The Calgary Flames, fueled by Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk, are preparing to take the ice against Rickard Rakell, Ryan Getzlaf, the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in a divisional showdown. The game will get going at 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 7, and you’ll be able to catch it live on Sportsnet West.
Calgary Flames vs. Anaheim Ducks Odds
Calgary is 9-6 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 3.0 units this year. Through 15 regular season contests, nine of its games have gone over the total, while six have gone under and none have pushed. The Flames are 5-3 SU on the road in 2018-19.
Calgary has converted on just 15.3 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that’s ranked 23rd in the NHL. Its penalty kill is ranked 26th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off only 72.9 percent of all penalties..
With a .871 save percentage and 23.0 saves per game, Mike Smith (5-5-1) has been the best option in goal for Calgary this season. If Calgary chooses to rest him, however, head coach Bill Peters may roll with David Rittich (4-3 record, .927 save percentage, 2.24 goals against average).
On the other side of the ice, Anaheim is 6-10 straight up (SU) and has lost 3.8 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 16 regular season contests, nine of its games have gone under the total, while five have gone over and just one has pushed. So far this year, the team is 3-5 SU as the home team.
The Ducks have converted on just 15.6 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 18th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.6 percent of all penalties.
John Gibson (33.0 saves per game) has been the primary selection in goal for the Ducks. Gibson has five wins, eight losses, and three overtime losses to his name and has maintained a 2.41 goals against average and a .933 save percentage this year.
Calgary Flames vs. Anaheim Ducks Free Picks
NHL Pick: SU Winner – Ducks, O/U – Under
Click Here to Start Betting Today!
Notes
Betting Trends
A majority (66.7 percent) of Calgary’s wins have come by two or more goals, and the team is 6-4 overall in games decided by at least two scores. 2 of Anaheim’s wins (33.3 percent) have been decided by two or more goals.
The Flames are 5-3 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 7-4 in games where they’re in the box for fewer than 10 penalty minutes, total.
The total has gone under in three of Anaheim’s last five outings.
Anaheim has averaged 11.2 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 9.3 giveaways per game (ranked 15th in the NHL).
+++++
