Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames NHL Picks & Predictions 11/19/2018

Monday, November 19, 2018

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Monday, November 19, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at +115 and the Flames at -140.

Vegas has a record of 8-11-1 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 50 goals and given up 58 goals for a point differential of -8. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-12-0 and an over/under record of 7-13-0. Calgary is 11-8-1 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 62 goals and surrendered 61 for a goal differential of +1. Their record against the spread is 11-9-0 while their over/under record is 9-10-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 8-12-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 7-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 11-9-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 9-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/17/18 D Nate Schmidt Suspension Served is upgraded to probable Sunday vs Edmonton
11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
10/10/18 C Paul Stastny Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

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

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 4 goals this year with 36 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Jon Marchessault averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 8 goals on 83 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 8 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 434 shots against him and he's given up 43 goals. He's made 391 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has scored 21 total points this year for the Flames. He has 10 goals this season with 59 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 20.3 minutes played per game. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 6 goals on 61 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Mike Smith has 5 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Flames. He has 338 shots against him and he's surrendered 42 goals. He's made 296 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 17 total points this season, which ranks them 30th in the NHL. They are 28th in the league in goals scored with 50 while they've given up 58 goals, ranking them 19th overall. They have had 69 power play opportunities and have scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the NHL. The Golden Knights have allowed 59 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, putting them 3rd in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.33% for the season. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 27th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 11th in the NHL with a total of 23 points this year. They have 13 power play goals on 71 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks them 20th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 64 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. That is 24th in the NHL. As a team, the Flames are 13th in the league with 62 goals scored while they've given up 61 goals, which is 14th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.05%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56.6%, as they've attempted 1,338 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,024 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 56.4% as they have 961 attempts while they have given up 743 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 57.2% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.8% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 589 face-off wins compared to 641 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Vegas has 541 hits and they have blocked 281 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 56.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 43.3% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 613 face-off wins compared to 570 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Calgary has 310 hits and they have blocked 245 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.2% as they've attempted 1,272 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,031 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.8% ranks 4th as they have 953 attempts while they have given up 786 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas +115

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