Minnesota Wild @ Calgary Flames - April 11, 2025

Alright, hockey fans! It’s that time again—game day! The Minnesota Wild are set to clash with the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome tonight, and I can hardly contain my excitement. You know how we do it around here; I’m decked out in my lucky jersey, ready for a night of action-packed hockey!

Now, let’s dive into what we can expect from this matchup. The oddsmakers have opened up with Minnesota as slight favorites at -101 against Calgary. If you ask me, they’re right on the money! Minnesota’s coming off an incredible 8-7 victory against the Sharks at home. Sure, it was a wild ride (pun intended!), but their offense showed it can turn things around when needed. However, they’ve had some struggles on the road recently, going 0-5 SU in their last five away games. But fear not! I believe they’ve got what it takes to shake off those road blues.

On the other side of the ice, Calgary is reeling after their last game—a close 4-3 loss to Anaheim where they were underdogs at -144. They’re also feeling rougher than a slap shot off the post lately with only two wins in their last twelve home games (2-10 ATS). The Flames’ offense has been struggling to find consistency, averaging just over 2.5 goals per game and facing off against a Wild defense that has been fairly solid with a 90.3% save percentage.

Here’s where I see things getting interesting: While both teams have shown some offensive prowess this season—Minnesota slightly ahead by averaging around 2.7 goals per game—their power plays tell a different story altogether. Minnesota boasts a respectable power play percentage of about 21.5%, while Calgary trails behind at roughly 20%. With both teams having solid penalty kill percentages (Calgary’s at 75.58% and Minnesota’s even better at 72.73%), special teams might play an essential role in determining who gets that edge.

Given Calgary’s recent trend of underscoring—with six out of their last seven games going UNDER—I suspect we’ll see more of that trend continue tonight against a Wild team that’s been known to clamp down defensively on the road.

So here’s my prediction: I’m confident that Minnesota will snag the win tonight! They’ve got firepower and heart, and this is their chance to break free from those pesky road woes! Plus, with both teams’ stats leaning toward lower-scoring affairs recently, I’m taking the UNDER as well.

To wrap it all up: Wild take this one home covering the spread while keeping those totals low! Let’s go get ‘em boys; let’s make sure our team knows we bleed these colors every single game day! Go Wild!