Alex Smart Comp
GAME: San Jose Sharks @ Calgary Flames Mar 30, 2009 9:30PM
SPORT: National Hockey League Picks
PICK: Calgary Flames

REASON FOR PICK: The San Jose Sharks have earned home ice advantage through out the upcoming NHL play offs. So tonight against their hosts the Calgary Flames, a semi motivated effort would not come as a complete surprise ,especially considering the amount of nagging injuries the team has been suffering through. With star Patrick Marleau(37 G),limping and expected to miss this tilt, Im betting on the Sharks current sub par road run ( 4-7-3 L/14) including 3 straight losses to be extended vs a Flames side that is a bankroll expanding 25-9-4 on home ice this season.

Final notes & Key Trends: Flames are 8-2 L/10 at home in this series. Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff is 6-2-0 with a 2.63 goals-against average and one shutout in his last eight games vs the Sharks.

Play on the Flames