Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan, and the Calgary Flames will do battle against Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler, and the Winnipeg Jets at Bell MTS Place in a Western Conference showdown. The match will get going at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 16, and it is being shown live on Sportsnet Pacific.
Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets Odds
The Jets (-130) are tabbed as the favorites over the Flames (+110) and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 7 goals. The line for betting the total stands at -135 for the over and +115 for the under.
Calgary is 44-27 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 8.3 units this year. Through 71 regular season outings, 38 of its games have gone over the total, while 29 have gone under and just three have pushed. The Flames are 21-15 SU as the road team in 2018-19.
Calgary has converted on 21.3 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 20th out of 31 teams, and the team’s successfully killed off 80.2 percent of its penalties..
With a .910 save percentage and 24.8 saves per game, David Rittich (26-15-5) has been the primary option in goal for Calgary this year. Rittich played last night, however, so Calgary might opt to rest him and roll with Mike Smith instead (20-15-2 record, .896 save percentage, 2.90 goals against average).
Winnipeg is 41-29 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 2.5 units this season. 36 of its contests have gone over the total, while 27 have gone under and just seven have pushed. This season, the team is 23-13 SU as the home team.
The Jets have converted on 25.6 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s good enough for fifth-best in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 24th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.1 percent of all penalties.
Connor Hellebuyck (29.7 saves per game) has been the primary selection in goal for the Jets. Hellebuyck has 29 wins, 24 losses, and two overtime losses to his name and has maintained a poor .909 save percentage and 3.01 goals against average this season.
Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets Free Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Flames, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- Power plays and penalty kills could be key tonight. The Flames are 24-9 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 31-20 when they’re in the box for fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total. The Jets are 19-14 when the team serves fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 26-19 in games where they’re in the box for less than 10 minutes.
- Winnipeg is 2-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while Calgary is 0-4 in shootouts.
- For both of these teams, the over has hit in four of their past five outings.
- Calgary has averaged 9.4 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 13.8 giveaways per game (ranked 31st).
- Winnipeg is ranked 11th this season with 9.4 giveaways per game. That figure has improved recently, however, as it’s averaged 8.6 giveaways over its last 10 games and 8.4 giveaways over its last five.
