Chicago vs Calgary: Hawks lose to the Flames for the third time this season

On April 19, 2022, the US state of Illinois will host another NHL regular-season game, with local Chicago taking on Calgary. 

Chicago finish another regular season in which the club did not do well at all. Yes, the squad restructuring adds problems for the Hawks, but there are still star forwards on the team who don't mind making big plays, but not this time. If up to the middle of March Derek King's wards at least were trying to cling to points, but now they completely collapsed, because of which they could gain only one victory in the last ten meetings, and that over the similarly humble San Jose - 5:4. As a result, the Red and Black have fallen to 14th place in the Western Conference standings.

The current regular season is shaping up very well for Calgary, especially in the second half. If the first months of the season the Flames played without much brilliance, after the equator they made a great run, smashing almost everyone in their way. In the last seven meetings, Darryl Sutter's wards have suffered only one defeat against Vegas - 1:6, but in five remaining games they won in regular time, and the day before they crushed a poor Arizona - 9:1, even Nikita Zadorov managed to do the assist. Calgary are now in second place in the Western Conference standings.

• Chicago managed to win only one of the last ten matches;
• Calgary have lost only one of its last six games;
• Calgary have beaten Chicago in both head-to-head meetings this season;
• Calgary haven't lost an away game in five straight.

Chicago and Calgary are very different in the current regular season. If the Hawks once again perform the role of the outsider of the league and have not solved any problems for a long time, having lost in nine of the last ten games, the Flames are claiming the highest places, having won in five of the six previous meetings. Of course, the unconditional favorites in the upcoming confrontation are Darryl Sutter's wards, who are important to maintain second place in the West, so it begs the bet on the Calgary victory with a handicap (-1.5) for 1.79.

Not only have Calgary been scoring regularly lately, but they've also been looking great offensively. In the previous eight meetings, the Flames scored 34 goals (4.25 goals per game average), which is a very respectable mark for such a long distance. Chicago, meanwhile, have a big defensive problem, causing the Hawks to concede 44 pucks (4.40 average per game) in their last ten meetings. Moreover, in the three previous meetings, the Red and Black conceded 14 goals (4.66 average per game), therefore we would expect Calgary Total Over 3.5 pucks for 1.70.

In the current regular season, almost all players were able to make great progress compared to last season, but Andrew Mangiapane is worth being singled out. He's never been known for overly solid personal statistics before, and his record was a mark of 32 points. Now, he's already amassed 51 points (32 goals + 19 assists) in 75 games during the current regular season, and there are a few more games in which to improve his record. In such a situation, it is worth looking at a bet on the Andrew Mangiapane Total Over 0.5 point for 1.80.

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