Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames NHL Parlay 12/12/2018

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Philadelphia Flyers head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Flyers at +153 and the Flames at -170.

Philadelphia has a record of 12-13-3 this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 86 goals and surrendered 101 goals for a point differential of -15. For the year they have an ATS mark of 12-16-0 and an over/under record of 18-10-0. Calgary has a record of 19-10-2 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 107 goals and given up 85 for a goal differential of +22. Their record against the spread is 19-12-0 while their over/under mark is 15-15-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 12-16-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 18-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 19-12-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 15-15-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/09/18 C Sean Couturier Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Calgary
11/16/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

12/09/18 C Mikael Backlund Concussion is out indefinitely
12/09/18 RW Ryan Lomberg Suspension is out 2 games
12/07/18 D Mark Giordano Suspension is out 2 games
11/28/18 D Juuso Valimaki Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Anthony Stolarz has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Flyers. He has 176 shots against him and he's surrendered 18 goals. He's made 158 stops for a save percentage of 90%. Jakub Voracek has scored 23 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 8 goals this season with 72 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Claude Giroux averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 11 goals on 87 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has 39 total points this season for the Flames. He has 12 goals this year with 90 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 27 assists on the year and averages 20.1 minutes played per contest. Mike Smith has 11 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 479 shots against him and he's given up 51 goals. He's made 428 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Sean Monahan averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 18 goals on 96 attempts. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have given up 92 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72% this season. That is 31st in the league. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.62% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 88%, ranking them 31st in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Flyers are 27th overall with 27 total points this year. They are 21st in the league with 86 goals and 7th in goals allowed with 101. They've had 81 power play chances and scored 11 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 30th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Flames are 4th with a total of 107 goals scored while they are 24th with 85 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.63%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 16th in the league. The Flames have a total of 40 points this season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have had 24 power play goals on 107 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 12th overall. They've given up 98 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 20th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.1%, as they've attempted 1,672 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,538 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.4% as they have 1,254 attempts while they have given up 1,140 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.5% of the time, which is 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.5% for the season. That is 15th overall in the NHL. They have 892 face-off wins compared to 717 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.4%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 658 hits and they have blocked 398 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.3% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 935 face-off wins compared to 856 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Calgary has 472 hits and they have blocked 380 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.1% as they've attempted 1,871 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,585 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.5% ranks 4th as they have 1,387 attempts while they have given up 1,205 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Calgary -170 and over 6 total goals

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