A Western Conference showdown is set for Wednesday night when the Colorado Avalanche (47 points) visit the Calgary Flames (51 points). Both teams are sitting outside the automatic playoff spots, but Calgary is in the second Wild Card position, four points ahead of the Avs. Below is my NHL prediction for Avalanche vs Flames.
Avalanche vs Flames Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Avalanche Moneyline (+126) |
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This game will be played at the Scotiabank Saddledome at 9:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 18, 2023.
Why Bet the Avalanche:
✅ Colorado is 8-3 in their last 11 games against Calgary.
✅ One the road, the Avs have gone 4-1 against the Flames.
✅ Calgary is 6-15 against the spread at home this season.
NHL
Colorado Avalanche
Calgary Flames
Team Records
COL | Team Records | CGY |
---|---|---|
49-25-7 | Overall | 37-39-5 |
2-2 | Shootout | 0-4 |
6-5 | Overtime | 6-1 |
31-9-1 | Home | 21-19-1 |
19-16-6 | Road | 17-20-4 |
16-13-3 | EAS | 14-15-3 |
34-12-4 | WES | 24-24-2 |
7-8-1 | ATL | 9-6-1 |
9-5-2 | MET | 5-9-2 |
16-8-2 | CEN | 11-12-1 |
18-4-2 | PAC | 13-12-1 |
14-6-7 | ≤1 | 13-8-5 |
30-17-0 | ≥3 | 16-17-0 |
6-2-0 | Oct | 2-6-1 |
9-4-1 | Nov | 8-4-2 |
8-5-2 | Dec | 5-6-2 |
9-3-0 | Jan | 7-6-0 |
5-5-2 | Feb | 7-3-0 |
10-2-1 | Mar | 5-9-0 |
3-4-1 | Apr | 4-5-0 |
Team Stats
COL | Team Stats | CGY |
---|---|---|
302 | Goals For | 253 |
252 | Goals Agst | 267 |
3.38 | PP For GM | 3.1 |
.83 | PP Goals GM | .56 |
24.45 | PP% | 17.93 |
3.23 | PP Agst GM | 3 |
.64 | PP Agst Goals GM | .57 |
80.15 | PK% | 81.07 |
9.0 | PIM GM | 9.5 |
9.8 | oPIM GM | 9.3 |
Goalies
A. Georgiev | J. Markstrom | |
---|---|---|
63 | GP | 50 |
62 | GS | 49 |
38-18-5 | W-L-T/O | 19-19-10 |
183 | Goals Allowed | 144 |
3.02 | GAA | 2.98 |
1770 | Shots Against | 1297 |
.897 | SV% | .889 |
2 | SO | 1 |
27 | Quality Starts | 21 |
.435 | QS% | .429 |
9 | Bad Starts | 11 |
107 | Goals All.% | 116 |
-11.91 | Goals Sv Above Avg | -19.91 |
Recent Starts
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/29/22 WAS | Samsonov ML N/A | W3-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 36 | 34 | .944 |
4/27/22 MON | Montembeault ML N/A | L3-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 23 | 19 | .826 |
4/21/22 NYI | Varlamov ML N/A | W6-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 29 | 26 | .897 |
4/13/22 PHI | Sandstrom ML N/A | W4-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 28 | 28 | 1.000 |
4/5/22 NJ | Daws ML N/A | W3-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 21 | 20 | .952 |
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/3/22 DAL | Oettinger ML N/A | W1-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 16 | 16 | 1.000 |
4/28/22 MIN | Talbot ML N/A | L2-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 25 | 22 | .880 |
4/21/22 DAL | Oettinger ML N/A | W4-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 23 | 21 | .913 |
4/18/22 CHI | Lankinen ML N/A | W5-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 24 | 22 | .917 |
4/16/22 ARI | Vejmelka ML N/A | W9-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 26 | 25 | .962 |
Betting Trends
COL | Betting Trends | CGY |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
5 | Avg Score | 3.67 |
2 | Avg Opp Score | 2.67 |
AWAY | HOME | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
2.33 | Avg Score | 2.67 |
3 | Avg Opp Score | 1.67 |
COL | Betting Trends | CGY |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
4.4 | Avg Score | 3.4 |
2.6 | Avg Opp Score | 3.2 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
1-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-4-0 |
2.6 | Avg Score | 2.6 |
3.4 | Avg Opp Score | 2.8 |
COL | Betting Trends | CGY |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-7-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-5-0 |
3-7-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-7-0 |
3.5 | Avg Score | 3 |
3.7 | Avg Opp Score | 2.6 |
AWAY | HOME | |
4-6-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
2-8-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
2.6 | Avg Score | 3.3 |
3.8 | Avg Opp Score | 2.5 |
Head to Head
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Colorado Avalanche
Last time out, Colorado hosted the Detroit Red Wings and comfortably won 6-3. The Avs started this game red hot as they scored the first five goals of the game – two in the first period and three in the second. Detroit scored the next two goals, before each team exchanged a goal to end the game.
Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, two goals, were joined on the scoresheet by Artturi Lehkonen and J.T. Compher. Sevens Colorado players recorded at least one assist in the victory.
Mikko Rantanen is having a nice season for Colorado and leads the way with 29 goals and 53 points. Nathan MacKinnon has a team high 34 assists on the year. The Avalanche are scoring 3.05 goals per game and allow 2.83.
Calgary Flames
Calgary visited the Nashville Predators and left with a 2-1 defeat. Nashville scored two first period goals and never looked back as they only allowed the Flames to score one late second period goal.
Nikita Zadorov scored the Flames only goal and it was assisted by Mikael Backlund and Andrew Mangiapane.
Elias Lindholm is having a nice season as he leads the Flames with 26 assists and 40 points. Nazem Kadri has a team high 17 goals in his first season with the team. Calgary is scoring 3.07 goals per game and allow 2.93.
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