Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 12/4/2018

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The Calgary Flames travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +106 and the Blue Jackets at -137.

Calgary has a record of 16-9-2 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have scored 91 goals and given up 76 goals for a point differential of +15. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-11-0 and an over/under record of 13-12-0. Columbus has a record of 15-9-2 this year. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 90 goals and surrendered 83 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 15-11-0 while their over/under record is 10-13-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 15-11-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 13-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 15-11-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 10-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/28/18 D Juuso Valimaki Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

12/03/18 D Ryan Murray Lower Body injured last game, is questionable Tuesday vs Calgary
12/01/18 LW Anthony Duclair Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Calgary

Player Spotlight

David Rittich has 8 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 343 shots against him and he's given up 26 goals. He's made 317 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Johnny Gaudreau has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Flames. He has 10 goals this year with 78 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 20.3 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 15 goals on 83 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has scored 27 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 16 goals this season with 95 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Sergei Bobrovsky has 10 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 542 shots against him and he's surrendered 48 goals. He's made 494 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Artemi Panarin averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 7 goals on 66 shots. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 27 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have allowed 84 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76% this year. That is 25th in the NHL. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.00% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 20th in the league. The Flames have 34 total points this season, ranking 7th in the NHL in offense. They are 7th in the league with 91 goals while they've given up 76 goals, which is 23rd overall. They have had 97 power play opportunities and scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 13th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blue Jackets are 8th with 90 goals scored while they are 14th in the NHL with 83 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.61%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 18th place in the league. The Blue Jackets have a total of 32 points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 14 power play goals on 84 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 23rd. They've allowed 78 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, which is 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.7%, as they've attempted 1,668 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,384 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.4% as they have 1,250 attempts while they have given up 1,049 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 56.3% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.7% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 817 face-off wins compared to 765 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Calgary has 408 hits and they have blocked 335 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 779 face-off wins compared to 819 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Columbus has 495 hits and they have blocked 363 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. Columbus is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2% as they've attempted 1,490 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,481 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.3% ranks 9th as they have 1,178 attempts while they have given up 1,118 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Flames/Blue Jackets NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary +106

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