Detroit Red Wings (24-20-8) vs. Calgary Flames (25-18-11)
February 16, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Calgary Flames -270 / Detroit Red Wings +210; Over/Under: +9.5
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The Detroit Red Wings and Calgary Flames meet Thursday in NHL action at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Detroit Red Wings Betting Preview
The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 20.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 20 goals, Fillip Hronek has 27 assists and David Perron has 125 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 77.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ville Husso has given up 106 goals on 1,118 shots faced, and Alex Nedeljkovic has allowed 35 goals on 292 shots.
The Calgary Flames Betting Preview
The Calgary Flames are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 19.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads Calgary with 22 goals, Elias Lindholm has 33 assists and Nazem Kadri has 179 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 82.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 102 goals on 934 shots faced, and Dan Vladar has given up 53 goals on 549 shots.
Red Wings vs Flames Trends
The Red Wings are 34-91 in their last 125 road games and 5-2 in their last 7 overall. The Flames are 7-19 in their last 26 Thursday games and 24-11 in their last 35 games playing on 2 days rest. The over is 7-3 in Red Wings last 10 road games. The over is 4-1 in Flames last 5 overall. The Red Wings are 0-6 in the last 6 meetings in Calgary and 1-6 in the last 7 meetings. The home team is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings. The favorite is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Calgary Flames are the stronger team with the more trustworthy defense, and playing a home doesn’t hurt. However, the Red Wings have played good hockey over the last week, and we’re getting over two times our money. I’m not sure the Flames are this much better. Give me the big road dog based on the value of the line.
