Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames NHL Picks and Tips 2/22/2019

Friday, February 22, 2019

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Anaheim Ducks head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Friday, February 22, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +205 and the Flames at -250.

Anaheim has a record of 24-27-9 this year. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 137 goals and surrendered 187 goals for a point differential of -50. For the year they have an ATS mark of 24-36-0 and an over/under record of 21-36-0. Calgary has a record of 37-16-7 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have scored 221 goals and given up 178 for a goal differential of +43. Their record against the spread is 36-23-0 while their over/under mark is 35-23-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 24-36-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 21-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 36-23-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 35-23-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

02/15/19 GO John Gibson Upper Body IR
02/15/19 GO Chad Johnson Head IR (02/15)
02/09/19 RW Patrick Eaves Illness IR (02/09)
01/21/19 RW Ondrej Kase Upper Body IR (01/21)

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

02/20/19 LW James Neal Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/20/19 D Michael Stone Arm IR (11/21)

Player Spotlight

Ryan Getzlaf has scored 39 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 11 goals this season with 116 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 28 assists on the year and averages 19.9 minutes played per contest. Brandon Montour averages 22.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by tallying 5 goals on 121 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 25 points on the year. Ryan Miller has 6 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 350 shots against him and he's surrendered 25 goals. He's made 325 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has 67 total points this season for the Flames. He has 29 goals this year with 174 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 38 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 30 goals on 191 attempts. He has 49 assists, giving him a total of 79 points on the year. Mike Smith has 17 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 818 shots against him and he's given up 88 goals. He's made 730 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 57 total points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They've scored 137 goals while giving up 187 scores, which has them ranked 31st and 14th respectively. They have had 161 power play chances and scored 25 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the league. The Ducks have given up 196 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 15th when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.29% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 8th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 2nd in the league with a total of 81 points this season. They have 48 power play goals on 213 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 7th in the NHL. They've given up 192 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 23rd overall. As a team, the Flames are 2nd with a total of 221 goals scored while they've given up 178 goals this season, ranking 20th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.44%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 21st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46%, as they've attempted 3,204 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,757 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.2% as they have 2,377 attempts while they have given up 2,877 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 1,806 face-off wins compared to 1,649 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,368 hits and they have blocked 880 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.5% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 1,855 face-off wins compared to 1,694 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Calgary has 887 hits and they have blocked 775 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Calgary is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.8% as they've attempted 3,577 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,201 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.4% ranks 5th as they have 2,667 attempts while they have given up 2,426 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Calgary -250

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