New York Islanders at Calgary Flames - 1/6/23 NHL Picks and Prediction

Calgary Flames (18-14-7) vs New York Islanders (22-15-2)

Game Info: Friday, January 6, 2023 at 9:00 pm (Scotiabank Saddledome)

Betting Odds: Calgary Flames -147 / New York Islanders +118 --- Over/Under: 6 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The New York Islanders and Calgary Flames meet Friday in NHL action at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The New York Islanders have split their last 8 games. The Calgary Flames have won 5 of their last 8 games.

The New York Islanders are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 18.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Brock Nelson leads New York with 15 goals, Mathew Barzal has 30 assists and Anders Lee has 115 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 81.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Sorokin has given up 62 goals on 835 shots faced, and Semyon Varlamov has allowed 31 goals on 381 shots.

The Calgary Flames are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 19.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads Calgary with 15 goals, Elias Lindholm has 23 assists and Nazem Kadri has 124 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 81.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 74 goals on 703 shots faced, and Dan Vladar has given up 36 goals on 380 shots.

The Islanders are 5-1 in their last 6 games playing on 0 days rest and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The Flames are 1-6 in their last 7 Friday games and 15-6 in their last 21 games playing on 2 days rest. The over is 6-2 in Islanders last 8 road games. The under is 5-0 in Flames last 5 overall. The Islanders are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings. The favorite is 11-3 in the last 14 meetings.

The New York Islanders are a team I enjoy backing in the underdog role because of how hard they play and their defensive effort. However, the Islanders are on the end of a back to back here and going up against a Flames side that's playing well. The Calgary Flames are well rested, and these last two weeks are one of their better stretches of the season. Give me the Flames and the reasonable price.

Randy’s Pick Calgary Flames -147

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