Calgary vs. Anaheim
ANAHEIM (Interstat) — The Calgary Flames will seek their first victory of the season when they visit the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday at Honda Center in a National Hockey League game.
Calgary enters with an 0-5-0 record. The Flames have allowed at least four goals in every game. Their recent results include a 7-3 home loss to Colorado, a 6-1 loss at Seattle, a 4-1 loss at Vancouver and a 6-1 home loss to Seattle. Calgary is 0-3-0 at home and 0-2-0 on the road.
Anaheim is 4-1-0. The Ducks have wins at Winnipeg, against Florida in overtime and at Vegas, along with a victory at Calgary in the most recent meeting. Anaheim’s only loss came at home against Edmonton. Anaheim is 3-0-0 on the road and 1-1-0 at home.
Morgan Frost is a player to watch for Calgary. Frost has two goals in his past five games, including one in a 4-2 loss to Anaheim in the most recent meeting. He also recorded a goal and three shots on goal against Seattle, three shots and three hits at Vancouver, and one shot and one hit against Colorado. Frost had two shots on goal in Calgary’s other meeting with Seattle.
Ryan Poehling is a player to watch for Anaheim. Poehling had a goal and an assist in the Ducks’ 4-2 win at Calgary in the most recent meeting. He also recorded two shots and two hits at Vegas, one shot and one hit against Florida, and one shot, four penalty minutes and one hit at Winnipeg.
In the most recent head-to-head game, Anaheim won 4-2 at Calgary. Aydar Suniev, Morgan Frost and Matt Coronato were Calgary’s most productive players. Suniev scored and added two shots and one hit, Frost scored and had one shot, and Coronato recorded two assists and one shot. For Anaheim, Poehling had a goal and an assist with two shots and one hit. Ville Husso made 27 saves in the win, and Alex Killorn added an assist and four shots.
Calgary’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Vegas followed by home games against Carolina, Minnesota, Detroit and Toronto. Anaheim will host Boston before a road trip that includes games against the New York Rangers, New York Islanders, New Jersey and Philadelphia.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Anaheim 4, Calgary 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Anaheim a 61.7 percent probability to win. Anaheim has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over-under for the game is 6.5.