Calgary Flames vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction: They come to the match in entirely different mood

Prediction for the NHL Calgary Flames vs Toronto Maple Leafs match which will take place on January 19th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Calgary is back in the Cup fight! The Canadian team had an abysmal start to the regular season with only two wins in ten starts, but gradually began to improve. The Flames rotated a short series of wins and losses for a long time, but now they have issued the best stretch of the current season. In their last four meetings, Ryan Huskey's wards beat Ottawa 6:3, Vegas 3:1, and Arizona twice, 6:2 and 3:2. Such a productive stretch has allowed them to move up to ninth in the Western Conference standings, just two points out of the playoff spot.

Toronto had a great start to the regular season, putting them in the league's top half for a while, but things worsened. The first real crisis came at the turn of October and November when they lost four games in a row. After that, the results stabilized. They had successful point streaks, and in early January, they won four straight. The Maple Leafs couldn't build on that success. In their last four games, Sheldon Keefe's team lost 4:3 to the Islanders, 5:3 to Colorado, 4:2 to Detroit, and 4:2 to Edmonton the night before, falling to sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Calgary and Toronto come to the match in entirely different forms and mood. The Flames had a bad start to the current regular season but gradually reduced the gap to the Cup Eight to a minimum, as they are now on a great run, winning their last four games in a row. On the other hand, the Maple Leafs are experiencing a noticeable decline that has seen them lose four consecutive games and now risk leaving the playoffs from the Eastern Conference. 

The confrontation between Calgary and Toronto has been spectacular and productive lately. In the four previous games, the teams have combined for 28 pucks (7.00 average per game) - not bad by NHL standards. The Flames have 33 shots on goal in their last five games (6.60 average per game), while the Maple Leafs have scored and allowed a combined 35 goals (7.00 average per game).