Calgary Flames Predictions and Preview of the Week January 16-22
By Ramina Shlah
Tuesday January 17th – FLA @ CGY
The Florida Panthers right now have 48 points in 45 games and are 20-17-8. This is quite similar to the Calgary Flames record right now, with them going 23-20-3 and have 49 points in 46 games.
The Panthers right now have won three of their last five and are 4-3-0 in 2017. Slightly better than the Flames lately who are 3-3-1 in 2017. But good news for the Flames is that they’ve won four of their last five games on home-ice. However, the Panthers have won their last four games on the road and are coming off of a win against one of the hottest teams in the NHL right now, the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Panthers aren’t the best on the power-play, being 24th overall with 14.9%. This is versus the Flames 20.3% PP. On top of that since the start of December, the Flames are first overall on the PP with 31.9% versus the Panthers 14.9%. In the new year, the Panthers are at a mere 8.9% on the PP. So if the Flames can keep their penalty killing in check like they’ve been doing as of late, they could walk away with the two points.
Even though the Flames’ PP is good, it’s going against one of the best PK teams in the league this season. So the Flames need to find some way to capitalize with the man advantage.
Players to watch on the Panthers:
- Vincent Trocheck: Currently on a four-game point streak with seven points in that stretch.
- Jaromir Jagr: For the sole reason that he is 44 years old and I love his mullet
Players to watch on the Flames:
- Sam Bennett: Is currently on a scoring drought, but had a four-goal game the last time the Panthers were in town
If the Flames can get some help with secondary scoring by Sam Bennett in this game, they’ll be fine.