The Calgary Flames and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet in NHL action from the Nationwide Arena on Friday night.

Flames Snuff Out Sabres

The Calgary Flames come into this game on the heels of their 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres last time out for their second win of the year. Elias Lindholm leads the Flames in scoring with 5 goals and 4 assists while Adam Ruzicka, Andrew Mangiapane and Jonathan Huberdeau each have 2 goals and 2 assists for their 4 points. Noah Hanifin also has a team-high 4 assists while Dillon Dube and Rasmus Andersson each have a goal and 2 assists for their 3 points respectively. Jacob Markstrom’s gone 1-1-1 with a 2.96 GAA and an .898 save percentage between the pipes for Calgary while Dan Vladar has gone 1-0 with a 3.00 GAA.

Calgary Flames Team Facts

• The Flames have lost seven of their last eight games as favorites following a road win.
• The Flames have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 11 games as favorites following a road win.
• The Flames have lost the first period in each of their last four games following a road win.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Flames’ last four games following a road win.

Calgary Flames Player Prop Facts

• Noah Hanifin has recorded a point in each of his last six appearances at Nationwide Arena.
• Mikael Backlund has recorded at least one assist in eight of the Flames’ last 10 games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Adam Ruzicka has the equal-most Power Play Points for the Flames this season (2).

Columbus Falls To Detroit

The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this one looking to rebound from a 4-0 loss to Detroit in their last game. Boone Jenner has a team-high 4 points with a team-high 3 goals while Kirill Marchenko has 3 assists. Jake Bean and Patrik Laine each have a goal and an assist while Ivan Provorov and Johnny Gaudreau each have 2 assists. Elvis Merzlikins has gone 1-1 with a 1.84 GAA and a .950 save percentage while Spencer Martin has gone 0-1 with a 4.54 GAA and an .867 save percentage this season.

Columbus Blue Jackets Team Facts

• The Blue Jackets have won seven of their last eight games as home underdogs following a home loss.
• The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in 10 of their last 11 games as home underdogs following a home loss.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Blue Jackets’ last six games following a home loss.
• The Blue Jackets have lost the first period in 11 of their last 12 night games at Nationwide Arena following a loss.

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts

• Patrik Laine has scored a goal in each of his last seven appearances with the Blue Jackets as home underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
• Patrik Laine has recorded at least one point in each of his last eight home appearances against Pacific Division opponents.
• Johnny Gaudreau has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Blue Jackets’ last eight home games against Pacific Division opponents.
• Kirill Marchenko has the equal-highest Plus/Minus for the Blue Jackets this season (+2).

Matchup/League Facts

• The Columbus Blue Jackets ranks T1st in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (0).
• The Columbus Blue Jackets ranks 30th in the league in penalty minutes this season (29).
• The Calgary Flames ranks T6th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (93.33%).
• The Calgary Flames ranks T1st in the league for power play goals against this season (1).

Chris’ Pick

I’m sticking with Columbus here. I don’t love the Flames to begin with but I’m not the biggest fan of their goaltending especially on the second half of a back-to-back. The Blue Jackets didn’t win a ton of games last year, but the ones they did win more often than not, came at home. I think this is going to be a battle but I think it should be a coin flip more than anything. I’ll take a shot on the value with the Blue Jackets here.