Three important things of note occurred in 2006 in the sports world. Kobe Bryant dropped 81 points on the Raptors, Barry Bonds passed Babe Ruth on the all time home run list along with the Calgary Flames earned their final win against the Ducks in Anaheim.
I am obviously being a little facetious there on the previous point but using all the Flames’ 4-1 loss to the Ducks at the Honda Center back in November pushing their losing streak in Anaheim to 26 games, it is one worth talking about.
If you’ve been riding this stroke of good fortune for the Ducks and bet on Anaheim in all 26 of these matches, congratulations — you’re $1600 richer.To put into context how bad that this streak is, consider that the Flames have had six different head coaches and played with 897 regular-season games since they last won a game at the O.C.. When the Flames acquired their last gruesome in Anaheim, the Ducks flew their flag under the colours of purple and turquoise and had the namesake of a particularly quacky’90s film. So Calgary, maybe you must channel the energy from that Gordon Bombay-coached Mighty Ducks staff and keep swingin’ — maybe you’ll give them a cold.
What exactly does all this mean for bettors? That’s somewhat unclear. Both teams are involved in a tight, four-way race to the Pacific Division crown and are both excelling down the stretch. Their meeting Saturday is a potential preview of a first-round playoff series and using a great deal on the line, expect the Flames and Ducks to leave everything on the desk.
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Anaheim, however, will be about the second half of a back-to-back and enjoying their third match in four days. The Ducks have not been particularly good in this particular scenario, going 1-7 straight up in their last eight matches on the next half of a yearlong and were really beaten from the Flames 8-3 in the Saddledome back in December a day after enjoying the Oilers — the same team they’ll be playing daily before their matchup with Calgary.
This 8-3 win which the Flames earned against the Ducks earlier this year ended a long streak of futility for Calgary in its series with Anaheim and stopped an eight-game losing string. The Ducks also have cashed the puckline eight times in their last 10 matchups with the Flames, including four times in a row because the home favorite.
The Flames are the gambling underdog in this one given their history against the Ducks, but don’t be a square. Examine the matchup on Sunday, see who is playing in net for both teams and inspect the injury reports. This time of year may be sketchy for bettors with coaches trying to give their stars some rest going into the playoffs and you also do not need to end up on the wrong end of an AHL goalie call-up.
I can not tell you who to bet on in this one but if you know of a few curse against the Flames that I’m unaware of, by all means, don’t hesitate to let me know so I can cash in too.
Here’s a look in their last 10 matchups:

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