Calgary Flames (30-13-6) vs. Vancouver Canucks (24-22-6)
February 24, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Vancouver Canucks +140 / Calgary Flames -160; Over/Under: +6
(Get latest betting odds)
The Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks meet in NHL action from the Rogers Arena on Thursday night.
The Calgary Flames will look to build on their double-digit win streak after a 3-1 win over Winnipeg last time out. Johnny Gaudreau leads the Flames in scoring with 64 points including a team-high 44 assists while Elias Lindholm has 49 points with 26 assists and 23 goals with Gaudreau posting a team-high +41 plus/minus rating while Lindholm has a +39 rating. Matthew Tkachuk has 24 goals and 32 assists for his 56 points while Andrew Mangiapane has 34 points and 25 goals of his own. Jacob Markstrom’s gone 23-10-5 with a 2.06 GAA and a .928 save percentage up to this point in the season in goal for Calgary.
The Vancouver Canucks will look to build on a 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken last time out. J.T. Miller leads the Canucks in scoring with 53 points including a team-high 18 goals and 35 assists while Quinn Hughes has 39 points with a team-high 35 assists. Conor Garland also has 13 goals this season with a total of 29 points and Luke Schenn has a team-best +12 plus/minus. Bo Horvat’s also added 27 points with 15 goals of his own and Elias Pettersson has 34 points with 14 goals and 20 assists for Vancouver this year. Thatcher Demko’s seen the majority of action between the pipes for the Canucks, going 21-16-2 with a 2.66 GAA and a .916 save percentage this season.
Calgary is 13-3 in their last 16 games overall and 5-1 in their last 6 games as a road favorite while the over is 8-2-4 in their last 14 games following a win. Vancouver is 1-5 in their last 6 games following a win and 8-18 in their last 26 games as an underdog while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 home games.
I get the case to be made for a home dog in most spots, but we’re at the point with the Flames where you may be waiting for the other shoe to drop and the winning streak to end, but realistically, it’s the opposite for me where I just keep riding the hot hand until the tickets stop cashing. The Flames tend to play better on the road as it is and it’s been like that well before this streak started. Give me the Flames here.
