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(NHL) Calgary vs. Colorado,
Total: 5.50 | 105.00 Over
Result: Loss
Total: 5.50 | 105.00 Over
Result: Loss
The set-up: The 18-16-2 Calgary Flames are coming off a 4-1 win against Vancouver on Friday, giving them a reason to enjoy the three-day break. The Avalance have endured a poor December but stunned the Blackhawks with a 2-1 overtime win Friday night, snapping a five-game losing streak, after getting shut out 6-0 at home to Toronto 24 hours earlier. Colorado returns from the Christmas break just 12-20-1, overall.
Calgary: Captain Mark Giordano scored twice in Friday's 4-1 triumph versus Vancouver to increase his goal total to four in the last nine games." The Flames are also feeling good that Johnny Gaudreau, who missed three weeks with a broken finger, returnied much earlier than expected on Dec. 4. He hit the ice running, registering four straight multi-point games when he got back and points in seven straight games.
Colorado: Yes, the Avalanche snapped a five-game skid with that 2-1 overtime victory at Chicago on Friday but it was just their third win in 15 outings! Colorado's last home win came back on Nov. 14 against the LA Kings and since then the Avalance have gone 0-7-1 at Pepsi Center. That loss to the Maple Leafs had head coach Nathan MacKinnon wondering if the team even belonged in the NHL.
The pick: The Flames have won eight of 11 to put themselves within five points of the Pacific Division penthouse while the Colorado Avalanche have dropped eight straight (0-7-1) at Pepsi Center to make themselves comfortable in the cellar of the Central Division. Worse yet, Colorado enters tonight's game on an eight-game winless streak at home against the Flames. Colorado's 2-1 OT win in Chicago gave the Avalanche a little relief from their misery that included a scoring drought of 167 minutes, 43 seconds, a franchise record. The Under is a 10* play.
Calgary: Captain Mark Giordano scored twice in Friday's 4-1 triumph versus Vancouver to increase his goal total to four in the last nine games." The Flames are also feeling good that Johnny Gaudreau, who missed three weeks with a broken finger, returnied much earlier than expected on Dec. 4. He hit the ice running, registering four straight multi-point games when he got back and points in seven straight games.
Colorado: Yes, the Avalanche snapped a five-game skid with that 2-1 overtime victory at Chicago on Friday but it was just their third win in 15 outings! Colorado's last home win came back on Nov. 14 against the LA Kings and since then the Avalance have gone 0-7-1 at Pepsi Center. That loss to the Maple Leafs had head coach Nathan MacKinnon wondering if the team even belonged in the NHL.
The pick: The Flames have won eight of 11 to put themselves within five points of the Pacific Division penthouse while the Colorado Avalanche have dropped eight straight (0-7-1) at Pepsi Center to make themselves comfortable in the cellar of the Central Division. Worse yet, Colorado enters tonight's game on an eight-game winless streak at home against the Flames. Colorado's 2-1 OT win in Chicago gave the Avalanche a little relief from their misery that included a scoring drought of 167 minutes, 43 seconds, a franchise record. The Under is a 10* play.
