The Calgary Flames, spearheaded by Matthew Tkachuk and Sean Monahan, are set to take the ice against Eric Staal, Ryan Suter, and the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center in a Western Conference tilt. The game gets going at 5 p.m. ET on Monday, December 23, and you’ll be able to see it live on Fox Sports North.
Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild Odds
Oddsmakers have not yet posted moneyline or Over/Under odds for this matchup.
Calgary is 19-19 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.0 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 38 regular season contests, 21 of its games have gone under the total, while 13 have gone over and just three have pushed. As the away team this season, the Flames are 9-11 SU.
Calgary has converted on 19.8 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. Additionally, it has the fourth-strongest penalty kill in the league, and it’s successfully killed off 84.8 percent of all penalties..
With a .915 save percentage and 29.2 saves per game, David Rittich (16-13-5) has been the primary option in goal for Calgary this season. Rittich played yesterday, however, so Calgary could choose to rest him and instead roll with Cam Talbot (3-7 record, .910 save percentage, 2.94 goals against average).
Over on the other bench, Minnesota is 17-20 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.9 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 19 of its contests have gone over the total, while 14 have gone under and just four have pushed. The team is 9-5 SU at home this year.
The Wild have converted on just 17.4 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 25th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.9 percent of all penalties.
Alex Stalock (25.1 saves per game) has been the top option in goal for the Wild. Stalock has 10 wins, 10 losses, and two OT losses to his credit and has maintained a poor .901 save percentage and 3.02 goals against average this year.
Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Wild, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- Six of Calgary’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 4-2 in those games.
- The Wild are 5-8 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Flames are 8-9 SU in games where they spend more time in the box than their opponent.
- Minnesota is 1-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while Calgary is 3-0 in shootouts.
- Calgary is ranked 24th this season with 11.6 giveaways per game. That figure has trended higher, as it’s averaged 13.7 giveaways over its last 10 games and 16.8 giveaways over its last five.
- Minnesota skaters have averaged 4.8 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 7.1 giveaways per game (ranked 1st in the league).
