Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 1/11/2018

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The Calgary Flames head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, January 11, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at +184 and the Lightning at -205.

Calgary has a record of 22-16-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 10-5-4-3. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 118 goals and surrendered 121 goals for a point differential of -3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 22-20-0 and an over/under record of 18-23-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 31-9-3 including 17-3-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 160 goals and have given up 107 for a goal differential of +53. Their record against the spread is 31-12-0 while their over/under mark is 25-18-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 22-20-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 18-23-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 31-12-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 25-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

12/29/17 RW Michael Frolik Jaw IR (12/28)
12/01/17 RW Kris Versteeg Lower Body IR (11/24)

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/30/17 GO Peter Budaj Leg IR (12/29)
01/09/18 D Dan Girardi Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Calgary

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has scored 39 total points this year for the Flames. He has 20 goals this season with 107 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 13 goals on 121 attempts. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year. Mike Smith has 18 wins and 13 losses this season in goal for the Flames. He has 1,123 shots against him and he's surrendered 89 goals. He's made 1,034 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has 60 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 27 goals this year with 150 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 33 assists on the year and averages 20.4 minutes played per contest. Brayden Point averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 16 goals on 103 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 27 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 1,107 shots against him and he's given up 74 goals. He's made 1,033 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have 48 total points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They've scored 118 goals while giving up 121 scores, which has them ranked 23rd and 18th respectively. They have had 146 power play chances and scored 25 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the league. The Flames have given up 137 power play opportunities and surrendered 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 23rd when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.54% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 15th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the league with a total of 65 points this season. They have 38 power play goals on 154 chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 144 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 20th overall. As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 160 goals scored while they've given up 107 goals this season, ranking 28th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.21%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 2nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.6%, as they've attempted 2,681 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,416 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.6% as they have 1,986 attempts while they have given up 1,864 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 51.8% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season. That is 21st overall in the NHL. They have 1,287 face-off wins compared to 1,306 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Calgary has 720 hits and they have blocked 552 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.1% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 1,253 face-off wins compared to 1,432 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.7%. That is 30th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 833 hits and they have blocked 591 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Tampa Bay is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.6% as they've attempted 2,695 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,426 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.4% ranks 9th as they have 2,023 attempts while they have given up 1,835 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Calgary +184

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