Calgary Flames vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 11/21/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Calgary Flames vs Boston Bruins

Date: Sunday, November 21, 2021

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Linus Ullmark and the Boston Bruins (8-5-0) play the Calgary Flames (9-3-5) at TD Garden on Sunday.

The Flames went home feeling good about their game by earning a 5-0 victory against the Sabres in their previous contest. The Corsi for the Flames was 58 and the Corsi against when this game finished was 40 meaning they had a Corsi percentage of 59.2%. Their starts in the offensive zone were at 69.6% and they had a PDO of 112.9 for this matchup. Calgary compiled 4 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Flames had a solid offensive performance in this win. Their Fenwick was 42 and the Fenwick against was 29, meaning they had a Fenwick percentage of 59.2%. They amassed 23 face-off victories at even strength and were beaten on 17 attempts to win the face-off. Moreover, they had 2 chances with extra men on the ice and scored 1 goal. In the game, they finished 5 out of the 33 shots they tried.

Calgary Flames opponents have amassed 55 power play opportunities (9th in hockey) and have tallied 7 goals in those chances. The Flames have had 502 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .932. Calgary has attempted 588 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.2%. At even strength, the Flames have given up 27 goals while scoring 42 on the offensive side of the ice. Calgary steps onto the ice with 51 power play chances and they have notched 12 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 23.53%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 23 points and their points percentage is sitting at .676. When it comes to their goal scoring prowess, the Calgary Flames have accumulated 54 goals (6th in hockey) on the year and have surrendered 34.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Jacob Markstrom. Over the course of his time in hockey, Markstrom has 164 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .526. He has a save percentage of .911 during his 18,702 minutes played. Markstrom has seen 9,596 shots against him and he has 8,743 saves. The opposition has been able to score 853 goals versus Markstrom in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.74. He has earned a record of 138-140-38 and he started in 312 games. Markstrom has been in net for 328 contests over the course of his hockey career.

In their last contest, Boston faced off against the Canadiens in an outing where the Bruins ended up with the win by a final score of 5-2. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this outing and netted 1 goal out of those chances. The Bruins netted 5 goals out of the 41 shots on goal they attempted. Their PDO was 104 and they finished this one with an oZS percentage of 47.3%. Boston wrapped up this game with a 50.0% Corsi rate. This Corsi percentage speaks to the kind of game that Boston played and they looked like the better team in this game. Their Fenwick percentage came in at 52.0% by way of having a Fenwick of 39 and the Canadiens earning a 36 Fenwick.

The Bruins have earned 30 goals at even strength and 10 goals (14th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. Boston has tried 460 shots (21st in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 8.70%, while allowing their opponents 365 shots. This season, the Boston Bruins have earned a total of 40 goals, 16 points, in addition to a points percentage of .615. They have a total of 40 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 25.00%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 82.93% on their oppositions 41 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 89.9%. They have allowed 37 goals to be scored by way of 30 goals at even strength and 7 goals while they were shorthanded.

Across the rink you are likely to see Linus Ullmark between the pipes. His opposition is averaging 2.79 goals/game and he has given up 327 goals in total. Ullmark's quality start percentage sits at 55.1% and he has accumulated 65 quality starts in his pro career. He has made the start in 118 games and has been on the ice for 7,035 minutes. Ullmark is the owner of a career mark of 53-50-13 and has participated in 123 games. He has compiled 3,386 stops out of 3,713 shots taken, which gives him a rate of .912.

Who will win tonight's hockey game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Boston

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