Matthew Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau, and the Calgary Flames will face off against David Perron, Ryan O’Reilly, and the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center in a Western Conference showdown. The opening face-off is at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 21, and you’ll be able to view the game live on Fox Sports Midwest.
Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues Odds
Calgary (+130) is playing the role of underdog to St. Louis (-150), and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-120 to bet the under, +100 for the over).
Netting moneyline bettors 0.8 units, St. Louis is 13-9 straight up (SU) overall this year. That winning percentage, the second-best in the Central Division so far in this young season, hasn’t moved much from what the team posted during the 2018-19 season (45-37). Of the team’s 22 regular season matches, 13 have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and none have pushed. The team is 6-5 SU at home this season.
The Blues have converted on 25.0 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that places them in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 15th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 82.8 percent of all penalties.
With a .920 save percentage and 27.1 saves per game, Jordan Binnington (10-7-4) has been the most dependable goalkeeper for the Blue Notes this year. If the Blue Notes, however, decide to rest him, St. Louis might turn to Jake Allen (3-2-2 record, .893 save percentage, 3.19 goals against average).
On the visiting bench, Calgary is 10-14 straight up (SU) and has lost 7.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 24 regular season contests, 14 of its games have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and just two have pushed. The Flames are 4-9 SU as the away team this season.
The Flames have converted on 16.9 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked fifth overall and it’s successfully killed off 85.9 percent of all penalties.
David Rittich (2.73 goals against average and .913 save percentage) has been the main option in goal for Calgary. Rittich is averaging 28.4 saves per game and has nine wins, nine losses, and three OT losses to his credit.
Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues Betting Picks
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Flames, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Over Calgary’s last ten games, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-4 in those games).
- Penalties and power plays could prove to be key in tonight’s matchup. The Flames are 4-4 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 7-8 in games where they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes. The Blues are 8-2 when the team serves fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 10-6 in games where their penalty minutes are in the single digits.
- St. Louis is 0-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while Calgary is 2-0 in shootouts.
- The total has gone under in each of St. Louis’ last five outings.
- Calgary is ranked 20th this season with 11.3 giveaways per game. That figure has trended upward recently, as it’s averaged 12.5 giveaways over its last 10 games and 15.8 giveaways over its last five.
- St. Louis has averaged 10.2 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 9.2 giveaways per game (ranked 10th).
