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CALGARY FLAMES (31-14-6) 1st Pacific VS. MINNESOTA WILD (31-16-3) 3rd Central

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GAME NIGHT: Flames at Wild

WHY WATCH?
OLIVER’S OK

After a scary collision into the boards on Saturday night that saw him depart the game vs. Minnesota, Oliver Kylington was back skating on Monday. A good sign, considering the incident gave the Scotiabank Saddledome quite the scare as the Flames defenceman remained still on the ice for several seconds.


POINTS LEADERS


FLAMES

Johnny Gaudreau — 51 GP, 20 G, 45 A, 65 PTS, +40

Matthew Tkachuk — 51 GP, 26 G, 33 A, 59 PTS, +33

Elias Lindholm — 51 GP, 23 G, 28 A, 51 PTS, +39


WILD

Kirill Kaprizov — 49 GP, 24 G, 39 A, 63 PTS, +16
Mats Zuccraello — 43 GP, 17 G, 36 A, 53 PTS, +19
Kevin Fiala — 50 GP, 17 G, 27 A, 44 PTS, +7



SPECIAL TEAMS

WILD: PP — 20.0% (18th) PK — 78.7% (19th)

FLAMES: PP — 22.3% (11th) PK — 84.5% (3rd)




Minnesota has lost five of their past six games, a frustrating stretch for the group. Former Flames netminder Cam Talbot is expected to start for the Wild, which will be the first time he’s faced his former team or seen them, really, since skating with them during the 2020 post-season in the Edmonton bubble.


Wild tries to restore identity: 'We shouldn't be a very happy hockey club'

The Wild is scoring less, giving up more goals and its knack for rallying has gone dormant.
What these issues have in common is the most eye-catching problem of all: Since the team's three-game slump started, the Wild hasn't been tough to play against.
"It's not an X's and O's thing," center Ryan Hartman said. "It's not a lack of being able to score. I've talked to friends around the league and other guys around the league and sometimes after a game where we have a good game, they'll be like, 'That was exhausting.'
Wild mired in identity crisis as losses pile up: ‘That’s not who we are’


“Obviously we have a bad taste in our mouth,” Hartman said. “The guys were pretty pissed coming in today.”
Maybe the biggest concern for the Wild during the recent slump is that they are haven’t looked like themselves. The Wild came out of their 10-day road trip through Canada (with one stop at home) with five losses in six games. It was the team’s worst stretch this season since they lost five in a row from Dec. 11 to Jan. 1.


Odds

Flames Odds-105 Wild Odds -115 Over/Under6.5

I think its long overdue but I want to say thank you for your great GDT OPs I love the details you include and the effort you put in is not going unnoticed - as someone in Halifax I could easily try to be first and put up something but with how high you set the bar I figure I should leave it to the professionals

Should be a fun one tonight! I'd expect a push back similar to the St. Louis home game after we ran all over them at the Dome but with both teams having the same travel/rest this time this should be a highly competitive game.

Go Flames Go!