Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames NHL Betting Tips 3/2/2019

Saturday, March 2, 2019

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Minnesota Wild head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Saturday, March 2, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Wild at +155 and the Flames at -195.

Minnesota has a record of 31-27-6 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've tallied 175 goals and surrendered 184 goals for a point differential of -9. For the year they have an ATS mark of 31-33-0 and an over/under record of 26-33-0. Calgary has a record of 41-16-7 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have scored 230 goals and given up 178 for a goal differential of +52. Their record against the spread is 41-23-0 while their over/under mark is 35-27-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 31-33-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 26-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 41-23-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 35-27-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/21/19 C Victor Rask Lower Body IR (02/21)
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

02/20/19 LW James Neal Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/20/19 D Michael Stone Arm IR (11/21)

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 32 total points this year for the Wild. He has 16 goals this season with 172 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Zach Parise averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 24 goals on 205 attempts. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 25 wins and 21 losses this season in goal for the Wild. He has 1,494 shots against him and he's surrendered 132 goals. He's made 1,362 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has 69 total points this season for the Flames. He has 29 goals this year with 180 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 40 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 30 goals on 196 attempts. He has 52 assists, giving him a total of 82 points on the year. Mike Smith has 19 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 871 shots against him and he's given up 90 goals. He's made 781 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 68 total points this year, which is 18th in the NHL. They've scored 175 goals while giving up 184 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 22nd respectively. They have had 190 power play chances and scored 41 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 13th in the league. The Wild have given up 199 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.60% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 19th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 2nd in the league with a total of 89 points this season. They have 50 power play goals on 226 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 11th in the NHL. They've given up 203 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 21st overall. As a team, the Flames are 2nd with a total of 230 goals scored while they've given up 178 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.19%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 15th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5%, as they've attempted 3,656 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,580 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.1% as they have 2,759 attempts while they have given up 2,637 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 1,938 face-off wins compared to 1,925 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That ranks them 14th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,256 hits and they have blocked 943 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.5% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 1,953 face-off wins compared to 1,799 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 964 hits and they have blocked 819 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53% as they've attempted 3,830 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,391 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.6% ranks 5th as they have 2,850 attempts while they have given up 2,572 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Calgary -195

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