Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler, and the Winnipeg Jets will do battle against Matthew Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau, and the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome for a Western Conference showdown. The puck drops at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 21, and fans at home can catch the game live on RSN.
Winnipeg Jets vs. Calgary Flames Odds
Playing the role of favorites will be the Jets (-115), whereas the Flames are dogs offering moneyline odds of -105, and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The odds for betting the total stand at -120 money on the over and +100 on the under.
Calgary is 12-9 straight up (SU) and has netted 2.0 units for moneyline bettors this season. That winning percentage, ranked first in the Pacific Division so far in the early season, is a welcomed improvement compared to what the team did during the 2017-18 season (37-45). Of its 21 games this season, 10 have gone over the total, while another 10 have gone under and just one has pushed. So far this year, the team is 6-4 SU at home.
The Flames have converted on 19.7 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated 24th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 76.6 percent of all penalties.
Sporting a .876 save percentage and 22.8 saves per game, Mike Smith (5-8-1) has been the top option in goal for Calgary this year. If the Flames, however, choose to give him the night off, head coach Bill Peters may turn to David Rittich (7-3-3 record, .931 save percentage, 1.93 goals against average).
On the visitors’ side of the rink, Winnipeg is 12-7 straight up (SU) and has netted 2.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 19 regular season contests, 10 of its games have gone under the total, while six have gone over and just three have pushed. The Jets are 4-3 SU as an away team this season.
The Jets enter the matchup with the second-best power-play unit in the NHL, as they’ve found the net on 32.1 percent of their extra-man chances this season. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 15th overall and it’s successfully killed off 80.6 percent of all opponent power plays.
Connor Hellebuyck (28.8 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for Winnipeg. Hellebuyck owns a 9-6-1 record, while registering a .913 save percentage and 2.74 goals against average this year.
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Notes
Betting Notes
The under has hit in three of Calgary’s last five games.
After averaging the fifth-most shots in the league last season (33.6 per game), Calgary’s attempted 33.7 shots per contest overall this season, and 38.4 in their last five home outings.
Seven of Winnipeg’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 5-2 in those games.
Winnipeg skaters recorded 23.3 hits per game last season, while the Flames forced 20.0 hits per contest.
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