The Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks square off inside Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia tonight.
The Flames are entering this game at 30-13-6 (66 points) this season while the Canucks are coming in at 24-22-6 (54 points).
Flames on Fire
- They are being led by left winger Johnny Gaudreau so far and that is going to help them progress throughout the regular season.
- They are coming off a 3-1 home win against the Winnipeg Jets. The biggest problem that popped up was the fact they allowed the Jets to shoot 31 shots throughout the game.
- Leading their scoring output in the game was center Elias Lindholm, who scored a goal during the game and was one of eight players to record a point here.
- The defense needs to step up more consistently as they are allowing 2.33 goals on 28.9 shots as a team so it will really help to continue their red-hot streak.
Canucks Need to Hit That Next Gear
The Vancouver Canucks have been average so far.
- They are being led by center J.T. Miller so far and that is going to help them progress throughout the regular season.
- They are coming off a 5-2 home victory over the Seattle Kraken. The biggest positive was their ability to shoot 46 times against Seattle in this game here.
- Leading their scoring output in the game was center Tyler Motte, who scored a goal and an assist in the game and was one of four players that finished to score multiple points.
- The defense needs to step up more consistently as they are allowing 2.79 goals on 31.5 shots so they need to continue applying pressure if they want to win.
Notable Trends
- The major difference between these teams is the penalty kill percentage as the Flames are killing 85.6 percent of the penalties while the Canucks are killing 69.9 percent of their penalties.
- These defenses have been on two completely different levels as Calgary is averaging 1.6 goals against in their previous five games while Vancouver is allowing 4.2 goals in that same stretch.
- The Flames have won four of the last five meetings against the Canucks so go with the Calgary Flames to win here.
Source: statsalt.com