Vegas Golden Knights vs Calgary Flames Prediction, 2/9/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs Calgary Flames

Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Golden Knights (+105) Flames (-126)

The Calgary Flames (23-13-6) are welcoming the Vegas Golden Knights (27-16-3) at Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Vegas at +105 while Calgary is sitting at -126. The over/under is 6.

The Vegas Golden Knights were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 win over the Sabres in their previous contest. Vegas tallied 18 penalty minutes for this game. The Golden Knights played really well in the victory. Moreover, they had 4 chances with the advantage and were able to net 1 goal. In the game, they tallied a score on 5 of the 35 shots they attempted.

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Concerning their scoring capabilities, the Vegas Golden Knights have earned 154 goals (6th in pro hockey) this season and have allowed 136. For the current season, they have recorded 57 points and their points percentage sits at .620. Vegas steps onto the ice with 120 power play opportunities and they have notched 24 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 20.00%. When playing at even strength, the Golden Knights let the opposition score 110 goals while having 130 on offense. Vegas has attempted 1,557 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.9%. The Golden Knights have had 1,378 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .901. Vegas Golden Knights opponents have 127 power play opportunities (17th in professional hockey) and have a total of 26 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Laurent Brossoit. In his professional hockey career, Brossoit is sitting with 41 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .532. His save percentage is at .907 for his 5,104 mins in the crease. Brossoit has had 2,581 shot attempts taken against him and he has 2,340 total saves. The opposition has racked up 241 goals versus Brossoit in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.83. He has an overall record of 40-35-7 and he has gotten the start in 77 games. Brossoit has participated in 97 contests throughout his professional hockey career.

In their last game, Calgary faced off against the Coyotes in a game where the Flames notched a win by a score of 4-2. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this game but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Flames had 4 goals of the 50 shots on goal they took.

Calgary has tried 1,527 shots (6th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 8.78%, while allowing their opponents 1,226 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 84.30% on their oppositions 121 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 91.5%. They have a total of 123 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 21.14%. The Flames are sitting with 108 goals at even strength and 26 goals (17th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 104 goals to be scored by way of 85 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this year, the Calgary Flames have earned a total of 134 goals, 52 points, in addition to a points percentage of .619.

Across the rink you will find Jacob Markstrom in the crease. The opposition is averaging 2.72 goals/game and he has allowed 903 goals in total. Markstrom's rate of quality starts sits at 52.4% and he has 174 quality starts in his hockey career. He has been a starter 332 contests and has racked up 19,886 mins. Markstrom is sitting with a lifetime mark of 149-147-39 and has been in goal for 348 contests. He has a tally of 9,251 saves out of 10,154 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .911.

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Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Calgary (-126) and under 6 goals

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