Anaheim Ducks vs Calgary Flames 12/3/21 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Calgary Flames and Anaheim Ducks meet Friday in NHL action at the Honda Center. The Calgary Flames look for a win after winning six of their last seven games. The Anaheim Ducks look for a win after splitting their last eight games. 

The Calgary Flames are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 24.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Andrew Mangiapane leads Calgary with 15 goals, Johnny Gaudreau has 16 assists and Matthew Tkachuk has 73 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 2 goals per game and are killing 87 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 30 goals on 485 shots faced, and Dan Vladar has allowed 8 goals on 147 shots.

The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 28.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Troy Terry leads Anaheim with 15 goals, Ryan Getzlaf has 19 assists and Adam Henrique has 67 shots on goal. Defensively, the Anaheim Ducks are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 87.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. John Gibson has given up 49 goals on 578 shots faced, and Anthony Stolarz has allowed 17 goals on 210 shots.

The Flames are 1-4 in their last 5 Friday games and 5-1 in their last 6 games playing on 0 days rest. The Ducks are 8-2 in their last 10 home games and 8-3 in their last 11 games playing on 1 days rest. The under is 5-1 in Flames last 6 road games. The over is 4-1 in Ducks last 5 overall. The Flames are 15-36 in the last 51 meetings.

The Calgary Flames are playing their best hockey of the season and probably should be the favorite, but they’re also on the end of a back to back and playing in Anaheim, where they’ve lost 32 of their last 35 meetings. The Anaheim Ducks are also playing good hockey in their own right, and they somehow don’t get any respect from oddsmakers. The value here is with the Ducks. I’ll take the plus money.