Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames NHL Picks & Predictions 12/6/2018

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Thursday, December 6, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +115 and the Flames at -140.

Minnesota has a record of 15-10-2 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 86 goals and given up 78 goals for a point differential of +8. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-12-0 and an over/under record of 13-10-0. Calgary has a record of 17-9-2 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 100 goals and surrendered 82 for a goal differential of +18. Their record against the spread is 16-11-0 while their over/under record is 13-13-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 14-12-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 13-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 16-11-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 13-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/18/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/28/18 D Juuso Valimaki Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 10 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 627 shots against him and he's given up 56 goals. He's made 571 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Zach Parise has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Wild. He has 13 goals this year with 75 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Jason Zucker averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 9 goals on 77 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has scored 35 total points this year for the Flames. He has 12 goals this season with 82 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 20.2 minutes played per game. David Rittich has 8 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Flames. He has 357 shots against him and he's surrendered 29 goals. He's made 328 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Sean Monahan averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 17 goals on 85 shots. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have allowed 88 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this year. That is 4th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.07% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 15th in the league. The Wild have 32 total points this season, ranking 13th in the NHL in offense. They are 15th in the league with 86 goals while they've given up 78 goals, which is 24th overall. They have had 88 power play opportunities and scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Flames are 5th with 100 goals scored while they are 20th in the NHL with 82 goals allowed this year. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.66%. They give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 22nd place in the league. The Flames have a total of 36 points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 24 power play goals on 101 opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That ranks their power play unit 11th. They've allowed 87 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, which is 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.5%, as they've attempted 1,527 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,559 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.2% as they have 1,159 attempts while they have given up 1,152 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time, which is 16th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 868 face-off wins compared to 800 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 505 hits and they have blocked 407 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 56.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 43.7% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 853 face-off wins compared to 793 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Calgary has 419 hits and they have blocked 345 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.4% as they've attempted 1,712 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,433 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.2% ranks 4th as they have 1,285 attempts while they have given up 1,088 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Wild/Flames NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota +115

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