Ottawa Senators vs Calgary Flames Prediction, 3/12/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Calgary Flames

Date: Sunday, March 12, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB

TV: Sportsnet

The Ottawa Senators (33-27-4) are on their way to Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Calgary Flames (29-24-13).

The Ottawa Senators will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 5-4 victory over the Kraken their last time out. The Senators had a good offensive outing and it showed in the win. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 5 out of the 31 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 4 power play opportunities but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Ottawa earned 4 penalty mins in this game.

Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the Ottawa Senators have racked up 202 goals (16th in the league) this year and have allowed 202. For the current season, the have a total of 70 points and their points percentage sits at .547. Ottawa skates onto the rink with 241 power play opportunities and they have notched 58 goals out of those advantages, giving them a rate of 24.07%. While at even strength, the Senators have conceded 163 goals while notching 144 on offense. Ottawa has taken 2,128 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.5%. The Senators have seen 2,020 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .900. Ottawa Senators opponents have amassed 232 power play tries (3rd in the league) and have racked up 39 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Mads Sogaard. Opponents have notched 27 goals versus Sogaard in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.97. Sogaard has taken the ice for 10 games throughout his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .897 for his 546 minutes in the crease. He has accumulated a mark of 6-2-1 and he started in 9 games. For his career, Sogaard has 5 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .556. Sogaard has seen 261 shots taken against him and has gathered 234 total saves.

In their last contest, Calgary faced the Ducks in a game where the Flames ended up taking the loss by a score of 3-1. They had 2 power play chances in this contest and earned 1 out of those attempts. The Flames notched 1 goal of the 37 shots on goal they attempted.

The Flames have earned 159 goals at even strength and 40 goals (20th in hockey) while on the power play. Calgary has put up 2,340 shots (2nd in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.50%, while allowing their opponents 1,798 shots. So far this year, the Calgary Flames have tallied 199 goals, 71 points, and a points percentage of .538. They have permitted 200 goals to be scored by way of 158 goals at even strength and 42 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 207 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 19.32%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 81.33% on the other teams 225 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 88.9%.

Across the rink you will find Jacob Markstrom defending the net. Markstrom has a lifetime record of 186-170-51 and has played in 423 games. Markstrom's quality start percentage comes in at 52.5% and he has earned 213 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has recorded 11,048 stops out of the 12,141 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .910. The opposition is averaging 2.71 goals per game and he has relinquished 1,093 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 406 contests and has been on the ice for 24,229 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa

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