Matthew Tkachuk, Sean Monahan, and the Calgary Flames will do battle against Eric Staal, Ryan Suter, and the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center for a Western Conference matchup. Sportsnet will broadcast the matchup, and the puck drops at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 5.
Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild Odds
The Wild (-125) are tabbed as the favorites over the Flames (+105) and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at an even 6 goals (-105 over, -115 under).
Calgary is 21-22 straight up (SU) and has lost 5.8 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 43 regular season contests, 22 of its games have gone under the total, while 18 have gone over and just three have pushed. As the away team in 2019-20, the Flames are 10-12 SU.
Calgary has converted on 18.1 percent of its power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked seventh overall, and it has successfully killed off 82.7 percent of all penalties..
With a .912 save percentage and 28.3 saves per game, David Rittich (17-15-5) has been the best option in goal for Calgary this year. If head coach Geoff Ward chooses to rest him, however, Calgary might turn to Cam Talbot (4-9), who has a .913 save percentage and 2.75 goals against average this year.
On the other side of the ice, Minnesota is 20-22 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. 20 of its matches have gone over the total, while 17 have gone under and just four have pushed. This year, the team’s 11-7 SU as the home team.
The Wild have converted on just 17.9 percent of their power play opportunities this year, 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 77.0 percent of all penalties.
Devan Dubnyk has stopped 24.7 shots per game as the primary choice in goal for the Wild. Dubnyk has eight wins, 13 losses, and two OT losses and has maintained a mediocre 3.16 goals against average and a poor .898 save percentage this season.
Calgary Flames vs. Minnesota Wild Betting Predictions
Free Pick: SU Winner – Wild, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The Wild are 1-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Flames are 3-0 in shootouts.
- The over has hit in four of Calgary’s last five games.
- Over Calgary’s last ten games, eight of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 3-5 in those games).
- Calgary skaters registered 16.3 hits per game last season, while the Wild accounted for 19.5 hits per matchup.
