Calgary vs. Pittsburgh: NHL Match Prediction

Current form

It’s unlikely that anyone was betting on Calgary before the start of the new season, but the Canadians have found good form before the start of the regular season and are currently in a respectable third place in the West, with nine points in five games. So far, the Flames have managed to score points in all of their games, primarily due to their strong play on their half of the ice. Ryan Huskey’s men alternate home and away games and only recently suffered their first defeat in October, giving an extra point to Seattle (1:2, OT). The club from the province of Alberta achieved success in regulation time in matches against Philadelphia (6:3) and Chicago (3:1). On the road, the Flames beat their main rivals Edmonton (4:1) and Vancouver (6:5, OT).

Mikael Backlund team can boast of a reliable game in defense. On average, Calgary allows only 2.4 goals per game, and the home team main goalie Dustin Wolf has reflected 94.44% of shots on his territory. At the same time, the Canadians need to improve their game in the minority. Currently, they have a rate of 76.5% of neutralized attempts of opponents.

Disqualifications and injuries

Samuel Honzek, Kevin Rooney and Egor Sharangovich are out and will not play against the Petes.

Interesting and trending bets

• Statistically, Calgary receives 9.6 minutes of penalty time

The hosts are not very disciplined at the start of the season and are often punished for violations.

• The Flames are winning 45.8 percent of their faceoffs.

The Lights look weak at the point and lose most of their faceoffs.

Current form

Pittsburgh has fallen to tenth place in the conference, having lost the last two games in regulation time. Mike Sullivan team has earned only six points in seven starts and still has a negative goal difference of 24:31. Sidney Crosby and his teammates cannot produce a winning streak and are constantly left without points. After a win in Montreal (6:3) and a victory over Buffalo in Pennsylvania (6:5, OT), the Penguins lost at home to Carolina (1:4), failing to contain the onslaught of the Hurricanes. The current road trip for the Petes began with a major defeat in Winnipeg (3:6), where the visitors once again played poorly in defense.

The Penguins are doing a good job of converting their chances, but they are allowing an average of 4.43 goals per game. There are big questions about rookie Joel Bloomquist, who has stopped just .9077% of the shots he faces in his own possessions through four games. Alex Nedeljkovic, who recently returned from injury, has yet to find his stride and was sluggish against the Jets, allowing five goals.

Disqualifications and injuries

Brian Lizotte and Matt Nieto did not travel with the team to Canada.

Interesting trends for betting

• The Penguins are allowing more than 34 shots per game.

The visitors' defense is not playing at its best, so the Pitmen goalies have to work very hard.

• Pittsburgh wins 54.7% of faceoffs

Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and other Penguins centers continue to dominate the point every game.