Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Florida Panthers travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +115 and the Flames at -143. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 45 games. They have an overall record of 20-17-8 and on the road they have a record of 9-8-5. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 106 goals and given up 122 goals for a point differential of -16. The Panthers have an overall record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-25 and an over/under record of 18-21-6. Calgary shows up with a record of 23-20-3 including 12-11-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 119 goals and surrendered 125 for a goal differential of -6. The Flames have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 21-23 while their over/under record sits at 17-23-6.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 8 goals this season with 100 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Aleksander Barkov has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 9 goals on 88 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 13 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 897 shots against him and has given up 70 goals. He has made 827 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Mikael Backlund has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Flames. He has 12 goals this season with 107 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Johnny Gaudreau has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 102 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 15 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 759 shots against him and has given up 58 goals. He has made 701 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Panthers have 48 total points this season. They have scored 106 goals while giving up 122 goals. They have had 154 power play opportunities and have scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Panthers have allowed 143 power play opportunities and given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.43% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Flames have a total of 49 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 148 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 170 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 119 goals scored while they've given up 125 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.96%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 52.1% as they've attempted 2,591 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,380 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.5% as they have 1,984 attempts while they've given up 1,871 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 53.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season. They have 1,331 face off wins compared to 1,435 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.1%. On defense Florida has 944 hits and they've blocked 509 shots from the opposition.

Calgary has attempted 2,489 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,488 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.5% as they have 1,831 shots while they've given up 1,866 attempts on defense. The Flames have an offensive zone percentage of 48.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.6% as they've compiled 1,385 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,409 face off losses. On defense Calgary has blocked 622 shot attempts and they have 890 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 17-25 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 18-21-6 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 21-23 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 17-23-6 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

12/30/16 C Aleksander Barkov Lower Body expected to miss 2-3 weeks
11/21/16 D Alex Petrovic Ankle out indefinitely
10/10/16 LW Jonathan Huberdeau Achilles expected to miss 3-4 months
01/13/17 F Greg McKegg Upper Body out indefinitely
01/08/17 C Nick Bjugstad Groin out indefinitely

Calgary Flames Injuries

10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season
01/14/17 LW Micheal Ferland Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Florida

Guy's Pick: Take Calgary -143

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