Flames at Knights 11/17/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the Calgary Flames conclude a back-to-back when they visit the Vegas Golden Knights. The Flames play on the road Saturday against the Arizona Coyotes. Calgary fell to 10-8-3 and 23 points after losing 3-1 to the Dallas Stars Wednesday. Sean Monahan scored Calgary’s only goal of the game. The Flames are 6-2-2 at home this season. Cam Talbot made 29 saves in net but is 1-4-0 as the Flames backup goaltender.

Matthew Tkachuk leads Calgary in goals scored with 10 and in points with 20. Johnny Gaudreau leads in assists with 13. In net, David Rittich is 9-4-3 with goals against of 2.75 and saves percentage of .914. Calgary is scoring an average of 2.76 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.90 per game.

Vegas is also completing a back-to-back on Sunday when hosting the Flames after playing the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. The Golden Knights lost to the Chicago Blackhawks Wednesday 5-3 for their fourth consecutive defeat and fell to 9-8-3 with 21 points. William Carrier, William Karlsson and Nate Schmidt scored in the loss for Vegas.

Reilly Smith leads the Golden Knights in goals scored with 10. William Karlsson leads in assists with 13 and Mark Stone leads in points with 18. Marc-Andre Fleury is 9-5-1 with goals against per game of 2.68 and saves percentage of .914. Vegas is scoring an average of 2.85 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.05 per game.