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Calgary Flames vs Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/18/2021

Anaheim Ducks (1-1) vs. Calgary Flames (0-1)
October 18, 2021 9:30 pm EDT
The Line: Calgary Flames -175 / Anaheim Ducks +155; Over/Under: 5.5
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The Anaheim Ducks and the Calgary Flames meet in NHL action from the Scotiabank Saddledome on Monday night.

The Anaheim Ducks will look to bounce back from a hard fought 2-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild in their last game. The game was scoreless through the opening 20 minutes before Jakob Slifverberg opened the scoring for Anaheim just :17 into the 2nd period. Minnesota would tie the game at one just before the end of the second period and late in the 3rd, we appeared headed for overtime but the Wild had other plans when they scored the game-winning goal with less than eight seconds to play. Anthony Stolarz took the loss after allowing both goals on 33 shots faced in the losing effort.

The Calgary Flames will look to rebound from a frustrating 5-2 loss to the rival Edmonton Oilers to start the year. Edmonton opened the scoring with a pair of goals 4:21 apart in the opening 20 minutes before pushing the lead to 3-0 five and a half minutes into the second period. Andrew Mangiapane scored less than four minutes later to get Calgary on the board and Elias Lindholm cut the deficit to 3-2 just over five minutes into the 3rd, but Edmonton would respond just :26 later to restore the two-goal lead and would seal Calgary’s fate with an empty-netter in the final two minutes. Jacob Markstrom took the loss, allowing four goals on 32 shots faced in the defeat.

Anaheim is 2-5 in their last 7 road games and 15-36 in their last 51 games overall while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 Monday games. Calgary is 0-5 in their last 5 Monday games and 4-1 in their last 5 games as a favorite while the over is 13-2-1 in their last 16 division games.

I sort of understand the Flames being favored being at home, but realistically, that’s about all they have going for them as the Flames looked lost against Edmonton in the opener. Like a team without their captain… Oh wait, they don’t have their captain that’s right. Anaheim is a team I had no expectation from this season, but they’ve made me eat my words early on this season and being early in the year, we might as well take advantage while teams are still adjusting. Give me the Ducks and the plus money.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Anaheim +155

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