Calgary Flames vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 11/16/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Calgary Flames vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Flames (-110) Flyers (-110)

Jacob Markstrom and the Calgary Flames are headed to Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday where they'll take on the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers open this matchup at -110 while the Flames are coming in at -110. The over/under is set at 5.5.

The Flames will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 4-0 win over the Senators their last time out. The Corsi for the Flames was sitting at 43 and the Corsi against at the end of this game was 34 which means they had a Corsi rate of 55.8%. The offensive zone starts for them were at 61.3% and they had a PDO of 112.0 for this game. Calgary tallied 13 mins in the box in this game. The Flames had a good offensive performance and it was apparent in the victory. Their Fenwick was 32 and the Fenwick Against sat at 27, meaning they had a Fenwick percentage of 54.2%. They accrued 25 face-off wins at even strength and lost on 19 opportunities to control the puck. In addition, they had 4 chances on the power play and scored 1 goal. In the game, they finished 4 of the 33 shots they launched.

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Calgary Flames opponents have 49 power play opportunities (9th in professional hockey) and have racked up 7 goals in those attempts. The Flames have had 432 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .926. Calgary has taken 521 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.2%. At even strength, the Flames let the opposition score 25 goals while notching 37 themselves. Calgary has 47 power play opportunities and they have notched 11 goals during those chances, garnering them a percentage of 23.40%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 20 points and their points % is .667. In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Calgary Flames have tallied 48 goals (5th in the league) so far this season and have given up 32.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jacob Markstrom. The opposition has racked up 851 goals against Markstrom in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.75. Markstrom has played in 326 contests throughout his NHL career. His save percentage is at .911 during his 18,581 mins guarding the cage. He has a record of 137-140-37 and he was named the starter in 310 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Markstrom has tallied 162 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .523. Markstrom has seen 9,526 shots taken against him and he has 8,675 total saves.

In their last game, Philadelphia squared up with the Stars in a matchup where the Flyers went home in defeat by a mark of 5-2. Their PDO was 84 and their oZS percentage was 64.7%. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this contest and netted 1 goal out of those opportunities. They earned a Fenwick percentage of 48.1% by notching a Fenwick of 38 and the Stars finishing with a 41 Fenwick. The Flyers earned 2 goals out of the 33 shots on goal they pursued. Philadelphia wrapped up this game with a 47.2% Corsi rating. These Corsi statistics are telling of the type of game that Philadelphia played and you could say that they have had better days on the ice.

Philadelphia has put up 399 shots (26th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 9.02%, while allowing the opposition 436 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 82.61% on the other teams 46 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 92.4%. They have a tally of 41 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 17.07%. The Flyers are sitting with 29 goals at even strength and 7 goals (25th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 33 goals to be scored by way of 25 goals at even strength and 8 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the Philadelphia Flyers have accumulated 36 goals, 16 points, in addition to a points percentage of .615.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Carter Hart in net. Opponents are averaging 2.83 goals/game and he has surrendered 286 goals in total. Hart's rate of quality starts is 51.9% and he has qualified for 54 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He has started in 104 games and has accumulated 6,072 mins. Hart has earned a career record of 53-40-11 and has been in net for 110 contests. He has tallied 2,814 stops out of the 3,100 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .908.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-110)

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