Calgary Flames vs Pittsburgh Penguins Predictions, Best Bets

Calgary Flames are playing Pittsburgh Penguins.

Calgary Flames are playing against the Pittsburgh Penguins on the road. Calgary won the last game against Pittsburgh 4-1. The Flames have many talented players but they are struggling to score goals. Sidney Crosby is the team's top scorer with 27 points. Jake Guentzel is a bit younger than Crosby and Malkin but sometimes outshines them. Jacob Markstrom is playing in goal for Calgary. He is giving up 3.03 goals per game and has a .889 save percentage. He has started 14 games this season. Pittsburgh has the better offense. They are averaging 4 goals a game over the past five games.

Calgary Flames have a difficult road matchup against Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Jake Guentzel. Calgary's defensemen will have their hands full with the trio. The Flames do not have an outstanding power play unit, but they have the better one in this game.

Pittsburgh Penguins are the favorites but they need to score first and put up at least 35 shots to win. Calgary Flames allow 27.9 shots per game.

Rasmus Andersson is a starting defenseman for the Calgary Flames. He has a -4 even though he leads his team in TOI.

Penguins' Kris Letang has been in the NHL since 2007 and still leads his team in TOI at 23:46. Leteng has ten assists but a -10 plus/minus.