while they've given up 120 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.99%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Calgary has a Corsi percentage of 50.1% as they've attempted 2,387 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,377 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.6% as they have 1,757 attempts while they've given up 1,788 shots on the defensive end. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. They have 1,329 face off wins compared to 1,353 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.6%. On defense Calgary has 839 hits and they've blocked 589 shots from the opposition.

Edmonton has attempted 2,600 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,390 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.1% as they have 1,934 shots while they've given up 1,775 attempts on defense. The Oilers have an offensive zone percentage of 52.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.6% as they've compiled 1,254 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,383 face off losses. On defense Edmonton has blocked 615 shot attempts and they have 1,078 hits as a unit.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 21-21 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 17-21-6 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 20-22 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 16-24-4 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season
01/12/17 RW Troy Brouwer Finger is upgraded to probable Friday vs. New Jersey
01/11/17 LW Micheal Ferland Lower Body injured last game, "?" Friday vs New Jersey

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/26/16 RW Tyler Pitlick Knee expected to miss 4 months
12/03/16 D Darnell Nurse Ankle out 3 months
10/21/16 D Andrew Ference Hip out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Iiro Pakarinen Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary

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