Calgary Flames vs Carolina Hurricanes Match Preview & Betting Odds 2019

The Calgary Flames (32-13-5) meet the Carolina Hurricanes (23-20-5) on Tuesday evening at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

The Flames were last in action on Saturday night, when they won 5-2 on the road at the Edmonton Oilers. That was their seventh victory in their last eight games.

As things stand the Flames are now averaging 3.74 Goals per Game, which leaves them up in 2nd in the overall NHL standings. Defensively they are currently allowing 2.82 Goals per Game, which puts them 7th in the overall standings. On an individual basis, Johnny Gaudreau has scored 29 goals and provided 44 assists to lead the Flames rankings on both fronts.

Johnny Gaudreau is pumped up after a big win in Edmonton pic.twitter.com/5FnMWZYhCy

— Heart of NHL (@HeartofNHL) January 20, 2019

The Oilers were also the last opposition of the Hurricanes, who visited Edmonton on Sunday night and came away with a 7-4 win.

The Hurricanes are currently averaging 2.75 Goals per Game, which leaves them tied 26th in the overall NHL standings. Defensively they are allowing 2.96, which puts them 13th overall on the standings. On an individual player basis, Sebastian Aho leads the way for the Hurricanes in terms of both goals and assists with 21 and 33 respectively.

With regards to our NHL bet predictions for this game, almost everything points to the Flames being the best bet in this game, particularly given that they also have home-ice advantage here.  

With the Flames ability to score goals on a regular basis, they have to be our tip on the Money Line odds to claim the points and retain their healthy lead at the top of the Pacific Division.

Pick: Money Line – Calgary Flames @ -200 (888sport)