CGY @ ANA
Cooley's .818 SV% over 2 starts is a disaster waiting to happen against a Ducks team that just beat CGY on the road. Back the home goalie, back the hot team.
Lukas Dostal is the anchor here. A .884 SV% and 2.75 GAA over 4 starts gives Anaheim a legitimate backbone in net. Meanwhile, CGY is rolling out Devin Cooley — .818 SV% and a 5.00 GAA — into a hostile building against a team riding a 4-1 run. Anaheim already beat Calgary on the road in their most recent meeting. The Ducks are winning close games too — they took one in OT against Florida and knocked off Vegas on the road. This group has edge and momentum.
Calgary is a live dog at +170 if Cooley tightens up, and the Ducks are banged up up front — Cutter Gauthier and Ryan Poehling are both Day-To-Day, and Troy Terry is already on IR. That's three forwards who can hurt you missing or limited. If Anaheim's offense is blunted by its own injury situation, CGY's skaters — even without Huberdeau and Honzek — can steal one. Plus, 0-5 L5 skids tend to end eventually, and +170 is a price that bakes in a lot of pessimism.
CGY is 0-5 in their last 5 games. ANA is 4-1 in their last 5, including a road win at Calgary. Cooley's 5.00 GAA vs. Dostal's 2.75 GAA is the sharpest number in this game.
CGY is without both Huberdeau (IR) and Honzek (Out), gutting their top-six. ANA has three forwards either Day-To-Day or on IR, but they're at home. No back-to-back situation flagged for either side.
-205 is a steep price for a rebuilding Ducks squad, but the goalie gap and CGY's skid justify most of it. There's no value chasing ANA at this number — the edge is real but the price is full.
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