Calgary Flames vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 4/28/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Calgary Flames vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Flames (-110) Wild (-110)

Xcel Energy Center is where the Minnesota Wild (51-22-7) will attempt to defeat the Calgary Flames (50-20-10) on Thursday. The line on this matchup has the Flames at -110 while the Wild are priced at -110. The total comes in at 6.

The Calgary Flames were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-4 win over the Predators the last time they stepped on the ice. Calgary tallied 26 penalty mins for this matchup. The Flames had a good offensive output in this win. Moreover, they had 5 power play chances and were able to notch 1 goal. While out there on the ice, they scored on 5 of the 38 shots they launched.

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Calgary Flames opponents have 244 power play tries (10th in pro hockey) and have notched 40 goals in those chances. The Flames have had 2,306 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .913. Calgary has taken 2,842 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.1%. At even strength, the Flames let the opposition score 160 goals while scoring 234 of their own. Calgary has 230 power play chances and they have scored 54 goals out of those tries, earning them a rate of 23.48%. For the season, they have earned 110 points and their points percentage sits at .688. In the matter of their scoring, the Calgary Flames have racked up 288 goals (6th in the National Hockey League) over the course of the season and have given up 200.

The man in net for this game is Jacob Markstrom. Markstrom has played in 377 games during his professional hockey career. He has earned a win-loss mark of 169-152-42 and he has started in 361 games. Opponents have scored 965 goals versus Markstrom in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.69. Markstrom has had 10,946 shots taken against him and he has 9,981 saves. His save percentage is at .912 during his 21,553 minutes played. Over the course of his career, Markstrom is sitting with 194 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .537.

In their last game, Minnesota squared up with the Coyotes in an outing where the Wild took a loss by a score of 5-3. They had 6 power play attempts in this one but were not able to net one. The Wild scored 3 goals of the 38 shots on goal they tried.

During this campaign, the Minnesota Wild have accounted for 298 goals, 109 points, as well as a points percentage of .681. They have permitted 246 goals to be scored by way of 183 goals at even strength and 63 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Wild are sitting with 247 goals at even strength and 51 goals (13th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 251 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 20.32%. Minnesota has attempted 2,619 shots (11th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.38%, while allowing their opponents 2,516 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 75.39% on the other teams 256 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 90.2%.

For the opposition you will find Cam Talbot protecting the goal. He has accounted for 10,646 stops out of 11,639 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .915. Talbot has accumulated a career mark of 200-142-34 and has played in 395 games. He has made the start in 380 contests and his ice time sits at 22,659 minutes. Talbot's rate of quality starts comes out to 53.2% and he has 202 quality starts in his career. Opponents are averaging 2.63 goals/game and he has yielded 993 goals altogether.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary (-110)

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