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Minnesota Wild vs Calgary Flames · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Flames · THU · OCT 22 · 8:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
THU · OCT 22 · 8:00 PM CT
Scotiabank Saddledome
MINNHL · Wild+
Minnesota Wild
Wild
2–0–0
@
Calgary Flames
Flames
0–2–0
Upcoming
THU · OCT 22 · 8:00 PM CT
MINNHL · Wild+
Minnesota Wild
Away · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Calgary has struggled to beat Jesper Wallstedt: .1000 on 36 shots. And stay out of the box: the Wild's power play ranks 4th and Calgary's penalty kill sits 30th.
Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary Flames
Home · Flames
0–2–0
0 PTS
Wild
GOALIES
Flames
Jesper Wallstedt
Jesper Wallstedt
Expected
.957 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 2W
.935 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Dustin Wolf
Dustin Wolf
Likely · 29507-dustin-wolf
.812 SV% · 6.02 GAA · 0W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
Wild
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Flames
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L1
Matvei Gridin · Morgan Frost · Matt Coronato
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L2
Samuel Honzek · Mikael Backlund · Joel Farabee
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L3
Brennan Othmann · Ryan Strome · Yegor Sharangovich
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
L4
Maxim Tsyplakov · Martin Pospisil · Adam Klapka
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D1
Kevin Bahl · Zach Whitecloud
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D2
Joel Hanley · Simon Nemec
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
D3
Jacob Middleton · Zayne Parekh
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP1
Joel Farabee · Morgan Frost · Matt Coronato · Matvei Gridin · Zayne Parekh
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PP2
Maxim Tsyplakov · Ryan Strome · Brennan Othmann · Simon Nemec · Yegor Sharangovich
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK1
Mikael Backlund · Joel Farabee · Jacob Middleton · Zach Whitecloud
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
PK2
Yegor Sharangovich · Samuel Honzek · Joel Hanley · Kevin Bahl
WildProjected lines
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
FlamesProjected lines
L1
Matvei Gridin · Morgan Frost · Matt Coronato
L2
Samuel Honzek · Mikael Backlund · Joel Farabee
L3
Brennan Othmann · Ryan Strome · Yegor Sharangovich
L4
Maxim Tsyplakov · Martin Pospisil · Adam Klapka
D1
Kevin Bahl · Zach Whitecloud
D2
Joel Hanley · Simon Nemec
D3
Jacob Middleton · Zayne Parekh
PP1
Joel Farabee · Morgan Frost · Matt Coronato · Matvei Gridin · Zayne Parekh
PP2
Maxim Tsyplakov · Ryan Strome · Brennan Othmann · Simon Nemec · Yegor Sharangovich
PK1
Mikael Backlund · Joel Farabee · Jacob Middleton · Zach Whitecloud
PK2
Yegor Sharangovich · Samuel Honzek · Joel Hanley · Kevin Bahl
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3 Derek Wills · Oct 3 · 1:47 PM CT
Wild
INJURY REPORT
Flames
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Jonathan Huberdeau
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Oct 10
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
WildInjury report
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
FlamesInjury report
Jonathan Huberdeau
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Oct 10
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3 Derek Wills · Oct 3 · 1:47 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Flames have dropped 2 straight and are 0-2-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Calgary has struggled to beat Jesper Wallstedt: .1000 on 36 shots. And stay out of the box: the Wild's power play ranks 4th and Calgary's penalty kill sits 30th.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Jesper Wallstedt has a .1000 save % against Calgary (36 shots).
.1000 SV% vs CGY
Special Teams
Minnesota's power play ranks 4th while Calgary's penalty kill ranks 30th.
4th / 30th PP vs PK