Boston Bruins (45-8-5) vs. Calgary Flames (27-21-12)
February 28, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Calgary Flames -111 / Boston Bruins -111; Over/Under: +5.5
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The Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Boston Bruins Betting Preview
The Boston Bruins are averaging 3.8 goals per game and are scoring on 23.7 percent of their power play opportunities. David Pastrnak leads Boston with 42 goals, Charlie McAvoy has 37 assists and Patrice Bergeron has 191 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 2.1 goals per game and are killing 86.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has given up 67 goals on 1,079 shots faced, and Jeremy Swagman has allowed 50 goals on 592 shots.
The Calgary Flames Betting Preview
The Calgary Flames are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 20.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads Calgary with 25 goals, Elias Lindholm has 34 assists and Nazem Kadri has 202 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 81 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 112 goals on 998 shots faced, and Dan Vladar has given up 65 goals on 616 shots.
Bruins vs Flames Trends
The Bruins are 20-7 in their last 27 road games and 42-12 in their last 54 overall. The Flames are 2-5 in their last 7 Tuesday games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The under is 10-4-2 in Bruins last 16 overall. The over is 6-2 in Flames last 8 overall. The Bruins are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Calgary and 7-3 in the last 10 meetings. The favorite is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings. The road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Calgary Flames are coming off a rough week, and now they get the best team in the league. As I’ve mentioned many times this season, the Bruins are the best team overall, and they’re the most profitable team for bettors. It doesn’t make much sense betting against the Bruins until they give you a reason. Give me the road team.
