Monday, January 23, 2017

Air Canada Centre

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The Calgary Flames travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, January 23, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +131 and the Maple Leafs at -145. 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. Toronto shows up with a record of 21-14-9 including 11-8-3 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 136 goals and surrendered 131 for a goal differential of +5. The Maple Leafs have a record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 20-23 while their over/under record sits at 21-22-1.

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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%.

Auston Matthews has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 22 goals this season with 155 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 18 goals on 137 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 19 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 1,204 shots against him and has given up 99 goals. He has made 1,105 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 Maple Leafs have a total of 51 points on the season. They have 32 power play goals on 137 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 150 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 136 goals scored while they've given up 131 goals to this point. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.46%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

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.

Toronto has attempted 2,706 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,698 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.9% as they have 2,038 shots while they've given up 2,046 attempts on defense. The Maple Leafs have an offensive zone percentage of 49.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.6% as they've compiled 1,313 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,387 face off losses. On defense Toronto has blocked 652 shot attempts and they have 1,081 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

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 20-23 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 21-22-1 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

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/21/16 RW Ben Smith Hand out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
01/21/17 D Morgan Rielly Knee "?" Monday vs Calgary

Josh's Pick: Take Toronto -145

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