Calgary Flames (26-20-11) vs. Arizona Coyotes (20-28-9)
February 22, 2023 9:30 pm EDT
The Line: Arizona Coyotes +155 / Calgary Flames -192; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Calgary Flames and Arizona Coyotes meet Wednesday in NHL action at the Mullett Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Calgary Flames Betting Preview
The Calgary Flames are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 19.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads Calgary with 23 goals, Elias Lindholm has 33 assists and Nazem Kadri has 189 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 81.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 108 goals on 976 shots faced, and Dan Vladar has given up 58 goals on 573 shots.
The Arizona Coyotes Betting Preview
The Arizona Coyotes are averaging 2.7 goals per game and are scoring on 19.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Clayton Keller leads Arizona with 23 goals, Matias Maccell has 25 assists and Barrett Hayton has 118 shots on goal. Defensively, the Arizona Coyotes are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 76.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Karel Vejmelka has given up 126 goals on 1,306 shots faced, and Connor Ingram has allowed 61 goals on 693 shots.
Flames vs Coyotes Trends
The Flames are 2-7 in their last 9 vs. Central and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The Coyotes are 4-0 in their last 4 home games and 25-54 in their last 79 overall. The over is 4-1 in Flames last 5 overall. The under is 13-6-1 in Coyotes last 20 overall. The Flames are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Arizona and 17-5 in the last 22 meetings. The home team is 9-2 in the last 11 meetings. The favorite is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Calgary Flames are the better team and should be favored, but it’s the Coyotes that are playing the better hockey at the moment, and they’ve done some of their best recent work at home. There’s some value with the Coyotes and the plus money here based on the way both teams have played over the last couple of weeks. Give me the plus money.
