Calgary Flames vs Washington Capitals Prediction, 10/23/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Calgary Flames vs Washington Capitals

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: NBC Sports Washington

Odds/Point Spread: Flames (+147) Capitals (-182)

Capital One Arena is the venue where Ilya Samsonov and the Washington Capitals (3-0-1) will take on the Calgary Flames (1-1-1) on Saturday. The Capitals open this matchup at -182 while the Flames are coming in at +147. The total is set at 6.

The Flames were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-0 victory over the Red Wings in their previous outing. The Flames had an average offensive output in the victory. In the outing, they converted 3 of the 29 shots they tried. In addition, they had 2 chances on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Calgary accrued 9 minutes in the box in this contest. The Corsi for the Flames was sitting at 44 and the Corsi against at the end of this game was 50 meaning they had a Corsi percentage of 46.8%. Their Fenwick came in at 32 and the Fenwick against finished at 44, giving them a Fenwick percentage of 42.1%. They accrued 21 face-off wins at even strength and were beaten on 19 attempts to control the puck. The offensive zone starts for them were rated at 41.9% and their PDO was 111.5 for this matchup.

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When talking about scoring goals, the Calgary Flames have accounted for 7 goals (29th in the NHL) for the year and have conceded 8. For the current campaign, they have racked up 3 points and their points percentage is .500. Calgary is sitting with 9 power play chances and they have added 1 goal out of those tries, earning them a rate of 11.11%. When playing at even strength, the Flames have allowed the opponent to score 5 goals while earning 6 of their own. Calgary has tried 119 shots and holds a shot percentage of 5.9%. The Flames have had 93 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .914. Calgary Flames opponents have earned 9 power play opportunities (27th in pro hockey) and have a total of 3 goals in those attempts.

The man in net for this game is Jacob Markstrom. Opponents have been able to score 838 goals against Markstrom in his professional hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.78. Markstrom has participated in 318 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .910 for his 18,100 minutes played. He has accumulated an overall record of 133-138-35 and he has started in 302 games. In his career, Markstrom has earned 157 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .520. Markstrom has had 9,309 shots taken against him and has recorded 8,471 total saves.

In their last contest, Washington faced off against the Devils in a matchup where the Capitals got the win by a score of 4-1. Washington had a 50.0% Corsi rating. These Corsi stats tell us the story of the kind of game Washington had and they looked good in this game. Their Fenwick percentage was 53.5% by amassing a Fenwick of 38 and the Devils having notched a 33 Fenwick at even strength. Their PDO was 116 and their percentage of oZS was 66.9%. The Capitals tallied 4 goals of the 27 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 chances on the power play in this outing but weren't able to notch a goal.

So far this year, the Washington Capitals have accumulated 16 goals, 7 points, in addition to a points percentage of .875. They have allowed 7 goals to be scored by of a combination of 4 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they were shorthanded. The Capitals have accumulated 13 goals at even strength and 3 goals (10th in the league) while on the power play. They have earned 16 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 18.75%. Washington has put up 127 shots (13th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 12.60%, while allowing their opponents 101 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 72.73% on their opponents 11 power play chances, and their save percentage is 93.1%.

Across the ice you are going to see Ilya Samsonov protecting the goal. Samsonov has compiled a career mark of 30-10-3 and has been in net for 46 contests. Samsonov's rate of quality starts comes out to 48.8% and he has qualified for 20 quality starts in his professional career. He is sitting with 1,103 saves out of 1,215 shots taken, giving him a rate of .908. Teams are averaging 2.62 goals per game and he has given up 112 goals altogether. He has started in 41 games and has played for a total of 2,564 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Calgary (+147)

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