The Flames' offense is back on the blink, just one goal across the past two games (losses to Carolina & Nashville). Hardly the best prep for a visit from Minnesota, whose defensive numbers are among the league's best in recent weeks and who enter the Saddledome having won eight of nine. Of their last nine wins since November 9, five of those have been shutouts, and GK Filip Gustavsson is off of a hot November in which Minnesota was 5-1-0 in his starts while he posted a solid 2.06 GAA and .923 saves. Kirill Kaprizov (17 goals) and Matt Boldy (15 goals) have been providing the firepower lately as the Wild hit Calgary very hot...something the struggling Flames definitely aren't. Play Wild on the ML.

This is a spot I always look for. The Wild beat the Flames 2-0 despite getting outshot 36-19 on November 9th. Minnesota is 8-2 in its last ten games, six of which went to overtime/shootout. They have been outshot in their last two games, 66-48, and just defeated the Oilers in Edmonton. The Wild have a -72 shot differential, while the Flames are surprisingly +19 despite having only nine wins. They have been extremely unlucky, ranking 30th in PDO (shooting percentage & save percentage). Minnesota is ranked 9th and due for negative regression. The Flames recently defeated Dallas and Florida. They lost 1-0 in OT to the Carolina Hurricanes last week, who are second in my power rankings. Calgary can win this game!