The Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets meet Friday in NHL action at the Nationwide Arena. Here’s a Columbus Blue Jackets vs Calgary Flames Prediction. This article will include a Columbus Blue Jackets vs Calgary Flames Pick.
Calgary Flames Betting Preview
The Calgary Flames lost to the Senators and Red Wings, and they play the Penguins and Blues next. The Calgary Flames are averaging 2.57 goals per game and are scoring 19.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Jonathan Hunberdeau leads Calgary with 7 goals, MacKenzie Weegar has 10 assists and Nazem Kadri has 72 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 74 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Dustin Wolf has allowed 30 goals on 380 shots faced, and Dan Vladar has given up 29 goals on 306 shots.
Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Preview
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Hurricanes, lost to the Canadiens, and they play the Blackhawks, Flames, and Oilers next. The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 3.43 goals per game and are scoring 17.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Marchenko leads Columbus with 8 goals, Zach Werenski has 15 assists and Sean Monahan has 59 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 3.62 goals per game and are killing 76.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Daniil Tarasov has allowed 32 goals on 230 shots faced, and Elvis Merzlikins has given up 41 goals on 372 shots.
Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win
- The home team has won each of the Flames’ last 10 games.
- The Flames have lost each of their last seven games as road favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Flames have failed to cover the puck line in 14 of their last 15 games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Flames’ last six games.
- The Flames have lost the second period in seven of their last eight games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts
- Dmitri Voronkov has scored a goal in four of the Blue Jackets’ last five games as underdogs.
- Kent Johnson has recorded at least one point in each of his last seven appearances.
- Zach Werenski has recorded at least one assist in each of the Blue Jackets’ last six games.
- Zach Werenski ranks 1st in the league for average time on ice (25:60) this season.
Calgary Flames Player Prop Facts
- MacKenzie Weegar has scored a goal in five of the Flames’ last six games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Nazem Kadri has recorded at least one assist in five of the Flames’ last six games as road favorites.
- MacKenzie Weegar has recorded at least one point in each of the Flames’ last six games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Rasmus Andersson ranks 1st in the Pacific Division for average time on ice (25:06) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Columbus Blue Jackets rank 29th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.62).
- The Columbus Blue Jackets rank 7th in the league for goals per game this season (3.43).
- The Calgary Flames rank 28th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (73.97%).
- The Calgary Flames rank 26th in the league for goals per game this season (2.57).
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Calgary Flames Prediction
The Calgary Flames are the better team and have won 7 of the last 10 games against the Blue Jackets, so you can understand why they’d be favored. However, even money with the Blue Jackets at home has to be the value play. The Columbus Blue Jackets have 9 wins on the season, and 7 of those wins have come on their home ice. The Columbus Blue Jackets have also won 3 straight games as an underdog. Give me the Blue Jackets.