Saturday, February 18, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The Calgary Flames head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, February 18, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at -110 and the Canucks at -110. The over/under has been set at 5.

Calgary comes into this game having played 58 games. They have an overall record of 29-26-3 and away from home they have a record of 14-12-3. The currently are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 152 goals and surrendered 165 goals for a point differential of -13. The Flames have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-29 and an over/under record of 24-28-6. Vancouver shows up with a record of 25-26-6 including 17-8-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 138 goals and surrendered 168 for a goal differential of -30. The Canucks have a record of 3-7-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 21-32 while their over/under record sits at 24-24-10.

Johnny Gaudreau has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Flames. He has 11 goals this season with 133 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Mikael Backlund has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 15 goals on 140 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 17 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 882 shots against him and has given up 78 goals. He has made 804 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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Henrik Sedin has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 11 goals this season with 72 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Bo Horvat has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 17 goals on 105 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 15 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,097 shots against him and has given up 92 goals. He has made 1,005 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Flames have 61 total points this season. They have scored 152 goals while giving up 165 goals. They have had 192 power play opportunities and have scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Flames have allowed 208 power play opportunities and given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.88% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Canucks have a total of 56 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 168 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 150 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 135 goals scored while they've given up 164 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.46%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Calgary has a Corsi percentage of 50.8% as they've attempted 3,204 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,108 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.3% as they have 2,354 attempts while they've given up 2,327 shots on the defensive end. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 49.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.2% for the season. They have 1,737 face off wins compared to 1,796 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.2%. On defense Calgary has 1,142 hits and they've blocked 781 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 2,972 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,134 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.5% as they have 2,204 shots while they've given up 2,434 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 51.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.8% as they've compiled 1,799 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,674 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 700 shot attempts and they have 1,029 hits as a unit.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 26-29 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 24-28-6 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 21-32 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 24-24-10 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season
02/09/17 LW Sven Baertschi Concussion out indefinitely
01/15/17 RW Anton Rodin Knee out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Calgary -110

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