Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings Betting Odds
Opening Moneyline: Calgary +160 / Detroit -190 O/O 5.5 goals
Time: 7:30 PM EST Tuesday March 9, 2010
Tonight in Motor City USA the Detroit Red Wings host the Calgary Flames. The Red Wings are currently in the 8th position in the West, but only lead the 9th place Flames by 1 point. Both teams have won 2 games in a row and have pretty much the same record in their last 10 games, as Detroit is 5-3-2 and Calgary is 5-4-1.
This season the Red Wings are 17-9-5 at home the Flames are 16-9-6 on the road.
Both teams played and won on Sunday in their last games, as the Flames beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 and the Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4.
Even though Calgary scored 5 goals in their last game they do not have a strong offense, as they only rank 27th in the league in scoring (2.51 goals per game).
Calgary does have a solid defense only allowing an average of 2.45 goals per game. The Flames' defense is led by G Miikka Kiprusoff (28 wins 2.22 GAA save percentage 92.2%), who is 4-2-0 with a 2.31 GAA in his last 6 starts against the Red Wings.
The big gun for the Flames on offense is Jarome Iginla, who leads Calgary in goals (30), assists (32), and points (62). He had a hat trick in the win over Minnesota on Sunday, but he has not scored a goal in his last 19 games against Detroit.
The Detroit offense has struggled all season, but since the Olympic break they have scored 16 goals in their last 4 games including scoring 5 in their last 2 games. Overall, the Red Wings rank 18th in the league in scoring (2.63 goals per game).
The Red Wings spread the wealth around on offense, as they do not have one player that ranks in the top 40 in the league in goals. However, Calgary's D has to contain Pavel Datsyuk, who leads Detroit in goals (19), assists (36), and points (55).
Detroit G Jimmy Howard (24 wins 2.37 GAA save percentage 92.4%) will not be facing a high scoring offense tonight, but the Flames did score 5 goals in their last game and he has to be solid between the pipes.
Calgary is 6-14 in their last 20 games and has an Over record of 4-1-4 in their last 9 road games against teams with a winning home record.
Detroit is 4-1 in their last 5 games and has an Under record of 18-5-3 in their last 26 games following a win.
In the last 6 games between these 2 teams in Detroit the total has gone Over 5 times and Calgary is 2-8 in their last 10 games in Detroit.
Our Selection : Both teams are having an off year. Can't remember the last time Detroit was fighting for a playoff spot. The Red Wings offense has struggled all season, but since the Olympic break they have scored 16 goals in their last 4 games including scoring 5 in their last 2 games. Hard to take a side in this one, as both teams fighting to make the playoffs and both have playing better as of late. We'll make a play on the total as both teams have picked up their offense since the break. Take Over 5.5 goals.
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