Saturday, December 12, 2015

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The New York Rangers travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Saturday, December 12, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +162 and the Flames at -180. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 29 games. They have an overall record of 18-8-3 and on the road they have a record of 6-4-2. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 81 goals and given up 60 goals for a point differential of +21. Calgary shows up with a record of 12-14-2 including 9-5-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 73 goals and surrendered 99 for a goal differential of -26.

Rick Nash has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 8 goals this season with 79 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 11 goals on 50 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 14 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 733 shots against him and has given up 46 goals. He has made 687 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Flames. He has 10 goals this season with 66 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jiri Hudler has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 5 goals on 43 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Karri Ramo has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 534 shots against him and has given up 53 goals. He has made 481 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Rangers have 39 total points this season. They have scored 80 goals while giving up 58 goals. They have had 76 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Rangers have allowed 94 power play opportunities and given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.82% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 94%.

The Flames have a total of 26 points on the season. They have 10 power play goals on 83 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 12%. They have allowed 74 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 72 goals scored while they've given up 98 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.76%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 17-11 straight up

The New York Rangers are 9-16-3 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 11-16 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 15-11-1 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

12/01/15 D Kevin Klein Abdominal expected to miss 2-3 weeks
11/27/15 C Derek Stepan Ribs out 4-6 weeks

Calgary Flames Injuries

12/10/15 C Jiri Hudler Illness "?" Saturday vs New York Rangers
12/10/15 D Kris Russell Upper Body "?" Saturday vs New York Rangers
10/14/15 C Lance Bouma Fibula expected to miss 3 months

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary

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