The Anaheim Ducks and Calgary Flames meet Sunday in NHL action at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 16.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Trevor Zegras leads Anaheim with 22 goals, Troy Terry has 35 assists and Frank Vatrano has 206 shots on goal. Defensively, the Anaheim Ducks are allowing 4 goals per game and are killing 73 percent of their opponent’s power plays. John Gibson has given up 191 goals on 1,912 shots faced, and Anthony Stolarz has allowed 51 goals on 494 shots.
The Calgary Flames are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 20.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads Calgary with 33 goals, Elias Lindholm has 42 assists and Nazem Kadri has 249 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 82.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 155 goals on 1,413 shots faced, and Dan Vladar has given up 70 goals on 654 shots.
The Ducks are 15-41 in their last 56 road games and 27-72 in their last 99 overall. The Flames are 3-7 in their last 10 home games and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The under is 5-1 in Ducks last 6 overall. The under is 6-2 in Flames last 8 home games. The Ducks are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings. The favorite is 52-23 in the last 75 meetings. The home team is 60-27 in the last 87 meetings.
The Anaheim Ducks have been horrible all season long, and you shouldn’t expect different with them on the road and on the end of a back to back. The Calgary Flames are having a strong week, and they need to keep winning to keep those playoff hopes alive. The line is massive, but no excuses for the Flames here. Give me the home team and the PL for max betting value.