The Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames meet Friday in NHL action at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Here’s a Flames vs. Panthers Prediction. This article will include a Flames vs. Panthers Pick.
Florida Panthers Betting Preview
The Florida Panthers lost to the Canucks, beat the Oilers, and play the Kraken next. The Panthers have split their last 8 games.
The Florida Panthers are averaging 2.96 goals per game and are scoring on 19.8 percent of their power-play opportunities. Sam Reinhart leads Florida with 29 goals, Carter Verhaeghe has 29 assists, and Sam Bennett has 177 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 3.29 goals per game and are killing 81.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed 137 goals on 1,129 shots faced, while Daniil Tarasov has given up 66 goals on 634 shots.
Calgary Flames Betting Preview
The Calgary Flames lost to the Red Wings, beat the Blues, and play the Lightning next. The Flames have lost 8 of their last 11 games.
The Calgary Flames are averaging 2.44 goals per game and are scoring 15.3 percent of their power-play opportunities. Blake Coleman leads Calgary with 16 goals, Nazem Kadri has 29 assists, and Matt Coronato has 168 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 3.09 goals per game and are killing 80.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Dustin Wolf has allowed 137 goals on 1,318 shots faced, and Devin Cooley has given up 56 goals on 663 shots.
Why the Calgary Flames will win
- The underdogs have won each of the Panthers’ last 10 games.
- The Panthers have lost each of their last six games as favorites.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Panthers’ last 10 games.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in 12 of their last 13 games as a favorite when playing with a rest disadvantage.
- The Panthers have lost the third period in each of their last seven games as road favorites against Western Conference opponents when trailing after the second period.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The Flames have lost each of their last five games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Panthers have won four of their last five road games following a road win.
- The Flames have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Panthers have covered the puck line in four of their last five road games following a road win.
- The Flames have lost the first period in each of their last four games as underdogs after coming off overtime.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Flames’ last six games after coming off a shootout have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Each of the Panthers’ last six road games following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Flames’ last 11 Friday games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Panthers’ last seven games following a road win.
Calgary Flames Player Prop Facts
- Blake Coleman has scored a goal in three of the Flames’ last four home games against the Panthers.
- Ryan Strome has recorded an assist in each of his last four appearances with his team as a home underdog.
Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts
- Brad Marchand has scored at least one goal in each of his last seven road appearances against Pacific Division opponents.
- Matthew Tkachuk has recorded at least one assist in four of the Panthers’ last five games.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Calgary Flames rank 32nd in the league for goals per game this season (2.44).
- The Calgary Flames rank 31st in the league in power play percentage this season (15.31%).
- The Florida Panthers rank 26th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.29).
- The Florida Panthers rank 32nd in the league for Period 3 goals allowed per game this season (1.31).
Flames vs Panthers Prediction
The Panthers are the better team on paper but they’re a team that has nothing to play for and are on the end of a back-to-back. The Flames are in a similar position in terms of no playoffs but they’re at home with the rest advantage. The Flames have also won 7 of the last 10 games against the Panthers. In a pick ’em price, I have to give the edge to the home team that didn’t play last night. The Panthers should be focused on a top-10 pick anyway instead of stacking up meaningless points at this stage.