Friday, January 6, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The Calgary Flames travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, January 6, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +104 and the Canucks at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Calgary comes into this matchup having played 40 games. They have an overall record of 21-17-2 and on the road they have a record of 11-7-2. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 109 goals and given up 112 goals for a point differential of -3. The Flames have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 19-19 and an over/under record of 16-19-5. Vancouver shows up with a record of 19-18-3 including 14-6-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 100 goals and surrendered 116 for a goal differential of -16. The Canucks have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 15-21 while their over/under record sits at 16-16-8.

Mikael Backlund has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Flames. He has 12 goals this season with 97 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 13 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 11% by scoring 10 goals on 87 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 13 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 640 shots against him and has given up 51 goals. He has made 589 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 10 goals this season with 103 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 9 goals on 46 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 11 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 685 shots against him and has given up 60 goals. He has made 625 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Flames have 44 total points this season. They have scored 109 goals while giving up 112 goals. They have had 135 power play opportunities and have scored 28 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Flames have allowed 152 power play opportunities and given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.58% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Canucks have a total of 41 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 122 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 112 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 100 goals scored while they've given up 116 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.02%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Calgary has a Corsi percentage of 49.4% as they've attempted 2,148 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,199 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.9% as they have 1,584 attempts while they've given up 1,655 shots on the defensive end. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 48.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season. They have 1,220 face off wins compared to 1,244 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.5%. On defense Calgary has 764 hits and they've blocked 544 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 2,064 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,165 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.8% as they have 1,535 shots while they've given up 1,675 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 51.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.4% as they've compiled 1,271 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,154 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 490 shot attempts and they have 719 hits as a unit.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 19-19 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 16-19-5 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 15-21 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 16-16-8 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

12/28/16 RW Troy Brouwer Finger out indefinitely
10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/28/16 RW Jannik Hansen Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
12/07/16 D Philip Larsen Concussion out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver -115

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