Philadelphia Flyers vs Calgary Flames Prediction, 10/12/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Calgary Flames

Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Scotiabank Saddledome is the location where the Calgary Flames (38-39-5 last year) will go up against the Philadelphia Flyers (38-33-11 last season) on Saturday.

The Philadelphia Flyers will look to clean up some issues after taking a 2-1 loss against the Capitals in their previous outing. Philadelphia compiled 2 penalty minutes in this game. The Flyers didn't have their best offensive outing in this loss. Furthermore, they had 1 power play attempt but didn't convert it into a score. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 1 out of the 28 shots they attempted.

Philadelphia Flyers opposition had 241 power play opportunities (19th in the league) and notched 40 goals in those chances. The Flyers had 2,225 shots attempted against them and had a save percentage of .884. Philadelphia attempted 2,708 shots and held a shot percentage of 8.5%. When playing at even strength, the Flyers allowed 218 goals while having 200. Philadelphia accounted for 254 power play opportunities and scored 31 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 12.20%. For the previous campaign, they recorded 87 points and their points percentage was .530. When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Philadelphia Flyers tallied 231 goals (27th in hockey) for the previous season and allowed 258.

The man in net for this game is Samuel Ersson. Ersson has been in net for 63 contests throughout his professional hockey career. He has a mark of 29-22-7 and he has gotten the start in 59 games. Opponents have notched 165 goals against Ersson in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.87. Ersson has had 1,531 shots against him and has garnered 1,366 total saves. His save percentage currently is .892 for his 3,454 mins between the pipes. In his career, Ersson has 32 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .542.

In their last contest, Calgary played the Canucks in a game where the Flames notched a win by a final of 6-5. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest and scored 1 out of those attempts. The Flames scored 6 goals of the 26 shots on goal they tried.

Calgary attempted 2,572 shots (13th in hockey) and accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.84%, while allowing the other team 2,438 shots. They accumulated a penalty kill rate of 80.82% on the other team's 245 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage was at 89.0%. They earned 252 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 17.86%. The Flames earned 208 goals at even strength and 45 goals (24th in hockey) while on the power play. They granted a total of 267 goals to be scored by way of 220 goals at even strength and 47 goals while they were shorthanded. Last season, the Calgary Flames tallied 253 goals, 81 points, as well as a points percentage of .494.

For the opposition you are likely to see Dustin Wolf between the pipes. The opposition is averaging 3.03 goals per contest and he has relinquished 51 goals in total. Wolf's quality start rate comes out to 50.0% and he has made 8 quality starting assignments in his career. He has started in 16 games and has played for a total of 1,011 mins. Wolf has accumulated a lifetime mark of 8-7-1 and has been in net for 18 games. He has compiled 440 stops out of 491 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .896.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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