Minnesota Wild vs Calgary Flames Preview
Planning on watching today’s Flames and Wild game? Catch the action at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN, as the Wild hosts this showdown at 8:00 ET on ESPN+.
The over/under for this Western conference contest is set at 6 goals, with the Wild being the favored team playing at home against the Flames. Check out BetCoco for Minnesota Wild – Calgary Flames odds
Minnesota Wild vs Calgary Flames Head-to-Head and Key Stats
In the last three head-to-head matchups, the Wild are averaging 2 goals per game, compared to the Flames at 1. These figures have led to Minnesota posting a record of 2-1.
- When looking at their past three road matchups, Calgary has an puck line record of 2-1 while averaging 2 per game. The team went 1-2 overall in these games.
- When looking at their past ten home matchups, Minnesota has an puck line record of 6-4 while averaging 2 per game. The team went 4-6 overall in these games.
- In their last five games as the betting underdog, the Wild have a straight up record of 2-3 and an puck line mark of 4-1.
- Spanning across their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Flames have gone 3-7 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 5-5.
Minnesota Wild vs Calgary Flames Prediction
Before their matchup against Minnesota, the Flames arrive with a 15-16-5 record. They hold a 7-7-2 record when considered the favorites and 8-9-3 when seen as the underdogs. On the road, they have gone 6-9-4 this season and are 9-7-1 at home.
On the offensive side, the Flames are scoring an 3 goals per game this season, ranking 21st in the NHL. When it came to shots on target per game, they are 9th in the league. Coming into the game, the Flames have 8-9 record when they have more shots on goal than their opponent. When they have fewer shots on goal, they are 6-7.
Goalie Jacob Markstrom comes into the game having made 21 starts this season. So far, his record is 9-10 and he has a save percentage of 0.7871287128712872%.
Before their matchup against Calgary, the Wild arrive with a 16-15-4 record. They hold a 11-3-2 record when considered the favorites and 5-12-2 when seen as the underdogs. On the road, they have gone 6-10-2 this season and are 10-5-2 at home.
Offensively, the Wild come into the game at 3.1 goals per contest placing 23rd in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are in 24th position in the league. Coming into the game, the Wild have 10-6 record when they have more shots on goal than their opponent. When they have fewer shots on goal, they are 6-9.
Heading into this matchup vs. Calgary, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury has started 13 games in this season. His current record is 6-6, and his save percentage stands at 0.5544554455445545%.
With a 1.5-goal advantage on the spread, our projections favor the Wild to secure a 4-3 victory.
Minnesota Wild vs Calgary Flames Betting Tips
- Take the Wild on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Flames (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Minnesota Wild Injury Report
- Jonas Brodin – Upper Body – Out
- Mats Zuccarello – Upper Body – Out
- Filip Gustavsson – Lower Body – Out
- Vinni Lettieri – Lower Body – Questionable
- Kirill Kaprizov – Back – Out
- Sam Hentges – Undisclosed – Out
- Michael Milne – Undisclosed – Out
Calgary Flames Injury Report
- Oliver Kylington – Personal – Out
- Kevin Rooney – Shoulder – Out
- Jakob Pelletier – Shoulder – Out
