Brent Sutter is not happy with his players. The Calgary Flames coach called Friday's loss to the Wild a stinker but he was even more disappointed with his club's performance Sunday against the Avalanche.
"It was a carry over from the other night," Sutter told the Calgary Sun after the 3-2 setback to Colorado. "We played three terrible periods at home the other night and it carried over for two periods here tonight. That tells me a little bit."
The stats tell bettors that Calgary can't score. The Flames have scored just 10 goals in their last five games and the under is 6-0 in their last six.
The Blues don't light the lamp too often either. They're at the bottom of the league in goals scored.
Pick: Under
Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins (-200, 6)
If the Flyers thought that changing their bench boss would put an end to their recent problems, they were mistaken. Philadelphia has lost seven of its last eight games and four of five under new head coach Peter Laviolette.
The Flyers’ biggest problem is that they can't recover when they fall behind early. They've got just four come-from-behind victories in their last 30 outings and have scored a pathetic six goals in their last seven losses, including a 4-1 thumping in New Jersey on Saturday.
“We got embarrassed," Laviolette said after Saturday’s game. “It should’ve been a little tough to sleep for everybody. Really. It’s hard to walk out of that game with a fluffy feeling. Everyone should be a little ticked off and upset.
The players are all feeling the pressure and realize that they need to start playing better as a team. But with rumored division in the locker room between the younger guys and the older guys, it’s hard to believe Philadelphia will get things going any time soon.
Expect the Penguins to score early and often against this shaky Flyers team.
Ice picks 12/15
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