Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames 2/26/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 02/25/2022 at 10:53 PM ET

Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames 2/26/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Wild are heading here sitting on a record of 31-15-3 on the year overall, but when playing on the road the Minnesota Wild have moved to a 15-11-2 record. The last game was a road game for the Wild and was against the Maple Leafs in what ended up being a losing effort by a score of 3-1. The Wild in their last 5 games have ended up going 1-4. 

This year the WIld have managed to get a total of 3.73 goals per game while getting 32.5 shots per game. The defense for Minnesota has allowed a total of 3 goals per game while facing 32.5 shots per game. The Wild have scored 31 power play goals and converted on the power play at a clip of 20.3% on the year. The penalty kill for the Wild have allowed 34 goals on the year and have killed off 79.3% of the power plays faced.

The Flames are coming back home after getting blown out in their last game. The loss for the Flames was against the Vancouver Canucks and came by a score of 7-1, but in the last 5 games the Flames have looked impressive going 4-1. The Flames overall record is sitting at 30-14-6, but when playing at home the Flames have posted a 14-4-4 record.

With Calgary the Flames have ended up with 35.9 shots per game and only scored 3.36 goals per game. The defense for Calgary has faced a total of 29.1 shots per game and have allowed only 2.42 shots per game. Calgary has scored 31 power play goals and converted on the power play at a clip of 21.7% on the year. The penalty kill for the Flames has allowed 23 power play goals and killed off 84.2% of the power plays faced.

The Wild are coming in with the better offense, but a markedly worse defense. However, the main difference in the game here is the fact that the Wild have struggled recently and while the defense has not looked overly horrible the offensive collapse from what the Wild usually do is noticeable. Look for the offensive issues to continue in this game here for the Wild as the Flames are able to secure a home win. Final Score Prediction, Calgary Flames win 4-2.