The Minnesota Wild and Calgary Flames — the former coming off a win, the latter a defeat — will play on Thursday at 8:00 PM ET, at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul. Wild (-149) versus Flames (+122) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.
The betting facts in the following article reference odds valid as of December 14, 2023 at 3:13 PM ET. Check out the article below for the latest odds for this matchup and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!
Wild vs. Flames Betting Odds
- Moneyline: MIN: (-149) | CGY: (+122)
- Puck line: MIN: -1.5 (164) | CGY: +1.5 (-199)
- Total: 6.5 — Over: (-104) | Under: (-116)
Injury Report as of December 14
Wild: Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out), Michael Milne: Undisclosed (Out), Jonas Brodin: Upper Body (Out)
Flames: Jacob Markstrom: Finger (Out), Jakob Pelletier: Shoulder (Out), Oliver Kylington: Personal (Out), Christopher Tanev: Shoulder (Out), Walker Duehr: Illness (Questionable), Kevin Rooney: Shoulder (Out)
Wild vs. Flames Predictions & Computer Picks
| Moneyline Pick | Wild |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (6.5) |
| Spread Pick | Flames (+1.5) |
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Wild vs. Flames Team Stats
| Wild Avg. (Rank) | Flames Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.08 (17th) | Goals Scored | 3.00 (21st) |
| 3.31 (22nd) | Goals Allowed | 3.48 (28th) |
| 30.3 (17th) | Shots | 31.3 (13th) |
| 30.0 (15th) | Shots Allowed | 29.5 (8th) |
Wild Key Players
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mats Zuccarello | 26 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 68 | 1 | -2 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 26 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 85 | 5 | -5 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 26 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 94 | 6 | +6 |
| Matthew Boldy | 19 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 2 | +1 |
| Marco Rossi | 26 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 1 | +5 |
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Flames Key Players
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazem Kadri | 29 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 89 | 1 | -8 |
| Blake Coleman | 29 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 73 | 0 | +7 |
| Elias Lindholm | 29 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 70 | 1 | -2 |
| MacKenzie Weegar | 29 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Yegor Sharangovich | 29 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 57 | 0 | -7 |
Betting Trends
- The Wild have won seven of their 12 games when listed as a moneyline favorite this season (58.3%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Wild have an implied win probability of 59.8%.
- The Flames have won six, or 40.0%, of the 15 games they have played while the underdog this season.
- Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Flames have a 45.0% chance to win.
- Minnesota and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 14 of 26 games this season.
- Calgary has played 17 games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.
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