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(12-13-3) Philadelphia Flyers | Calgary Flames (19-10-2)
Date: Wednesday, December 12th
Time: 10:30 PM
Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Flames -175
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: +/-1.5
NHL Betting Total: 6
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The Broad Street Bullies (I’ll always call the Flyers that, regardless of how little they bully anyone these days) travel west to take on the Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday night. Philadelphia will face a red-hot Flames team that has only most recently hiccuped versus its provincial rival. Before that, it was wins as far as the eye can see for Calgary.
Philadelphia Flyers
It’s the same refrain in Philly since Time Immemorial: Dynamic, great scoring, can’t stop the puck to save their lives. The Flyers sit a lousy seventh in the Metro division, and in the interests of an overhaul, have fired GM Ron Hextall and brought in Chuck Fletcher, formerly of the Minnesota Wild. Fletcher is a bit of a gun-slinging GM, so don’t be surprised to see some moves, soon. Power forward Wayne Simmonds to the Maple Leafs, anyone?? (Sorry to betray bias).
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Philly can always get the lamp lit with players like Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek, Sean Couturier and Travis Konecny, but without more reliable play in their own end – including in the blue paint – it’s cold comfort in the City of Brotherly Love.
Calgary Flames
Veteran goalie Mike Smith – who was beleaguered earlier in the year – finding his game has worked wonders in the win/loss column for the Flames. The team always had the offensive ingenuity and the goal-scoring, but reliable netminding seems like it might be the missing piece in Cowtown.
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The duo of Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau is totally lethal for Calgary, and they’ve also got nice supplementary scoring in the form of Elias Lindholm, Matthew Tkachuk and bell-cow defenceman Mark Giordano. Backup goalie David Rittich was always playing decent, but having lead hand Smith re-discover his confidence is critical for sustained success in southern Alberta.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Over is 8-2 in PHI last 10 Wed. games.
- Over is 10-3-1 in PHI last 14 games as an underdog.
- Over is 12-4-2 in PHI last 18 road games.
- Over is 12-3-1 in CAL last 16 home games.
- CAL are 5-15 in their last 20 Wed. games.
- CAL are 2-6 in their last 8 vs. Metropolitan.
- Favorite is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings.
Free Philadelphia Flyers vs. Calgary Flames NHL Prediction:
Despite better play recently, I still think Smith can be had be the right mix of skill. But the home team has been scoring a ton of their own accord, so the visiting Flyers should be quaking in their boots, especially with their crappy goaltending.
It wouldn’t surprise me to see several goals scored in this game, but I’ll take the fluid performances of Monahan, Gaudreau and Co., over the ragged talent yet inconsistency of the Flyers. Expect the home team to emerge victorious here.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Calgary +145
NHL Free Score Prediction: Philadelphia 4 – Calgary 5
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