Calgary Flames vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 1/6/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Calgary Flames vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday, January 6, 2022

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Flames (+134) Lightning (-162)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (22-8-5) will try to defeat the Calgary Flames (17-8-6) at Amalie Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Calgary at +134 and Tampa Bay is priced at -162. The betting total is set at 6.

The Calgary Flames will look to clean up some issues after taking a 6-2 defeat to the Panthers in the last game they played. Calgary accrued 4 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Flames had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this defeat. Additionally, they had 2 attempts on the power play but weren't able to score a goal. In the game, they netted 2 of the 49 shots they put on net.

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The Flames have had 919 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .921. When playing at even strength, the Flames have conceded 58 goals while scoring 77 on offense. Calgary Flames opponents have tallied 92 power play opportunities (19th in professional hockey) and have racked up 15 goals in those attempts. For the current campaign, they have 40 points and their points percentage comes in at .645. Calgary has taken 1,094 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.0%. Concerning their scoring capabilities, the Calgary Flames have notched 98 goals (15th in the league) on the year and have surrendered 73. Calgary comes into the game with 91 power play opportunities and they have scored 21 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 23.08%.

The man in net for this game is Jacob Markstrom. Markstrom has taken the ice for 339 games over the course of his hockey career. He has an overall record of 144-144-39 and he has started in 323 games. Opponents have been able to score 883 goals against Markstrom in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.74. Markstrom has seen 9,923 shots against him and has recorded 9,040 saves. His save percentage is at .911 in his 19,366 minutes between the pipes. For his professional hockey career, Markstrom has tallied 169 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .523.

The last time they were on the ice, Tampa Bay faced off against the Blue Jackets in a game where the Lightning ended up with the win by a final score of 7-2. They had 4 power play chances in this matchup and recorded 3 goals out of those chances. The Lightning notched 7 goals of the 36 shots on goal they pursued.

Tampa Bay has attempted 1,049 shots (14th in the NHL) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.87%, while allowing the other team 1,042 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 79.61% on their opponents 103 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.4%. They have a total of 109 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 20.18%. The Lightning have scored 92 goals at even strength and 22 goals (10th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have allowed 100 goals to be scored by of a combination of 79 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they were shorthanded. On the year, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accounted for 114 goals, 49 points, in addition to a points percentage of .700.

Across the ice you will find Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. Vasilevskiy holds a lifetime mark of 208-88-22 and has been in net for 328 games. Vasilevskiy's quality start percentage is 57.2% and he has 182 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has accounted for 9,143 saves out of the 9,937 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .920. Opponents are averaging 2.48 goals per contest and he has surrendered 794 goals overall. He was named a starter in 318 games and has been on the ice for 19,207 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-162)

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