Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 10/13/2018
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Pepsi Center
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The Calgary Flames travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +110 and the Avalanche at -143.
Calgary has a record of 2-2-0 this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 15 goals and given up 14 goals for a point differential of +1. For the season they have an ATS record of 2-2-0 and an over/under record of 3-1-0. Colorado has a record of 3-1-0 this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 17 goals and surrendered 9 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 3-1-0 while their over/under record is 3-1-0.
Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends
The Calgary Flames are 2-2-0 straight up this year
The Calgary Flames are 3-1-0 against the over/under this season
Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends
The Colorado Avalanche are 3-1-0 straight up this year
The Colorado Avalanche are 3-1-0 against the over/under this season
Key Calgary Flames Injuries
10/05/18 D Travis Hamonic Facial is out indefinitely
Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely
Player Spotlight
Mike Smith has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 109 shots against him and he's given up 13 goals. He's made 96 saves for a save percentage of 88%. Johnny Gaudreau has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Flames. He has 1 goal this year with 11 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 21.8 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan averages 21.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 33% by scoring 4 goals on 12 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 5 points on the season.
Player Spotlight
Nathan MacKinnon has scored 6 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 5 goals this season with 23 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 21.8 minutes played per game. Semyon Varlamov has 3 wins and no losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 89 shots against him and he's surrendered 4 goals. He's made 85 saves for a save percentage of 96%. Carl Soderberg averages 15.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 43% by scoring 3 goals on 7 shots. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the season.
Useful Team Statistics
The Flames have allowed 17 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76% this year. That is 18th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.28% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is ranked 22nd in the league. The Flames have 4 total points this season, ranking 19th in the NHL in offense. They are 10th in the league with 15 goals while they've given up 14 goals, which is 11th overall. They have had 21 power play opportunities and scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 13th in the NHL.
Useful Team Statistics
As a team, the Avalanche are 5th with 17 goals scored while they are 20th in the NHL with 9 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 12.88%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them in 8th place in the league. The Avalanche have a total of 6 points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 5 power play goals on 15 opportunities for a percentage of 33%. That ranks their power play unit 6th. They've allowed 19 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 95%, which is 5th overall.
Advanced Statistics
Calgary is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.9%, as they've attempted 248 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 196 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.3% as they have 183 attempts while they have given up 148 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 53.4% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.6% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 133 face-off wins compared to 120 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Calgary has 53 hits and they have blocked 48 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.
Advanced Statistics
The Avalanche are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 57.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 42.8% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 110 face-off wins compared to 130 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.8%. That is 27th in the league. On defense Colorado has 61 hits and they have blocked 53 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Colorado is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3% as they've attempted 219 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 225 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.7% ranks 15th as they have 170 attempts while they have given up 172 shots on the defensive end.
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