Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames Game 2 Parlay 4/11/2019

Saturday, April 13, 2019

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Colorado Avalanche head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Saturday in Game 2 of their 1st round series. The Flames won Game 1 by a score of 4-0 to take a 1-0 series lead. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at +180 and the Flames at -240.

Colorado had a record of 38-30-14 this year. They were 5th in the Central Division. They've tallied 258 goals and surrendered 244 goals for a point differential of +14. For the year they have an ATS mark of 38-45-0 and an over/under record of 40-42-0. Calgary had a record of 50-25-7 this season. They were 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 289 goals and given up 223 for a goal differential of +66. Their record against the spread is 51-32-0 while their over/under mark is 41-38-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 38-45-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 40-42-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 51-32-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 41-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Philipp Grubauer has 18 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,071 shots against him and he's surrendered 89 goals. He's made 982 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Gabriel Landeskog has scored 75 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 34 goals this season with 243 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 41 assists on the year and averages 21.2 minutes played per contest. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 41 goals on 365 attempts. He has 58 assists, giving him a total of 99 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has 82 total points this season for the Flames. He has 34 goals this year with 211 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 48 assists on the year and averages 19.1 minutes played per contest. David Rittich has 27 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 1,228 shots against him and he's given up 109 goals. He's made 1,119 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 36 goals on 245 attempts. He has 63 assists, giving him a total of 99 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have given up 272 power play opportunities and surrendered 58 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this season. That is 25th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.64% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 12th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Avalanche are 17th overall with 90 total points this year. They are 10th in the league with 258 goals and 16th in goals allowed with 244. They've had 286 power play chances and scored 63 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Flames are 3rd with a total of 289 goals scored while they are 23rd with 223 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.88%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 21st in the league. The Flames have a total of 107 points this season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have had 53 power play goals on 275 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 18th overall. They've given up 246 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 21st when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4%, as they've attempted 4,738 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,861 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.1% as they have 3,546 attempts while they have given up 3,537 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 15th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 53.7% of the time, which is 6th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season. That is 26th overall in the NHL. They have 2,346 face-off wins compared to 2,529 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,699 hits and they have blocked 1,324 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 2,490 face-off wins compared to 2,265 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 1,233 hits and they have blocked 1,033 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.6% as they've attempted 4,935 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,273 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.2% ranks 4th as they have 3,689 attempts while they have given up 3,240 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Colorado +180 and over 5.5 total goals

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