The Calgary Flames and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet Tuesday in NHL action from Nationwide Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Blue Jackets vs Flames Prediction.
Calgary Flames Recap
The Calgary Flames come into this game looking to build on their 2-1 win over Pittsburgh from their last game to sit at 19-22-4 this season. After this game, Calgary will head on the road for a game against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Flames Snap Four-Game Skid
Nazem Kadri leads the Flames with 32 points including 8 goals and a team-high 24 assists while Jonathan Huberdeau has 21 points with 8 goals and 13 assists and Morgan Frost has 20 points with 8 goals and 12 assists. Joel Farabee has 19 points with 10 goals and 9 assists while Mikael Backlund has 27 points with 10 goals and 17 assists and Blake Coleman has 21 points with 13 goals as well this season. Matt Coronato has 25 points with 12 goals and 13 assists and Rasmus Andersson has 28 points with 9 goals and 19 assists as well this season. In goal for the Flames, Dustin Wolf has gone 14-18-2 with a 2.97 GAA and an .898 save percentage so far this season while Devin Cooley is 5-4-2 with a 2.29 GAA and a .918 save percentage so far this season.
Why the Calgary Flames will win
- The Flames have won seven of their last eight games as underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Blue Jackets have lost each of their last three games as favorites.
- The Flames have covered the puck line in each of their last 12 games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Blue Jackets have failed to cover the puck line in 11 of their last 12 games as favorites.
Calgary Flames Player Prop Facts
- Rasmus Andersson has recorded an assist in three of the Flames’ last four games against the Blue Jackets.
- Morgan Frost has scored at least one goal in three of his last four appearances against the Blue Jackets.
Columbus Blue Jackets Recap
The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this game looking to add on to their 3-2 OT win over Utah last time out to sit at 19-19-7 this season. After this game, Columbus will head home for a game against the Vancouver Canucks.
Blue Jackets Snap Four-Game Skid
Zach Werenski has 47 points with 16 goals and a team-high 31 assists while Dmitri Voronkov has 16 goals and 13 assists for his 29 points. Kirill Marchenko has 37 points with 16 goals and 21 assists and Charlie Coyle has 26 points with 19 assists. Adam Fantilli has 28 points with 12 goals and 16 assists of his own while Sean Monahan has 22 points with 6 goals and 16 assists. Jet Greaves has gone 13-12-6 with a 2.71 GAA and a .908 save percentage while Elvis Merzlikins has gone 6-7-1 with a 4.03 GAA and an .877 save percentage between the pipes for Columbus so far this season.
Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win
- The home team has won seven of the last eight games between the Flames and Blue Jackets.
- The Flames have lost each of their last seven Tuesday games.
- The Flames have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four night games.
- The home team has covered the puck line in four of the last five games between the Flames and Blue Jackets.
Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts
- Zach Werenski has scored at least one goal in five of his last six appearances with the Blue Jackets as favorites.
- Zach Werenski has recorded an assist in each of the Blue Jackets’ last seven games as home favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
Total Goals Facts
- Fifteen of the Blue Jackets’ last 16 home games after coming off overtime have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Each of the Flames’ last four road games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Nine of the last 10 Tuesday games at Nationwide Arena have gone OVER the total goals line.
Blue Jackets vs Flames Prediction
I’m on the Blue Jackets here. I think a lot of Columbus’ recent struggles were because of a fair number of road games as of late, but they’re now back home, where they’ve been more effective over the years. They face a Calgary team that got a win last time out as well, but has also been wildly inconsistent at times and have issues putting up consistent offense on the road. I’ll take a shot on Columbus for the win here.