Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 1/2/2019

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Calgary Flames head to Little Ceasars Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at -160 and the Red Wings at +144.

Calgary has a record of 24-12-4 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 141 goals and surrendered 112 goals for a point differential of +29. For the year they have an ATS mark of 24-16-0 and an over/under record of 19-20-0. Detroit has a record of 15-19-7 this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 115 goals and given up 140 for a goal differential of -25. Their record against the spread is 15-26-0 while their over/under mark is 21-18-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 24-16-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 19-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 15-26-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 21-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/28/18 D Juuso Valimaki Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/14/18 D Mike Green Ankle is out 3-5 weeks
12/06/18 D Danny DeKeyser Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks
12/05/18 RW Anthony Mantha Hand IR (12/05)
01/02/19 LW Darren Helm Upper Body is upgraded to questionable Wednesday vs Calgary

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has scored 48 total points this year for the Flames. He has 21 goals this season with 122 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 27 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 21 goals on 129 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year. David Rittich has 13 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Flames. He has 615 shots against him and he's surrendered 49 goals. He's made 566 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Andreas Athanasiou has 22 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 13 goals this year with 101 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 16.5 minutes played per contest. Dylan Larkin averages 21.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 17 goals on 156 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 10 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 834 shots against him and he's given up 67 goals. He's made 767 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have 52 total points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They've scored 141 goals while giving up 112 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 22nd respectively. They have had 142 power play chances and scored 30 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the league. The Flames have given up 125 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 17th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.00% for the year. They allow 28 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 19th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings are 23rd in the league with a total of 37 points this season. They have 19 power play goals on 106 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 20th in the NHL. They've given up 135 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 20th overall. As a team, the Red Wings are 17th with a total of 115 goals scored while they've given up 140 goals this season, ranking 3rd in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.85%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 18th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.5%, as they've attempted 2,377 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,065 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.9% as they have 1,767 attempts while they have given up 1,574 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 55.2% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.8% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 1,222 face-off wins compared to 1,119 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Calgary has 592 hits and they have blocked 491 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 1,352 face-off wins compared to 1,270 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Detroit has 871 hits and they have blocked 562 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. Detroit is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.8% as they've attempted 2,153 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,547 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.2% ranks 28th as they have 1,636 attempts while they have given up 1,985 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary -160

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