Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Bell Centre

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The Calgary Flames travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +172 and the Canadiens at -191. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Calgary comes into this matchup having played 49 games. They have an overall record of 24-22-3 and on the road they have a record of 11-9-3. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 130 goals and given up 138 goals for a point differential of -8. The Flames have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-25 and an over/under record of 20-23-6. Montreal shows up with a record of 28-13-7 including 16-5-3 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 144 goals and surrendered 121 for a goal differential of +23. The Canadiens have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-20 while their over/under record sits at 20-19-9.

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Mikael Backlund has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Flames. He has 14 goals this season with 115 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 19 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 9% by scoring 10 goals on 109 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 16 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 806 shots against him and has given up 67 goals. He has made 739 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Alexander Radulov has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 10 goals this season with 91 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 21 goals on 152 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Carey Price has 21 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 1,020 shots against him and has given up 82 goals. He has made 938 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Flames have 51 total points this season. They have scored 130 goals while giving up 138 goals. They have had 160 power play opportunities and have scored 34 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Flames have allowed 183 power play opportunities and given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 29 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 Canadiens have a total of 63 points on the season. They have 33 power play goals on 148 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 168 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 144 goals scored while they've given up 121 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.91%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Calgary has a Corsi percentage of 50.6% as they've attempted 2,681 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,616 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.1% as they have 1,970 attempts while they've given up 1,965 shots on the defensive end. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 49.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the season. They have 1,476 face off wins compared to 1,499 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.6%. On defense Calgary has 931 hits and they've blocked 651 shots from the opposition.

Montreal has attempted 2,764 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,652 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.2% as they have 2,020 shots while they've given up 1,928 attempts on defense. The Canadiens have an offensive zone percentage of 49.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.3% as they've compiled 1,499 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,480 face off losses. On defense Montreal has blocked 724 shot attempts and they have 1,003 hits as a unit.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 22-25 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 20-23-6 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 27-20 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 20-19-9 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season
01/19/17 RW Garnet Hathaway Upper Body out indefinitely

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/10/16 D Greg Pateryn Ankle expected to miss 8 weeks
12/07/16 C David Desharnais Knee expected to miss 6-8 weeks
01/19/17 D Andrei Markov Groin out indefinitely
01/04/17 RW Brendan Gallagher Hand expected to miss 8 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Montreal -191

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