Calgary Flames vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction 1-2-25 NHL Picks

The Utah Hockey Club and the Calgary Flames meet Thursday in NHL action from the Scotiabank Saddledome. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Calgary Flames vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction.

Utah Hockey Club Recap

The Utah Hockey Club come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers last time out, dropping to 16-15-6 on the year. After this game, Utah will head on the road for a game against the Dallas Stars.

Utah HC Loses 5^th Straight

Clayton Keller leads Utah in scoring with 37 points including 13 goals and a team-high 24 assists while Dylan Guenther has 33 points with a team-high 16 goals. Logan Cooley has 33 points with 9 goals and 24 assists of his own while Nick Schmaltz has 23 assists. Mikhail Sergachev has 27 points with 18 assists while Barrett Hayton has 16 points with 7 goals and 9 assists. Connor Ingram has gone 6-4-3 with a 3.61 GAA and an .871 save percentage while Karel Vejmelka has gone 8-10-2 with a 2.40 GAA and a .916 save percentage in goal for Utah this season. Jaxson Stauber has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.23 GAA and a .925 save percentage this season as well for Utah.

Why the Utah Hockey Club will win

• Utah has won five of its last six games as a road underdog.
• The Flames have lost four of their last five games as home favorites following a home win.
• The underdog has covered the puck line in 15 of Utah’s last 17 games.
• The Flames have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games as home favorites following a home win.

Calgary Flames Recap

The Calgary Flames come into this game looking to build on their 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks in their last game to improve to 18-11-7 on the year. After this game, the Flames will welcome the Nashville Predators to town on Saturday.

Flames Win Third In A Row

Jonathan Huberdeau leads the Flames in scoring with 29 points including a team-high 16 goals and 13 assists while Nazem Kadri has 26 points split between 14 goals and 12 assists. MacKenzie Weegar has 19 points with a team-high 15 assists while Connor Zary has 21 points with 9 goals and 12 assists. In goal for Calgary, Dustin Wolf is 12-5-2 with a 2.61 GAA and a .914 save percentage while Dan Vladar is 6-7-5 with a 3.02 GAA and an .890 save percentage on the year.

Why the Calgary Flames will win

• Utah has lost each of its last five games.
• The favorites have won each of the Flames’ last six games.
• The Flames have covered the puck line in each of their last five games at Scotiabank Saddledome.
• Utah has failed to cover the puck line in each of its last five games against Pacific Division opponents.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Flames’ last 10 games as home favorites following a home win have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Each of Utah’s four previous games as an underdog following a road loss has gone UNDER the total goals line.

Calgary Flames vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction

I’m on the Flames here. I just can’t get on board with Utah in their current form, as the one area where Utah was significantly stronger this season has been in their play on the road. Now we’re at a point where the goalscoring for Utah has started to dry up. Calgary is playing some solid hockey right now, with three straight wins on the bounce.  I’m just not in a position where I feel like I want to be backing Utah in a near coin-flip spot when Calgary’s played so well at home this season. I’ll roll with the Flames to defend home ice in this one.