Calgary Flames at Florida Panthers Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 2/14/2019

Thursday, February 14, 2019

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The Calgary Flames head to BB&T Center to take on the Florida Panthers on Thursday, February 14, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at -125 and the Panthers at +100.

Calgary has a record of 34-16-6 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 205 goals and surrendered 167 goals for a point differential of +38. For the year they have an ATS mark of 34-22-0 and an over/under record of 33-22-0. Florida has a record of 23-24-8 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 168 goals and given up 192 for a goal differential of -24. Their record against the spread is 23-32-0 while their over/under mark is 28-21-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 34-22-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 33-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 23-32-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 28-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

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

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season
02/12/19 D MacKenzie Weegar Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Calgary

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has scored 65 total points this year for the Flames. He has 29 goals this season with 170 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 36 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 29 goals on 178 attempts. He has 48 assists, giving him a total of 77 points on the year. David Rittich has 20 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Flames. He has 923 shots against him and he's surrendered 82 goals. He's made 841 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has 53 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 19 goals this year with 133 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 22.8 minutes played per contest. Evgenii Dadonov averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 19 goals on 143 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has 12 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 788 shots against him and he's given up 83 goals. He's made 705 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have 74 total points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They've scored 205 goals while giving up 167 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 19th respectively. They have had 201 power play chances and scored 46 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 8th in the league. The Flames have given up 182 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 21st when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.44% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 23rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers are 25th in the league with a total of 54 points this season. They have 50 power play goals on 193 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 153 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 13th overall. As a team, the Panthers are 16th with a total of 168 goals scored while they've given up 192 goals this season, ranking 4th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.17%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.7%, as they've attempted 3,319 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,977 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.3% as they have 2,477 attempts while they have given up 2,260 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 53.6% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.4% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 1,749 face-off wins compared to 1,581 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 810 hits and they have blocked 717 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 1,691 face-off wins compared to 1,755 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.1%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Florida has 1,207 hits and they have blocked 734 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Florida is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4% as they've attempted 3,233 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,063 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.5% ranks 10th as they have 2,471 attempts while they have given up 2,329 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Calgary -125

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