A pair of Western Conference squads, residing at opposite ends of the standings, meet on Thursday, Dec. 4 when the third-place Minnesota Wild (15-7-5) visit the 16th-place Calgary Flames (9-15-4). The bookmakers have made the Wild solid favorites at -122 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Flames are at +102.
Minnesota won 1-0 on the road its last time out on Dec. 2 against the Edmonton Oilers. The Wild got one point each out of Nico Sturm (one assist) and Jonas Brodin (one goal).
Calgary played on the road its last time out on Dec. 2, and lost 5-1 against the Nashville Predators. Nazem Kadri (one assist) and Jonathan Huberdeau (one assist) were among the three Flames skaters who collected one point each in that outing.
Before watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which squad will take home the victory in Thursday’s hockey action.
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Ahead of the upcoming game between the Minnesota Wild and Calgary Flames, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Wild 3 – Flames 1
Pick OU:
Under 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 4.09 goals)
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Wild vs. Flames Moneylines
Snag a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Wild-Flames matchup.
Favorite: Wild (-122)Underdog: Flames (+102)Wild Betting InsightsThe Wild are 5-6 when favored on the moneyline this season.Minnesota is 5-5 (victorious in 50.0% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -122 or shorter.Based on this game’s moneyline, the Wild have an implied probability of 55.0% to win.Minnesota’s 27 matches this season have finished above this game’s total of 5.5 goals 12 times.Flames Betting InsightsThe Flames have been made an underdog 24 times this season, and won seven, or 29.2%, of those games.This season Calgary has won seven of its 21 games, or 33.3%, when it’s the underdog by at least +102 on the moneyline.The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 49.5% chance of victory for the Flames.Calgary has played 18 games this season with over 5.5 goals.Wild Key StatsMinnesota’s 75 total goals (2.8 per game) make it the 23rd-ranked scoring team in the league.The Wild have conceded 71 total goals (2.6 per game), ranking eighth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.Its goal differential (+4) makes the team eighth-best in the league.The 22 power-play goals the Wild have recorded this season (second-most in the NHL) have come on 93 power-play chances.Minnesota is seventh in the league with a 23.66% power-play conversion rate.The Wild have scored two shorthanded goals this season.Minnesota’s 80% penalty-kill success rate ranks 21st in the league.Minnesota has the 24th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 47.5%.The Wild shoot 10% as a team (26th in the league).Flames Key StatsCalgary has 64 goals this season (2.3 per game), 31st in the NHL.The Flames have allowed 85 total goals this season (3.0 per game), 20th in the league.it has the 30th-ranked goal differential in the league at -21.The Flames have 13 power-play goals (on 93 chances), 22nd in the NHL.Calgary has the NHL’s 29th-ranked power-play percentage (13.98%).The Flames have three shorthanded goals (fifth in NHL).Calgary’s has the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage (82.42%).At 49.3%, Calgary has the league’s 19th-ranked faceoff win percentage.The Flames’ 7.8% shooting percentage is 32nd in the league.
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