Flames vs Canucks Picks and Prediction – 4/17/2024

The Calgary Flames go on the road Tuesday night with a game in Vancouver, British Columbia against the Vancouver Canucks. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks.

Calgary has been below average this season with 37 wins through 75 games played on a two game winning streak following their win against the Arizona Coyotes. Offensively Calgary has been average scoring 3.05 goals on 31.2 shots per game. Defensively the Flames have been ok allowing 3.25 goals on 29.8 shots per game.

Nazem Kadri leads the way for the Calgary offense with 71 points and 44 assists this season. Yegor Sharangovich leads the team with 30 goals on 171 shots. Jacob Markstrom has been the top goalie for Calgary this season with 23 wins and 45 outings carrying a .906 save percentage.

The Vancouver Canucks stay at home Tuesday night with 49 wins on the year and have a one game winning streak.

Vancouver has been exceptional offensively averaging 3.41 goals on 28.5 shots. Defensively the Canucks have been very strong allowing only 2.70 goals on 28.5 shots and gave up one goal in their recent win against the Edmonton Oilers.

Casey DeSmith was in the net for the Canucks against Edmonton posting the .970 save percentage after giving up only one goal on 33 shots in 60 minutes of play. Vancouver scored one goal in every period and was a main reason why they won the game.