Calgary Flames at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Predictions 12/6/2017

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Air Canada Centre

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The Calgary Flames travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +136 and the Maple Leafs at -150.

Calgary has a record of 14-11-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 7-4-1. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 80 goals and given up 88 goals for a point differential of -8. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-13-0 and an over/under record of 14-12-0. Toronto is 17-10-1 including 8-5-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 99 goals and surrendered 84 for a goal differential of +15. Their record against the spread is 17-11-0 while their over/under record is 14-11-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 14-13-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 14-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 17-11-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 14-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

12/01/17 RW Kris Versteeg Lower Body IR (11/24)

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/02/17 C Tyler Bozak Illness is "?" Wednesday vs Calgary
11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Flames. He has 12 goals this year with 79 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 14 goals on 71 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Mike Smith has 12 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 740 shots against him and he's given up 59 goals. He's made 681 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Nazem Kadri has scored 23 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 13 goals this season with 64 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 16.3 minutes played per game. Auston Matthews averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 13 goals on 78 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 15 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 812 shots against him and he's surrendered 66 goals. He's made 746 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have 29 total points this season, which ranks them 17th in the NHL. They are 17th in the league in goals scored with 78 while they've given up 83 goals, ranking them 10th overall. They have had 91 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the NHL. The Flames have allowed 86 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, putting them 29th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.36% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 19th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 7th in the NHL with a total of 35 points this year. They have 19 power play goals on 82 opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That ranks them 5th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 89 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 10th in the NHL. As a team, the Maple Leafs are 1st in the league with 99 goals scored while they've given up 84 goals, which is 9th overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.35%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.8%, as they've attempted 1,687 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,568 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.5% as they have 1,240 attempts while they have given up 1,214 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 52% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 819 face-off wins compared to 833 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 14th in the league. On defense Calgary has 437 hits and they have blocked 354 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the year. That ranks them 23rd and 8th respectively in the NHL. They have 917 face-off wins as opposed to 868 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Toronto has 619 hits and they've blocked 386 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 18th in blocked shots. Toronto is ranked 18th in Corsi percentage with 49.9% as they've tried 1,671 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,676 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 23rd in the NHL at 48.6%, as they have 1,220 shots while they've given up 1,290 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Flames/Maple Leafs NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto -150

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