Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames NHL Picks & Predictions 11/1/2018

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Colorado Avalanche head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Thursday, November 1, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at +120 and the Flames at -145.

Colorado has a record of 7-3-2 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've tallied 41 goals and surrendered 27 goals for a point differential of +14. For the year they have an ATS mark of 7-5-0 and an over/under record of 5-7-0. Calgary has a record of 7-5-1 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 41 goals and given up 42 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 6-6-0 while their over/under mark is 7-5-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 7-5-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 5-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 6-6-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 7-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/31/18 C Tyson Jost Head is questionable Thursday vs Calgary
10/18/18 LW J.T. Compher Head is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has scored 18 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 9 goals this season with 52 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 22.1 minutes played per contest. Mikko Rantanen averages 20.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 5 goals on 29 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 262 shots against him and he's surrendered 13 goals. He's made 249 stops for a save percentage of 95%.

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has 16 total points this season for the Flames. He has 6 goals this year with 40 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 20.4 minutes played per contest. Sean Monahan averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 5 goals on 33 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the year. Mike Smith has 4 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 238 shots against him and he's given up 29 goals. He's made 209 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 16 total points this year, which is 6th in the NHL. They've scored 41 goals while giving up 27 scores, which has them ranked 5th and 30th respectively. They have had 46 power play chances and scored 11 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That is 11th in the league. The Avalanche have given up 52 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%, ranking them 3rd when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.05% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is 1st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 10th in the league with a total of 15 points this season. They have 8 power play goals on 53 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 44 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking 24th overall. As a team, the Flames are 8th with a total of 41 goals scored while they've given up 42 goals this season, ranking 6th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.76%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 19th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.2%, as they've attempted 652 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 729 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48% as they have 498 attempts while they have given up 540 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 320 face-off wins compared to 403 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44.3%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 226 hits and they have blocked 189 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 56.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 43.7% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 405 face-off wins compared to 379 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Calgary has 215 hits and they have blocked 166 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. Calgary is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.4% as they've attempted 806 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 702 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.3% ranks 7th as they have 588 attempts while they have given up 536 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Calgary -145

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