The Minnesota Wild (13-3-3, Central Division) will face off against the Calgary Flames (11-6-3, Pacific Division) on Saturday at 4 p.m. EST in Calgary, Alberta.
The Wild are coming off a 5-3 victory against the Edmonton Oilers, where Frederick Gaudreau scored two goals. Calgary holds an 8-3-0 home record and an overall 11-6-3 mark. The Flames are 3-6-1 when they accumulate more penalty minutes than their opponents.
Minnesota has been strong on the road with a 9-1-2 record and an overall 13-3-3 performance. The Wild have a +21 goal differential, having scored 66 goals while allowing 45.
This will be the first meeting between the teams this season.
Top performers include Calgary’s Rasmus Andersson with 5 goals and 7 assists, and Matthew Coronato, who has been active in the last 10 games. For the Wild, Kirill Kaprizov leads with 13 goals and 21 assists, while Marat Khusnutdinov has also scored recently.
In their last 10 games, the Flames are 6-2-2, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.3 assists, and allowing just 1.8 goals per game. The Wild are 7-2-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.2 assists, and giving up 2.1 goals per game.
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