NHL Betting: Calgary Overwhelms Toronto
The Calgary Flames rallied over the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 Thursday, courtesy of Alex Tanguay, Olli Jokinen and Rene Bourque, who scored in duration of 57 seconds in the middle period.
With almost 70% of the NHL betting action on their side, the Calgary Flames were the clear favorite against Toronto among LinesMaker bettors. Listed at –151 on the NHL betting lines, Calgary won the heart of the majority of bettors by defeating the Maple Leafs (+139).
The game begin with a 1–1 tie in the first period, before Tanguay’s shot went past Jean-Sebastien Giguere in the last 4:43 minutes of the second quarter. Calgary managed to claim a 4–1 lead within less than a minute, while Giguere was forced to leave the game.
Bourque totaled his goal count to 13 this season, which is one more than his entire total last season. Allowing the first and last goals of the game, Miikka Kiprusoff was tagged with the win for 17 saves. This was Calgary’s second victory in a row.
Giguere, who was later replaced by Jonas Gustavsson, gave up four goals on 24 shots. With this loss, Toronto failed to claim their first three-game winning streak after opening the NHL season.
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