Pittsburgh Penguins at Calgary Flames NHL Picks & Predictions 10/25/2018

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Pittsburgh Penguins head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Thursday, October 25, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Penguins at -112 and the Flames at -117.

Pittsburgh has a record of 4-1-2 this year. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 26 goals and surrendered 25 goals for a point differential of +1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 4-3-0 and an over/under record of 3-3-0. Calgary has a record of 5-4-0 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 32 goals and given up 27 for a goal differential of +5. Their record against the spread is 5-4-0 while their over/under mark is 5-4-0.

Valuable Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 4-3-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 3-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 5-4-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 5-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/15/18 D Justin Schultz Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Tristan Jarry Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

10/05/18 D Travis Hamonic Facial is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Kris Letang has scored 9 total points this year for the Penguins. He has 4 goals this season with 23 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 26.6 minutes played per contest. Sidney Crosby averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 2 goals on 18 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the year. Matt Murray has 3 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Penguins. He has 149 shots against him and he's surrendered 16 goals. He's made 133 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has 8 total points this season for the Flames. He has 4 goals this year with 19 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 5 goals on 29 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the year. Mike Smith has 3 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 165 shots against him and he's given up 19 goals. He's made 146 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Penguins have 10 total points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They've scored 26 goals while giving up 25 scores, which has them ranked 16th and 16th respectively. They have had 18 power play chances and scored 5 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 28%. That is 8th in the league. The Penguins have given up 19 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 12.38% for the year. They allow 36 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 14th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 16th in the league with a total of 10 points this season. They have 6 power play goals on 38 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 22nd in the NHL. They've given up 34 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 18th overall. As a team, the Flames are 5th with a total of 32 goals scored while they've given up 27 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.47%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 13th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Pittsburgh is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.2%, as they've attempted 418 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 449 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48% as they have 311 attempts while they have given up 337 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 42.9% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 57.1% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 236 face-off wins compared to 208 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.2%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 204 hits and they have blocked 112 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 273 face-off wins compared to 255 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Calgary has 144 hits and they have blocked 116 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Calgary is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.1% as they've attempted 549 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 484 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.5% ranks 9th as they have 390 attempts while they have given up 368 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Calgary -117

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