Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +100 and the Flames at -110. The over/under has been set at 5.

Minnesota comes into this matchup having played 56 games. They have an overall record of 24-22-10 and on the road they have a record of 10-12-6. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 140 goals and given up 142 goals for a point differential of -2. The Wild have 10 overtime losses including 2 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 2-6-2. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-32 and an over/under record of 21-26-9. Calgary shows up with a record of 25-27-3 including 16-12-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 150 goals and surrendered 168 for a goal differential of -18. The Flames have 3 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 24-30 while their over/under record sits at 27-24-4.

Mikko Koivu has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Wild. He has 11 goals this season with 97 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 15 goals on 108 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 19 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 1,234 shots against him and has given up 102 goals. He has made 1,132 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 54 total points this season for the Flames. He has 22 goals this season with 148 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 17 goals on 129 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Jonas Hiller has 8 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 479 shots against him and has given up 53 goals. He has made 426 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Wild have 58 total points this season. They have scored 140 goals while giving up 140 goals. They have had 171 power play opportunities and have scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Wild have allowed 143 power play opportunities and given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.51% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flames have a total of 53 points on the season. They have 28 power play goals on 180 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 143 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%. As a team, the Wild have a total of 148 goals scored while they've given up 166 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.30%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 49.4% as they've attempted 3,042 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,110 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.9% as they have 2,289 attempts while they've given up 2,301 shots on the defensive end. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 52.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.5% for the season. They have 1,783 face off wins compared to 1,646 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52%. On defense Minnesota has 977 hits and they've blocked 809 shots from the opposition.

Calgary has attempted 3,024 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,186 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.2% as they have 2,198 shots while they've given up 2,268 attempts on defense. The Flames have an offensive zone percentage of 51.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.3% as they've compiled 1,605 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,717 face off losses. On defense Calgary has blocked 918 shot attempts and they have 1,102 hits as a unit.

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 24-32 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 21-26-9 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 24-30 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 27-24-4 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Injuries

02/06/16 D Jonas Brodin Foot expected to miss a month

Calgary Flames Injuries

02/12/16 GO Karri Ramo Knee out indefinitely
01/28/16 D Dennis Wideman Suspension out 20 games; eligible to return Mar 14 vs St Louis

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary

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