Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks NHL Parlay 10/3/2018

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Rogers Arena

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The Calgary Flames head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at -125 and the Canucks at -125.

Calgary had a record of 37-35-10 last year and away from home they had a record of 20-15-6-4. They were 5th in the Pacific Division. They tallied 218 goals and surrendered 248 goals for a point differential of -30. For the year they had an ATS mark of 37-45-0 and an over/under record of 39-41-0. Vancouver finished with a record of 31-40-11 including 9-17-3-2 on home ice last year. They were 7th in the Pacific Division. They scored 218 goals and gave up 264 for a goal differential of -46. Their record against the spread was 31-51-0 while their over/under mark was 45-37-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames were 37-45-0 straight up last year

The Calgary Flames were 39-41-0 against the over/under last season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks were 31-51-0 straight up last year

The Vancouver Canucks were 45-37-0 against the over/under last season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Mike Smith had 25 wins and 22 losses last season in goal for the Flames. He had 1,686 shots against him and he surrendered 141 goals. He made 1,545 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Johnny Gaudreau scored 84 total points last year for the Flames. He had 24 goals last season with 227 shots on net giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He had a total of 60 assists on the year and averaged 19.4 minutes played per contest. Sean Monahan averaged 18.7 minutes of ice time per game last season. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 31 goals on 202 attempts. He had 33 assists giving him a total of 64 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Daniel Sedin had 55 total points last season for the Canucks. He had 23 goals last year with 189 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He had a total of 32 assists on the year and averaged 15.3 minutes played per contest. Jacob Markstrom had 23 wins and 26 losses last season in net for the Canucks. He had 1,745 shots against him and he gave up 154 goals. He made 1,591 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Brock Boeser averaged 17.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 29 goals on 179 attempts. He had 26 assists giving him a total of 55 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames gave up 269 power play opportunities and surrendered 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% last season. That was 8th in the league. They averaged 34 shots per contest and as a team shot 7.90% for the year. They allowed 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and had a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 20th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Flames were 20th overall with 84 total points last year. They were 26th in the league with 218 goals and 13th in goals allowed with 248. They had 269 power play chances and scored 43 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That was 29th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canucks were 27th with a total of 218 goals scored while they were 6th with 264 goals surrendered last season. They averaged 30 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 8.85%. As a unit they gave up 32 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 90%, putting them 26th in the league. The Canucks had a total of 73 points last season, which was 27th in the NHL. They had 53 power play goals on 247 chances for a percentage of 21%. That was 9th overall. They gave up 276 power play opportunities and surrendered 60 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 21st when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary was 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 52.6%, as they attempted 5,222 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,703 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 52.5% as they had 3,989 attempts while they gave up 3,603 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 4th in the league. The Flames started possessions in the offensive zone 52.7% of the time, which was 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 47.3% for the season. That was 24th overall in the NHL. They had 2,496 face-off wins compared to 2,560 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 49.4%. That ranked them 19th in the league. On defense Calgary had 1,639 hits and they blocked 1,100 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver was 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 48.2%, as they attempted 4,470 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,799 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 48% as they had 3,368 attempts while they gave up 3,647 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 24th in the league. The Canucks started possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time, which was 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 50.9% for the season. That was 11th overall in the NHL. They had 2,427 face-off wins compared to 2,474 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 49.5%. That ranked them 18th in the league. On defense Vancouver had 1,745 hits and they blocked 1,152 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Calgary -125 and over 5.5 total goals

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