Calgary Flames vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 3/1/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Calgary Flames vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Flames (+100) Wild (-121)

Xcel Energy Center is where the Minnesota Wild (31-16-3) will meet the Calgary Flames (31-14-6) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Flames at +100 while the Wild are priced at -121. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Calgary Flames were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 7-3 victory against the Wild in their previous game. The Flames had a good offensive output in the victory. For the matchup, they converted 7 of the 35 shots they looked to score on. Furthermore, they had 5 chances with the advantage and netted 2 goals. Calgary recorded 16 minutes in the box in this matchup.

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With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Calgary Flames have earned 175 goals (9th in the league) for the season and have allowed 124. For the year, they have racked up 68 points and their points % is .667. Calgary has 148 power play chances and they have tallied 33 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 22.30%. While playing at even strength, the Flames have surrendered 101 goals while earning 142 on offense. Calgary has taken 1,832 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.6%. The Flames have had 1,480 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .916. Calgary Flames opponents have totaled 148 power play tries (20th in the league) and have racked up 23 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jacob Markstrom. Markstrom has been in goal for 356 contests over the course of his professional hockey career. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 156-148-39 and he has gotten the start in 340 games. Opponents have scored 917 goals versus Markstrom in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.70. Markstrom has had 10,371 shot attempts against him and he has 9,454 total saves. His save percentage sits at .912 during his 20,343 mins on the ice. Over the course of his pro career, Markstrom has 179 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .526.

In their last outing, Minnesota faced the Flames in an outing where the Wild ended up losing by a final of 7-3. The Wild had 3 goals of the 25 shots on goal they attempted. They had 2 power play attempts in this outing but were not able to net one.

Over the course of the season, the Minnesota Wild have earned a total of 186 goals, 65 points, in addition to a points percentage of .650. They have allowed 154 goals to be scored by of a combination of 118 goals at even strength and 36 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Wild are sitting with 155 goals at even strength and 31 goals (18th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have recorded 155 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 20.00%. Minnesota has attempted 1,617 shots (16th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.50%, while allowing their opponents 1,628 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 78.70% on their opponents 169 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 90.5%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Cam Talbot in net. He has tallied 10,222 saves out of the 11,174 shots attempted, giving him a percentage of .915. Talbot has earned a career mark of 188-141-31 and has been in net for 378 games. He has started in 364 contests and his ice time sits at 21,669 minutes. Talbot's quality start rate comes out to 53.0% and he has accumulated 193 quality starts in his pro career. The opposition is averaging 2.64 goals per contest and he has surrendered 952 goals overall.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary (+100)

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