Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan, and the Calgary Flames will do battle against Cam Atkinson, Artemi Panarin, and the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena in an East-West showdown. The puck is going to drop at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 4, and it can be seen live on Sportsnet West.
Calgary Flames vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Odds
Calgary (+110) is currently the underdog to Columbus (-130) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals. The odds for betting that total sit at -120 for the over and +100 for the under.
Calgary is 16-11 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 3.0 units this season. Through 27 regular season contests, 13 of its games have gone over the total, while another 13 have gone under and just one has pushed. The Flames are 8-6 SU as an away team in 2018-19.
Calgary has converted on 20.8 percent of its power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 24th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 76.8 percent of its penalties..
Averaging 22.4 saves per game with a .886 save percentage, Mike Smith (8-8-1) has been the best option in goal for Calgary this season. If Calgary chooses to rest him, however, they may turn to David Rittich (8-5-1), who has a .924 save percentage and 2.21 goals against average this year.
On the other side of the rink, Columbus is 15-11 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 26 regular season matches, 13 of its games have gone under the total, while 10 have gone over and just three have pushed. This year, the team’s 7-5 SU as the home team.
The Blue Jackets have converted on just 16.7 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that places them in the bottom 10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 15th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.5 percent of all penalties.
Sergei Bobrovsky has denied 27.4 shots per game as the top choice in the crease for the Blue Jackets. Bobrovsky has 10 wins and eight losses to his credit and has recorded a .911 save percentage and 2.72 goals against average this year.
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Notes
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The total has gone under in three of Calgary’s last five games.
Over Calgary’s last ten games, seven of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 5-2 in those games).
Calgary skaters recorded 20.0 hits per game last season, while the Jackets forced 21.8 hits per contest.
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