Minnesota Wild (6-2) vs. Calgary Flames (2-6)
October 22, 2026 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Calgary Flames +170 / Minnesota Wild -205; Over/Under: 5.5
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The Minnesota Wild and the Calgary Flames meet Thursday in NHL action from the Scotiabank Saddledome. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Minnesota Wild vs. Calgary Flames prediction.
Minnesota Wild Recap
The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to bounce back from their 4-3 OT loss at the hands of Edmonton last time out to sit at 6-2-2 this season. After this game, Minnesota will head on the road for a game against Seattle.
Wild Have Two-Game Win Streak Snapped
Kirill Kaprizov leads the Minnesota Wild through ten games this season with a team-high 17 points, totaling a team-leading 11 goals and 6 assists. Quinn Hughes sits in second with 13 points on 2 goals and a team-leading 11 assists, while Matt Boldy records 9 points with 5 goals and 4 assists. Joel Eriksson Ek adds 7 points with 2 goals and 5 assists, while Maxim Shabanov chips in 6 points on 2 goals and 4 assists. Jared Spurgeon, Danila Yurov, and Bobby Brink occupy the next tier with 5 points each, with Yurov potting 4 goals and Brink contributing 5 assists. Michael McCarron and Blake Coleman record 4 and 3 points respectively, while Yakov Trenin, Ryan Hartman, Olli Maatta, and Jonas Brodin round out Minnesota’s primary contributors with 2 points apiece. In net, Jesper Wallstedt holds a 6-1-2 record with a 2.20 GAA and a .915 save percentage after stopping 216 of 236 shots, while Calvin Pickard posts a 0-1-0 mark with a 5.00 GAA and an .800 save percentage after stopping 20 of 25 shots for the Wild up to this point in the season.
Calgary Flames Recap
The Calgary Flames come into this game looking to add on to their 3-2 win over Carolina last time out to sit at 2-6 this season. After this game, the Flames will take on the Detroit Red Wings at home.
Flames Alternate Wins & Losses In 4 Straight
Morgan Frost and Matt Coronato lead the Calgary Flames through eight games this season with 5 points each, with Frost contributing a team-leading 3 goals and 2 assists, while Coronato records 2 goals and 3 assists. Joel Farabee sits right behind them with 5 points on a team-leading 5 assists, while Yegor Sharangovich adds 4 points with 2 goals and 2 assists. Ryan Strome, Matvei Gridin, Aydar Suniev, and Simon Nemec occupy the next tier with 3 points apiece, with Suniev potting 2 goals and Nemec contributing 3 assists. Martin Pospisil, Jake Middleton, Adam Klapka, Zayne Parekh, and Mikael Backlund round out Calgary’s primary contributors with 2 points each. In net, Dustin Wolf holds a 1-4-0 record with a 4.85 GAA and an .834 save percentage after stopping 121 of 145 shots, while Devin Cooley posts a 1-2-0 mark with a 4.01 GAA and an .868 save percentage after stopping 79 of 91 shots for the Flames up to this point in the season.
Minnesota Wild vs. Calgary Flames Prediction
I’m on the Flames +1.5 here. I just think that Calgary is playing more competitive hockey in the last few games and I’m not looking to deviate from that in this spot. Minnesota has been the much better team, but have played some close calls in fairness, and I think this is a spot where the home team has had success in this matchup so I’ll take a shot on the Flames +1.5.
