Arizona Coyotes vs Calgary Flames Prediction: Highly Inconvenient Opponent

Prediction for the NHL Arizona Coyotes vs Calgary Flames match will take place on February 23rd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Arizona is a hopeless outsider of all recent seasons in the NHL. The regular season is no exception, as the Coyotes are far from the playoff zone. However, they have been surprised lately, gaining points in every game. The last time they were without points was almost a month ago, on January 25, when they lost to Anaheim – 2:5. Since then, the Coyotes have played nine matches, in which they managed to get five wins with four defeats outside of regular time. Such a rapid breakthrough allowed Arizona to rise to 12th place in the Western Conference standings, but it is still far from the top 8.

Calgary is another team still outside the cup eight but wants to get into it. The Flames are far from their ideal form, as evidenced by their recent results: in the previous seven meetings, they suffered five defeats, beating only Buffalo and Rangers – 7:2 and 3:2, respectively. Such a modest stretch led to Calgary dropping to ninth place in the Western Conference standings, lagging behind eighth place by a couple of points.

Arizona has been in great shape lately, scoring points in nine consecutive matches, but extending such a successful streak will take work. The reason for this is Calgary, a highly inconvenient opponent for the Coyotes since the last six personal meetings. Only the Flames won every time in the main time. And now they are the favorites. Besides, tournament motivation will not allow them to underestimate the opponent as the Flames continue to fight for the playoffs. 

Calgary has been beating Arizona constantly lately and looks excellent in attack in these matches. In six previous personal meetings, the Flames sent 28 goals to the Coyotes (4.67 on average per game), a powerful indicator for such a long distance. And now we have the right to expect from the Flames that they will prove themselves in the attack.