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Calgary Flames (21-16-7) vs. Winnipeg Jets (31-12-3)
January 18, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Winnipeg Jets -225 / Calgary Flames +185; Over/Under: 5.5
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The Calgary Flames and the Winnipeg Jets meet Saturday in NHL action from the Canada Life Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Jets vs Flames Prediction.

Calgary Flames Recap

The Calgary Flames come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-1 loss at the hands of the St. Louis Blues in their last matchup to fall to 21-16-7 on the year. After this game, the Flames will head home for a matchup with the Buffalo Sabres.


Flames Drop Back-To-Back Games

Jonathan Huberdeau leads the Flames in scoring with 32 points including a team-high 18 goals and 14 assists while Nazem Kadri has 29 points split between 15 goals and 14 assists. Matt Coronato had 23 points with 10 goals and 13 assists while Blake Coleman added 22 points with 9 goals and 13 assists. MacKenzie Weegar has 22 points with a team-high 17 assists while Connor Zary has 22 points with 10 goals and 12 assists. In goal for Calgary, Dustin Wolf is 15-7-2 with a 2.57 GAA and a .914 save percentage while Dan Vladar is 6-9-5 with a 3.03 GAA and an .889 save percentage on the year.

Why the Calgary Flames will win

  • The underdogs have won five of the Flames’ last six games at Canada Life Centre.
  • The Jets have lost two of their last three games as home favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
  • The underdogs have covered the puck line in 11 of the Flames’ last 12 games at Canada Life Centre.
  • The Jets have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.

Winnipeg Jets Recap

The Winnipeg Jets come into this game looking to add on to their 2-1 win over the Seattle Kraken last time out to improve to 31-12-3 on the year. After this game, the Jets will head on the road again to take on the Utah Hockey Club.

Jets Win Three Straight

Kyle Connor leads the Jets with 56 points including 23 goals and 33 assists. Nikolaj Ehlers has 37 points with 14 goals and 23 assists while Mark Scheifele also has 51 points with a team-high 26 goals and 25 assists. Josh Morrissey has 40 points with a team-high 35 assists, while Neal Pionk has 28 points with 23 assists. Gabe Vilardi has 38 points with 19 goals and 19 assists as well on the year. In goal for Winnipeg, Connor Hellebuyck is 28-6-2 with a 1.97 GAA and a .929 save percentage on the year while Eric Comrie is 3-6-1 with a 2.94 GAA and a .904 save percentage.

Why the Winnipeg Jets will win

  • The Flames have lost each of their last eight road games against opponents on a winning streak.
  • The favorites have won 12 of the Flames’ last 13 games.
  • The Jets have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games against the Flames at Canada Life Centre.
  • The Flames have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five road games following a road loss.

Total Goals Facts

  • Seven of the Jets’ last eight games as home favorites following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
  • Seven of the Flames’ last eight games against the Jets following a road loss have gone UNDER the total goals line.
  • Ten of the last 11 Saturday night games have gone UNDER the total goals line.

Jets vs Flames Prediction

I’m on the Jets here. I just can’t get there with the Calgary Flames who have been far, far less effective on the road this season when you compare with their numbers on home ice. The Jets have been consistent pretty much wherever they’ve gone this season, but they’ve been especially solid on home ice and I think the Jets keep that going with a nice home win here. Give me Winnipeg at home in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Winnipeg -225

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Chris Ruffolo

Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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