Calgary Flames at Montreal Canadians 4/16/21 - NHL Picks & Promotions

The Calgary Flames look for their fourth consecutive victory when visiting the Montreal Canadiens on Friday. Calgary is 19-21-3 with 41 points following a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in the first of two consecutive games between the two. Mark Giordano scored one goal and added one assist, while Jacob Markstrom made 26 saves in net for the Flames. Calgary is fifth in the North division, 19 points behind first place Toronto.

Johnny Gaudreau is the leading goal scorer for Calgary with 15, while Elias Lindholm is the leader in assists with 26 and points with 37. In goal, Jacob Markstrom is 15-14-2 with a goals-against average of 2.81, save percentage of .903 and three shutouts. Calgary is scoring an average of 2.59 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.86 goals per game. Calgary's power play is scoring 20.3% of the time and the penalty-kill unit has been successful 80.9% of the time.

Montreal looks to bounce back from a loss to the Flames when playing the second consecutive game against Calgary on Friday. Montreal is 18-13-9 with 45 points. The Canadians are fourth in the North division, four points ahead of Calgary and 15 points behind first place Toronto. However, Montreal has lost four of its last five and is having problems scoring averaging only 1.80 goals per game over its last five games played.

Tyler Toffoli is the leading goal scorer for Montreal with 19 and has a team-high 30 points, while Jonathan Drouin is the leader in assists with 21. In goal, Jake Allen is 6-7-4 with a goals-against average of 2.53 and save percentage of .912. Montreal is scoring an average of 2.98 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.71 goals per game. Montreal's power-play is scoring 20.2% of the time and it's penalty-kill unit has been successful 76.9% of the time.