The Calgary Flames, fueled by Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan, are preparing to take the ice against Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, and the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena in a cross-continent tilt. The action gets underway at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 3, and it is being shown live on Fox Sports Southeast.
Calgary Flames vs. Carolina Hurricanes Odds
Carolina (-105) is playing the role of underdog to Calgary (-115), and the Over/Under (O/U) has been placed at 7 goals (-105 over, -115 under).
Calgary is 33-19 straight up (SU) and has earned 8.9 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 52 regular season contests, 29 of its games have gone over the total, while 22 have gone under and just one has pushed. This 2018-19 Flames team is 16-10 SU on the road.
Calgary has converted on 22.9 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that places them in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 22nd in the league, and it has successfully killed off 79.1 percent of its penalties..
Boasting a .918 save percentage and 25.3 saves per game, David Rittich (20-10-4) has been the best option in goal for Calgary this season. If Calgary chooses to rest him, however, they might turn to Mike Smith (15-11-1), who has a .889 save percentage and 3.08 goals against average this year.
Carolina is 25-26 straight up (SU) and has lost 10.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. 29 of its games have gone under the total, while 21 have gone over and just one has pushed. It’s 14-12 SU as the home team this year.
The Hurricanes have converted on just 16.5 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that places them in the bottom 10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 19th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.5 percent of all opponent power plays.
Petr Mrazek has stopped 23.5 shots per game as the top netminder in goal for the Hurricanes. Mrazek has 11 wins, 13 losses, and three OT losses to his credit and has registered a pedestrian 2.77 goals against average and a fairly-weak .895 save percentage this year.
Calgary Flames vs. Carolina Hurricanes Free Picks
NHL Prediction: SU Winner – Hurricanes, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- Over Calgary’s last ten games, four of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 4-0 in those games).
- Extra-man opportunities could play a critical role in this one. The Flames are 20-7 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 22-15 when they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total. The Hurricanes are 9-14 when the team serves fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 16-21 in games where they’re in the box for less than 10 minutes.
- Calgary is 0-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while Carolina is 1-2 in shootouts.
- For both of these clubs, the total has gone over in three of their last five games.
- Calgary is ranked 30th this season with 13.7 giveaways per game. That figure’s trended higher lately, as it’s averaged 16.2 giveaways over its last 10 games and 15.2 giveaways over its last five.
- Carolina has averaged 12.2 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 11.3 giveaways per game (ranked 21st in the league).
- The Hurricanes this season have recorded the sixth-most hits in the NHL (26.1 per game).
