Flames vs Avalanche Picks and Prediction – 12/12/2023

The Calgary Flames look to bounce back from a loss with a victory on the road Monday when visiting the Colorado Avalanche. Calvary is 11-13-3 with 25 points and fourth in the Pacific division, 16 points behind the first place Vegas Golden Knights. Calgary was defeated by the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday night and the Flames have lost three of the last four. Make sure you stay up to date with all the NHL action, with our NHL picks.

Elias Lindholm is the leading goal scorer for Calgary with seven, while Nazem Kadri is the leader in assists with 12 and in points with 18. In goal, Jacob Markstrom is 6-8-2 with a goals against average of .295 and save percentage of .896. Calgary averages 2.89 goals per game and allows an average of 3.33 goals per game. Calgary's power play scores 11.9% of the time and its penalty kill is successful 84.3% of the time.

The Colorado Avalanche look to snap a two-game losing streak with a victory at home one Monday when hosting the Calgary Flames. Colorado is 16-9-2 with 34 points and first in the Central division, one point ahead of the Dallas Stars. Colorado was defeated by the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Saturday night and the Avalanche have lost five of the last six.

Mikko Rantanen is the leading goal scorer with 12, while Cale Makar is the leader in assists with 27 and Nathan MacKinnon is the leader in points with 37. In goal, Alexandar Georgiev is 14-7-1 with a goals against average of 2.87 and save percentage of .902. Colorado averages 3.44 goals per game and allows an average of 3.00 goals per game. Colorado's power play scores 18.4% of the time and its penalty kill unit is successful 85.3% of the time.