Calgary Flames vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 28 (4/28): NHL

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Odds:

Time	8:00 p.m. EST
Flames money line	-112
Flames spread	-1.5 (+235)
Wild money line	+110
Wild spread	+1.5 (-303)
Over / under	6

 

2021-2022 season stats

	Calgary Flames	Minnesota Wild
Record	50-20-10	51-22-7
Road / home record	25-11-3	29-8-2
Streak	W3	L1
Goals per game	3.60	3.73
Goals allowed per game	2.50	3.08
Shots per game	35.5	32.7
Shots allowed per game	28.9	31.5
PP %	23.6%	20.03%
PK %	16.07%	21.11%
Over / under record	41-32-7	47-30-3

 

Preview

The Calgary Flames continue on the road and will visit the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. This is the third time these teams face off this season. The Flames won the last 2 head to head games.

Calgary Flames

The Flames have won 4 of their last 5 games and are 25-14 on the road this season with a 50-20-10 record overall, ranking 1st in the Pacific. The Flames are 30-13-5 in Western Conference play. Calgary has scored 288 goals and ranks sixth in the NHL averaging 3.6 goals per game. Matthew Tkachuk leads the team with 41.

Johnny Gaudreau leads the Flames with 113 points, scoring 39 goals and adding 74 assists. Tkachuk has 16 points over the last 10 games for Calgary.

In their last 10 games the Flames are 8-2, averaging 4.5 goals, 7.5 assists, 4.4 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game with a .901 save percentage.

Minnesota Wild

The Wild have also won 4 of their last 5 games and are 29-10 at home this season with a 51-22-7 record overall ranking 2nd in the Central Division. The Wild are 28-17-3 in conference matchups. Minnesota ranks third in the Western Conference averaging 3.7 goals per game, led by Kaprizov with 45.

Alex Goligoski leads the Wild with a plus-42 in 71 games this season. Kevin Fiala has 22 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.

In their last 10 games the Wild are 8-2, averaging 4.6 goals, 7.5 assists, four penalties and 10.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3 goals per game with an .895 save percentage.

BETTING TRENDS

Calgary are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Minnesota.

Calgary are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games on the road.

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games against Calgary.

Minnesota are 12-2 SU in their last 14 games at home.

Prediction

Both teams are playing at their best. The Flames have already clinched the playoffs but they still continue to win. Their offense is on fire and are averaging 4.5 goals in their last 10 games. The Wild are still in the fight to not lose the second place in the division against the Blues. The Wild are also averaging 4.5 gpg so expect a great game and I think the best play is the over.

PICK: Over 6 (-120)

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