The Arizona Coyotes and Calgary Flames meet Sunday in NHL action at the Scotiabank Saddledome. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Coyotes vs Flames prediction.
Arizona Coyotes Betting Preview
The Arizona Coyotes recently lost to the Kraken while beating the Canucks and Oilers. The Arizona Coyotes are averaging 3.05 goals per game and are scoring on 21.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Clayton Keller leads Arizona with 33 goals, Matias Maccelli has 40 assists and Nick Schmaltz has 156 shots on goal. Defensively, the Arizona Coyotes are allowing 3.33 goals per game and are killing 76.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Karel Vejmelka has given up 114 goals on 1,088 shots faced, and Connor Ingram has allowed 128 goals on 1,400 shots.
Calgary Flames Betting Preview
The Calgary Flames recently beat the Sharks and Ducks, while losing to the Oilers and Kings. The Calgary Flames are averaging 3.05 goals per game and are scoring on 17.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Yegor Sharangovich leads Calgary with 30 goals, Nazem Kadri has 44 assists and Mikael Backlund has 204 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 3.25 goals per game and are killing 81.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 127 goals on 1,348 shots faced, and Dan Vladar has given up 68 goals on 574 shots.
Coyotes vs Flames prediction
Neither the Coyotes nor Flames have anything to play for, as they’re both out of the playoff conversation. Spots like this I’d usually lean toward the plus money. However, the Flames have won 9 of the last 10 games against the Coyotes, which includes two wins back in January. The Coyotes are 14-21-5 on the road this season. The Flames are playing poor hockey at the moment as they look like a team that’s ready for the season to end. Still, home ice and history matters. Give me the Flames if forced to pick a winner in this meaningless end of the season matchup.