Red Wings at Flames 1/18/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Detroit Red Wings look for a third straight win on Friday when they head north of the border to play the Calgary Flames. The Red Wings defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 Tuesday. Gustav Nyquist broke a 1-1 tied with just over four minutes remaining and Darren Helm added an insurance goal minutes later giving the Red Wings the win. Jimmy Howard made 23 saves in net for Detroit.

Calgary had a five-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday after falling to the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime. Johnny Gaudreau scored one goal and assisted on another to lead the Flames in scoring. Also scoring goals for the Flames was Noah Hanifin and Matthew Tkachuk, while Elias Lindholm had two assists. Dylan Larkin leads the Red Wings in goals scored with 18 and in points with 45. Gustav Nyquist is the assists leader with 29. Goalie Jimmy Howard is 13-12-5 with a goals against of 2.71 and a save percentage of .917. Detroit is 25th in goals scored per game at 2.79 and 25th in goals against at 3.25.

Johnny Gaudreau leads the Flames in goals scored with 28, in assists with 43 and points with 71. Goalie David Rittich is 17-4-4 with a goal’s against average of 2.50 and save percentage of .917. The Flames are 2nd in goals scored at 3.67 and 7th in goals against at 2.81.