Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets NHL Parlay 4/5/2018

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Calgary Flames head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, April 5, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at +193 and the Jets at -215.

Calgary has a record of 36-34-10 this year and away from home they have a record of 20-14-6-4. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 210 goals and surrendered 245 goals for a point differential of -35. For the year they have an ATS mark of 36-44-0 and an over/under record of 38-40-0. Winnipeg has a record of 50-20-10, including 30-7-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 271 goals and have given up 216 for a goal differential of +55. Their record against the spread is 50-30-0 while their over/under mark is 41-37-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 36-44-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 38-40-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 50-30-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 41-37-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

04/03/18 D Travis Hamonic Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Winnipeg
03/28/18 LW Johnny Gaudreau Personal is out indefinitely
03/28/18 LW Matthew Tkachuk Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/28/18 D T.J. Brodie Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/23/18 RW Kris Versteeg Hip is out for season
03/23/18 C Sean Monahan Wrist is out for season
02/20/18 LW Marek Hrivik Undisclosed IR (02/16)

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

03/25/18 D Toby Enstrom Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/17/18 D Dmitry Kulikov Back is out indefinitely
03/16/18 GO Michael Hutchinson Concussion is out indefinitely
03/16/18 LW Matt Hendricks Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mike Smith has 25 wins and 22 losses this season in goal for the Flames. He has 1,686 shots against him and he's surrendered 141 goals. He's made 1,545 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Sean Monahan has scored 64 total points this year for the Flames. He has 31 goals this season with 202 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 33 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 23 goals on 223 attempts. He has 59 assists, giving him a total of 82 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has 59 total points this season for the Jets. He has 29 goals this year with 229 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 30 assists on the year and averages 16.1 minutes played per contest. Connor Hellebuyck has 42 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,985 shots against him and he's given up 154 goals. He's made 1,831 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 16.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 29 goals on 229 attempts. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 59 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have given up 262 power play opportunities and surrendered 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this season. That is 12th in the league. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.79% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 21st in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Flames are 20th overall with 82 total points this year. They are 28th in the league with 210 goals and 12th in goals allowed with 245. They've had 262 power play chances and scored 42 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 3rd with a total of 271 goals scored while they are 26th with 216 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.51%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 5th in the league. The Jets have a total of 110 points this season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have had 63 power play goals on 266 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 4th overall. They've given up 271 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 9th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.7%, as they've attempted 5,113 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,598 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.5% as they have 3,901 attempts while they have given up 3,523 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 52.8% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.2% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 2,443 face-off wins compared to 2,497 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Calgary has 1,606 hits and they have blocked 1,075 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 2,581 face-off wins compared to 2,366 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,812 hits and they have blocked 1,221 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Winnipeg is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8% as they've attempted 4,716 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,763 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.1% ranks 18th as they have 3,557 attempts while they have given up 3,542 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Winnipeg -215 and under 6 total goals

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