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NHL Betting Picks and Predictions: Calgary Flames vs. Philadelphia Flyers

January 6, 2024




The Calgary Flames will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to face the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center with the game scheduled to start at 1:00 PM ET on Saturday afternoon.



Calgary enters this game with a record of 17-16-5 and 39 points which puts them in 6th place in the Pacific Division and puts them in 12th place in the Western Conference, however, the Flames enter this game on a three-game winning streak following a 6-3 win on the road against the Nashville Predators on Thursday. The Flames rank 24th in the league in goals per game and have the 3rd worst power-play success rates as they are averaging 2.97 goals per game and have a power-play success rate of 11.97%. 



Calgary has also been a below-average team defensively as they rank 19th in the NHL in goals allowed per game with an average of 3.27 goals allowed per game, however, they have one of the best penalty-kill units in the league with a penalty-kill percentage of 84.62% which ranks 5th in the NHL. Blake Coleman has been one of the better players on the team as he leads the team in goals and points with 15 goals and 29 points. The Calgary Flames will look to extend their winning streak to four games when they travel to face the Philadelphia Flyers.



The Philadelphia Flyers have been one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference this season as they enter this game with a record of 19-13-6 and 44 points which puts them in 4th place in the Metropolitan Division and gives them the 7th best record in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers have been a below-average team offensively as they enter this game averaging 3 goals per game which ranks 23rd in the NHL and have the worst power-play success rate in the league with a power-play success rate of 10.17%. 



However, the success for the Flyers this season can be attributed to their defensive play and goalies as they enter this game allowing the 9th fewest goals per game with an average of 2.81 goals allowed per game while having the 4th best penalty-kill percentage at 85.34%. The Philadelphia Flyers will look to end their four-game losing streak when they host the Calgary Flames on Saturday afternoon.



BookMaker has the Calgary Flames listed as -115 moneyline favorites on the road against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon. Calgary is 7-2-1 in the last ten and has won two of the last three meetings. The Flames have won by an average of .8 goals per game over the last ten and 1 goal per game over the last three games in the series.



Calgary enters this game on a three-game losing streak while Philadelphia has won their last four games. The Flames have been the better team in the series, going 7-2-1 in the last ten and winning two of the last three matchups while winning by an average margin of .8 goals per game over the last ten and 1 goal per game over the last three contests. Take the moneyline for the Calgary Flames at -115 when they travel to face the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon. 



Spooky Express Pick: Calgary Flames Moneyline (-115)