Flames at Maple Leafs 1/16/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Calgary Flames look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. Calgary fell to 25-18-5 and 55 points following a 2-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. The Flames could not put any of their 31 shots past Montreal goaltender Carey Price. Flames goalie David Rittich made 35 saves in net in the loss for Calgary. The Flames have been shut out six times this season.

Elias Lindholm leads Calgary in goals scored with 20. Johnny Gaudreau leads in assists with 25, while Matthew Tkachuk is the points leader with 38. In net, David Rittich is 18-11-5 with a goals against of 2.79 and saves percentage of .913. Calgary is scoring an average of 2.65 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.94 per game.

Toronto looks for its second straight victory on Thursday while hosting the Flames. The Maple Leafs improved to 25-16-6 and 56 points following a 7-4 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. Auston Matthews scored a hat-trick and the Maple Leafs went on to the three-goal victory. Toronto is in third place in the Atlantic division 10 points behind first-place Boston.

Auston Matthews leads Toronto in goals scored with 34 and in points with 57 while Mitch Marner is the leader in assists with 33. Frederik Andersen is 22-8-5 with a goals against of 2.86 and save percentage of .910. Toronto is scoring an average of 3.66 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.28 per game.