The Calgary Flames (12-10-3) welcome the Minnesota Wild (13-9-2), who will be looking to prolong their winning run, at Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday. Minnesota is coming off a high-scoring 6-5 shootout win over the Stars on Sunday, their fourth consecutive win.
The Wild committed five penalties in the game, though they held Dallas without a power play goal. Five players found the net for the Wild. Ryan Reaves and Jared Spurgeon both had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Marc-Andre Fleury only saved 30 of 35 shots (.857%) in the win.
Calgary is playing their last of five games at home after a 3-2 win over the Coyotes on Monday. Nazem Kadri, Dillon Dube, and Elias Lindholm each scored once for the Flames. Kadri added two assists to lead the team in scoring. Dan Vladar surrendered two goals on 20 shots (.900%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Flames won two of the three games between the teams last season, although the Wild were 3-2 (OT) victors in their final meeting in April. Frederick Gaudreau led Minnesota with two points (1G 1A). Johnny Gaudreau (1G 1A) and Nikita Zadorov (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Calgary. Cam Talbot got the win, saving 31 of 33 shots (.939%).
FACING OFF
Minnesota is averaging 3.12 goals per game for the season, 17th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Flames team that is allowing 3.00 goals a game (11th). Meanwhile, Calgary has found the net 3.00 times a game on average, 21st in the league, and the Wild are allowing opponents to score 3.04 goals per game (13th).
Calgary averages more shots per game (34.5) than most teams in the league, ranking fifth, though the team’s 8.8% shooting percentage is 30th. With an average of 31.5 attempts, Minnesota ranks 16th.Power play opportunities should be plentiful for the Flames, as the Wild are averaging 4.88 penalties per game, fourth-most in the NHL.
The visitors’ 13.29 penalty minutes a game ranks first-highest. The home team has been penalized 4.32 times a game (13th) for an average of 9.32 minutes (16th).
The Wild’s 25.97% power play percentage ranks eighth in the league, while the Flames are 23rd with a conversion rate of 20.00%. In terms of penalty killing, Minnesota has the league’s seventh-ranked PK% at 80.77%, while Calgary is 10th at 79.78%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 32 points this season, Kirill Kaprizov is the top skater for the Wild. He is among the league leaders with 16 goals (5th) and has added 16 assists. In the net, Filip Gustavsson (4-4-1) is Minnesota’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.75 GAA and a .909% save percentage.
Fleury (9-5-1) leads the Wild in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 3.04 and a save percentage of .895%.Lindholm and Kadri lead the Flames in scoring with 19 points apiece. Both have nine goals and 10 assists. Tyler Toffoli has eight goals and 10 assists.
Vladar (3-4-1) has the best goals against average for Calgary at 2.61. He has a save percentage of .915%. Jacob Markstrom (8-6-2) has played the most games in net for the Flames this season. He has a 2.97 GAA and a .889% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Minnesota is 6-3-1 away from Xcel Energy Center this season. Calgary is 9-5-1 at home this season.
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