Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Parlay 10/24/2017

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Bridgestone Arena

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The Calgary Flames head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, October 24, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at +127 and the Predators at -140.

Calgary has a record of 4-4-0 this year and away from home they have a record of 3-1-0. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 20 goals and surrendered 23 goals for a point differential of -3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 4-4-0 and an over/under record of 4-3-0. Nashville has a record of 4-3-1, including 3-0-0 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 21 goals and have given up 21 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 4-4-0 while their over/under mark is 3-5-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 4-4-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 4-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 4-4-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 3-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

10/22/17 RW Jaromir Jagr Lower Body IR (10/22)

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

10/20/17 C Nick Bonino Undisclosed IR (10/20)
10/02/17 D Ryan Ellis Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Mike Smith has 4 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Flames. He has 275 shots against him and he's surrendered 20 goals. He's made 255 stops for a save percentage of 93%. Johnny Gaudreau has scored 11 total points this year for the Flames. He has 2 goals this season with 20 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Sean Monahan averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 5 goals on 27 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Filip Forsberg has 11 total points this season for the Predators. He has 6 goals this year with 21 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 29%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Pekka Rinne has 4 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Predators. He has 176 shots against him and he's given up 12 goals. He's made 164 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Scott Hartnell averages 15.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 3 goals on 18 attempts. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 4 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have given up 38 power play opportunities and surrendered 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87% this season. That is 4th in the league. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.91% for the year. They allow 35 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 9th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Flames are 18th overall with 8 total points this year. They are 25th in the league with 20 goals and 16th in goals allowed with 23. They've had 32 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Predators are 24th with a total of 21 goals scored while they are 24th with 21 goals surrendered this season. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.82%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 16th in the league. The Predators have a total of 9 points this season, which is 14th in the NHL. They have had 8 power play goals on 36 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 12th overall. They've given up 38 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 8th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.6%, as they've attempted 404 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 463 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.2% as they have 295 attempts while they have given up 357 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 46.4% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.6% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 200 face-off wins compared to 232 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.3%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Calgary has 137 hits and they have blocked 106 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the season, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 232 face-off wins compared to 212 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Nashville has 156 hits and they have blocked 95 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. Nashville is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've attempted 397 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 378 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.6% ranks 7th as they have 314 attempts while they have given up 283 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Nashville -140 and under 5.5 total goals

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