Friday, February 24, 2017

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The Calgary Flames head to BB&T Center to take on the Florida Panthers on Friday, February 24, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at +141 and the Panthers at -156. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Calgary comes into this game having played 60 games. They have an overall record of 30-26-4 and away from home they have a record of 15-12-4. The currently are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 159 goals and surrendered 172 goals for a point differential of -13. The Flames have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-30 and an over/under record of 25-29-6. Florida shows up with a record of 28-21-10 including 14-11-3 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 152 goals and surrendered 166 for a goal differential of -14. The Panthers have a record of 8-2-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 25-31 while their over/under record sits at 25-25-9.

Johnny Gaudreau has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Flames. He has 11 goals this season with 137 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Mikael Backlund has averaged 17.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 17 goals on 146 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 17 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 882 shots against him and has given up 78 goals. He has made 804 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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Vincent Trocheck has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 21 goals this season with 166 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 21.3 minutes played per game. Jaromir Jagr has averaged 17.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 11 goals on 126 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 16 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1,151 shots against him and has given up 98 goals. He has made 1,053 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Flames have 64 total points this season. They have scored 159 goals while giving up 172 goals. They have had 198 power play opportunities and have scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Flames have allowed 216 power play opportunities and given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.95% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Panthers have a total of 66 points on the season. They have 31 power play goals on 196 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 183 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 152 goals scored while they've given up 166 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.13%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Calgary has a Corsi percentage of 51% as they've attempted 3,322 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,194 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.6% as they have 2,443 attempts while they've given up 2,387 shots on the defensive end. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 49.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.1% for the season. They have 1,799 face off wins compared to 1,863 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.1%. On defense Calgary has 1,178 hits and they've blocked 807 shots from the opposition.

Florida has attempted 3,354 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,136 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.2% as they have 2,577 shots while they've given up 2,459 attempts on defense. The Panthers have an offensive zone percentage of 52.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48% as they've compiled 1,745 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,892 face off losses. On defense Florida has blocked 677 shot attempts and they have 1,236 hits as a unit.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 27-30 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 25-29-6 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 25-31 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 25-25-9 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

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

Florida Panthers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary +141

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