Colorado Avalanche vs Calgary Flames Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 29 (3/29): NHL

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Odds

Time	9:00 p.m. EST
Avalanche money line	+130
Avalanche spread	+1.5 (-220)
Flames money line	-150
Flames spread	-1.5 (+180)
Over / under	6

 

2021-2022 season stats

	Colorado Avalanche	Calgary Flames
Record	46-14-6	40-17-8
Road / home record	20-10-3	21-6-6
Streak	L1	W2
Goals per game	3.79	3.52
Goals allowed per game	2.77	2.46
Shots per game	35.2	35.8
Shots allowed per game	31.3	29.2
PP %	24.9%	23.9%
PK %	21.65%	15.54%
Over / under record	36-25-5	34-27-4

Preview

The Coloado Avalanche continue on the road and will visit the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.  This is the third time these teams face off this season and they're tied 1-1.

COLORADO AVALANCHE

Colorado have won 3 of their last 5 games and are 20-13 on the road so far this season. They have 46-14-6 overall record ranking first in the Central. The Avalanche are 13-5-3 against opponents from the Central. Colorado ranks second in the league averaging 6.5 assists per game, led by Nathan MacKinnon with 0.9.

Nazem Kadri has 81 total points while scoring 26 goals and totaling 55 assists for the Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen has seven goals and six assists over the last 10 games for Colorado.

The Avalanche are 6-4, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.4 assists, 4.2 penalties and 10.1 penalty minutes while allowing 2.2 goals per game with a .932 save percentage.

CALGARY FLAMES

The Flames have also won 3 of their last 5 games and are 21-12 at home this season ranking 1st in the Pacific. The Flames are 20-10-3 against conference opponents. Calgary is fourth in the Western Conference averaging 5.9 assists per game, led by Johnny Gaudreau with 0.9.

Gaudreau leads the Flames with 90 points, scoring 30 goals and adding 60 assists. Matthew Tkachuk has five goals and 12 assists over the last 10 games for Calgary.

In their last 10 games the Flames are 6-4, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game with a .916 save percentage

BETTING TRENDS

Colorado are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games against Calgary.

Colorado are 12-5 SU in their last 17 games on the road.

Calgary are 14-6 SU in their last 20 games.

Calgary are 16-4 SU in their last 20 games at home.

Prediction

These are two of the best teams in the NHL both are ranked in the top 10 in offense and defense. The Flames are playing really good at home winning the 63% of the time and they're 19-12 as home favorites. This is only the fourth time the Avs have been underdogs and they have lost 2 of 3 times but they're 7-2 last 9 head to head vs Calgary. No matter how good the Flames are I'm not going to let go the Avalanche as underdogs.

PICK: Avalanche ML (+130)

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