Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +119 and the Flames at -131. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 56 games. They have an overall record of 27-22-7 and on the road they have a record of 10-13-3. Currently they are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 147 goals and given up 168 goals for a point differential of -21. The Flyers have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-29 and an over/under record of 25-25-6. Calgary shows up with a record of 28-26-3 including 14-14-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 149 goals and surrendered 164 for a goal differential of -15. The Flames have a record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 25-29 while their over/under record sits at 24-27-6.

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Wayne Simmonds has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 23 goals this season with 144 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 12 goals on 144 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Steve Mason has 16 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 1,099 shots against him and has given up 110 goals. He has made 989 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Johnny Gaudreau has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Flames. He has 11 goals this season with 130 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. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 15 goals on 138 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 38 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%.

The Flyers have 61 total points this season. They have scored 147 goals while giving up 168 goals. They have had 192 power play opportunities and have scored 40 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Flyers have allowed 170 power play opportunities and given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.43% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Flames have a total of 59 points on the season. They have 39 power play goals on 189 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 204 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 149 goals scored while they've given up 164 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.83%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 52.3% as they've attempted 3,438 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,141 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.9% as they have 2,517 attempts while they've given up 2,240 shots on the defensive end. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 55.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.6% for the season. They have 1,718 face off wins compared to 1,627 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.4%. On defense Philadelphia has 1,423 hits and they've blocked 901 shots from the opposition.

Calgary has attempted 3,154 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,038 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.4% as they have 2,320 shots while they've given up 2,282 attempts on defense. The Flames have an offensive zone percentage of 50.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.3% as they've compiled 1,704 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,755 face off losses. On defense Calgary has blocked 756 shot attempts and they have 1,121 hits as a unit.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 22-29 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 25-25-6 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 25-29 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 24-27-6 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

02/11/17 D Michael Del Zotto Ankle out indefinitely
02/06/17 C Travis Konecny Lower Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Calgary Flames Injuries

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

Josh's Pick: Take Calgary -131

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