Calgary Flames at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 11/23/2018

Friday, November 23, 2018

T-Mobile Arena

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The Calgary Flames travel to T-Mobile Arena to play the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, November 23, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flames at -105 and the Golden Knights at -124.

Calgary has a record of 13-8-1 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have scored 75 goals and given up 66 goals for a point differential of +9. For the season they have an ATS record of 13-9-0 and an over/under record of 11-10-0. Vegas has a record of 10-12-1 this year. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 61 goals and surrendered 70 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 10-13-0 while their over/under record is 9-14-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 13-9-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 11-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 10-13-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 9-14-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/07/18 C Dillon Dube Concussion IR (11/07)

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
10/10/18 C Paul Stastny Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mike Smith has 5 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 338 shots against him and he's given up 42 goals. He's made 296 saves for a save percentage of 88%. Sean Monahan has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Flames. He has 12 goals this year with 65 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 19.8 minutes played per game. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 8 goals on 65 shots. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has scored 17 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 5 goals this season with 42 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Marc-Andre Fleury has 10 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 487 shots against him and he's surrendered 48 goals. He's made 439 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Jon Marchessault averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 10 goals on 94 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have allowed 70 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76% this year. That is 23rd in the NHL. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.09% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 22nd in the league. The Flames have 27 total points this season, ranking 6th in the NHL in offense. They are 5th in the league with 75 goals while they've given up 66 goals, which is 16th overall. They have had 77 power play opportunities and scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Golden Knights are 20th with 61 goals scored while they are 6th in the NHL with 70 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.03%. They give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 28th place in the league. The Golden Knights have a total of 21 points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 13 power play goals on 75 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 22nd. They've allowed 70 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.3%, as they've attempted 1,369 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,150 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54% as they have 1,029 attempts while they have given up 878 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 56% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 677 face-off wins compared to 629 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Calgary has 335 hits and they have blocked 272 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.4% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 676 face-off wins compared to 736 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Vegas has 630 hits and they have blocked 314 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56.3% as they've attempted 1,510 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,174 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55.6% ranks 3rd as they have 1,077 attempts while they have given up 860 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vegas -124

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