Calgary Flames vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, 12/3/2021 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Calgary Flames vs Anaheim Ducks

Date: Friday, December 3, 2021

Location: Honda Center in Anaheim, CA

TV: Fox Sports Prime Ticket

Odds/Point Spread: Flames (-130) Ducks (+107)

Honda Center is the venue where John Gibson and the Anaheim Ducks (13-8-3) will take on the Calgary Flames (13-4-5) on Friday. The odds on this contest have the Flames priced at -130 and the Ducks are at +107. The over/under is set at 6.

The Flames had a good night with a 2-1 win over the Penguins in their previous contest. Their offensive zone starts sat at 67.7% and they had a PDO of 103.1 for this game. They totaled 28 face-off wins at even strength and were beaten on 35 attempts to win the puck. Their Fenwick came in at 51 and the Fenwick against was 26, giving them a Fenwick rate of 66.2%. The Corsi for the Flames was sitting at 71 and the Corsi against when all was said and done was 32 which had their Corsi percentage coming in at 68.9%. Calgary had 2 penalty minutes for this contest. Moreover, they had 1 chance on the power play but weren't able to convert it into a goal. The Flames could have played much better offensively in the victory. For the outing, they scored on 2 out of the 32 shots they looked to score on.

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Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the Calgary Flames have accumulated 71 goals (9th in hockey) so far this year and have allowed 43. For the season, they have 31 points and their points percentage is sitting at .705. Calgary has 61 power play chances and they have tallied 15 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 24.59%. At even strength, the Flames have allowed the opponent to score 34 goals while notching 56 themselves. Calgary has tried 758 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.4%. The Flames have had 637 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .932. Calgary Flames opponents have 69 power play opportunities (8th in the league) and have come away with 9 goals in those chances.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Daniel Vladar. In his professional hockey career, Vladar has 5 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .500. He has a save percentage of .916 for his 605 mins guarding the cage. Vladar has seen 296 shot attempts against him and has amassed 271 saves. Opponents have been able to score 25 goals against Vladar in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.48. He has compiled a record of 6-2-2 and he started in 10 games. Vladar has played in 10 games during his NHL career.

Their last time out, Anaheim squared up with the Golden Knights in a matchup where the Ducks notched a victory by a tally of 6-5. Anaheim wound up with a 47.4% Corsi rating. This Corsi rating tells us the kind of game Anaheim had and it tells us that they played really well in this game. Their Fenwick percentage was 53.8% with a Fenwick of 35 and the Golden Knights earning a 30 Fenwick at even strength. Their PDO was 112 and their percentage of oZS was 52.8%. The Ducks recorded 6 goals of the 34 shots on goal they attempted. They had 3 chances on the power play in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

Anaheim has taken 765 shots (5th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.46%, while allowing the other team 791 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 84.85% on their opponents 66 power play tries, and their save percentage is currently 91.3%. They have a tally of 70 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 27.14%. The Ducks are sitting with 61 goals at even strength and 19 goals (2nd in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 69 goals to be scored by way of 59 goals at even strength and 10 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this year, the Anaheim Ducks have a total of 80 goals, 29 points, in addition to a points percentage of .604.

For the opposition you will find John Gibson in goal. He has tallied 9,231 stops out of 10,072 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .917. Gibson has accumulated a career record of 158-128-42 and has played in 340 games. He has started in 332 games and his ice time sits at 19,538 mins. Gibson's quality start rate comes out to 55.7% and he has 185 quality starts in his professional career. His opposition is averaging 2.58 goals per game and he has yielded 841 goals in total.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim (+107)

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