A game between two teams currently on losing streaks, the Calgary Flames and the Arizona Coyotes clash at Gila River Arena in a divisional tilt. The puck drops at 10 p.m. ET on Monday, March 19, and it’s being televised live on Fox Sports Arizona.
Calgary Flames vs. Arizona Coyotes Odds
Calgary is 35-38 straight up (SU) and has lost 9.6 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 35 of its outings have gone over the total, while another 35 have gone under and just two have pushed. The Flames are 20-17 SU on the road in 2017-18.
Calgary has converted on just 17.3 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that’s ranked 25th in the NHL. Its penalty kill is ranked 13th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.3 percent of all penalties.
For the team as a whole, the Flames have been sent to the penalty box 4.3 times per game overall during the 2017-18 season, and 2.8 per game over its past five outings. The team has had to kill penalties just 6.8 minutes per game over their last five outings.
Boasting a .918 save percentage and 28.5 saves per game, Mike Smith (25-26-6) has been the top option in goal for Calgary this year. Smith played yesterday, however, so the team might choose to rest him and turn to David Rittich instead (9-10-3 record, .909 save percentage, 2.78 goals against average).
The visiting Flames will be led by Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan. Gaudreau (81 points) is up to 23 goals and 58 assists, and has recorded two or more points in 22 different games. Monahan has 30 goals and 33 assists to his credit (and has registered a point in 42 games).
On the other side of the rink, Arizona is 23-48 straight up (SU) and has lost 18.7 units for moneyline bettors this year. 38 of its games have gone under the total, while 32 have gone over and just one has pushed. It’s 14-24 SU as the home team this year.
The Coyotes have converted on just 15.7 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that’s ranked 28th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 18th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.8 percent of all penalties.
Coyotes players have been penalized only 3.3 times per game in total this season, and 4.4 per game over their last five match ups. The teams had to kill penalties just 6.4 minutes per game over their last five home outings.
Antti Raanta has denied 26.9 shots per game as the primary option in goal for the Coyotes. Raanta has 16 wins, 24 losses, and six OT losses to his name and has registered a .924 save percentage and 2.42 goals against average this year.
The Coyotes will be led on offense by Clayton Keller (20 goals, 32 assists).
Calgary Flames vs. Arizona Coyotes Betting Predictions
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Coyotes, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- Calgary is 2-5 in games decided by a shootout this season while Arizona is 2-5 in shootouts.
- The under has hit in three of Arizona’s last five outings.
- Over Calgary’s last ten games, seven of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-6 in those games).
- The Coyotes this season have registered the fifth-most hits per game (24.4), but the teams averaged 27.0 over their past five home outings.
