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Minnesota vs. Calgary: NHL Match Prediction
Minnesota will host a battle against Calgary on January 26 on its home ice, and we, in turn, will try to present an accurate betting tip for this event. Recently, the Wild have shown weak results and often lost, while the Flames, on the contrary, are on the rise. However, this season, the Flames have demonstrated mediocre play on the road and often lose. Will this prevent them from achieving success in the upcoming confrontation? What is the best bet on this game? You can find the answers to these questions below
Command Analysis
Minnesota Wild
USACurrent form
Minnesota is in fourth place in the Western Conference. The team has pleased its fans with good results for a long time, but in recent matches it has looked rather mediocre. Perhaps the reason for the failures is the absence of the main scorer, Kirill Kaprizov, who was on the injured list for a long time, but has now recovered. It is quite possible that after his return, things will improve, and the team will still be able to find its game.
Let us recall that the Wilds had previously lost to Edmonton (3:5) and Nashville (2:6), and after a victory over Colorado (3:1), they lost to Utah on their home court with a score of 0:4, while failing to offer their opponent anything in attack. They made 26 shots at the opponent goal and had three attempts to score in the majority, but did not take advantage of any of them. By the way, the Russian forward spent a little more than 16 minutes on the court, but was unable to distinguish himself in any way except for -1 in the usefulness column.
In general, the club does not perform well on its home ice and has managed to win only eight of 11 victories in total and usually concedes at least three or four goals per game. As a rule, the third period of the game does not work out well for Minnesota, because it concedes more in it than in other periods, and has a ratio of 53:54 in goals scored and goals conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Minnesota doesn't have any roster issues at the moment.
Interesting trends for betting
- Minnesota averages 7.6 penalty minutes per game.
Savages are usually eliminated at least four times per game.
- Minnesota is averaging 27 shots on goal per game.
The Wild have been relatively low-shooting this season and often play second fiddle
Calgary Flames
CanadaCurrent form
Calgary is in eighth place in the Western Conference and continues to actively fight for a place in the playoff zone. At the moment, the team has earned a total of 53 points and continues to show decent results. Ryan Huskey team cannot boast of a stable strong game on the road, but at home the Canadians often please fans. Before that, the Flames beat Chicago on the road (5:2), lost twice to St. Louis (1:2 and 1:4) and unexpectedly dealt with Winnipeg (3:1). In that meeting, the Flames scored a puck into the Jets' goal in each period and acted disciplined in defense.
After another return to home ice, they faced Buffalo, and they secured their success there, beating their opponent with a score of 5:2. Then the Flames played a great final period, during which they scored three unanswered goals. Incidentally, it is the third twenty minutes that Calgary plays more effectively than the other periods, and has a ratio of 48:51 in goals scored and goals conceded.
True, away wins for the Huskies are very difficult, as up to this point they have only managed to win five victories within 60 minutes. They often have problems creating and converting chances, which is why the team is one of the lowest scoring in their conference.
Disqualifications and injuries
Justin Kirkland and Anthony Mantha will be unable to help their team in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Calgary gets 10.13 penalty minutes
Lights are removed on average at least five times per match
- Calgary has only a 72.6% power play neutralization rate
The team has been poor in the penalty kill all season and ranks 29th in the league in that regard.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the teams, the first period was unscoring
1.75Bet 2nd period: guests will score
In four out of five matches, the visitors scored goals in the second period
1.57Tip and bets
In this matchup, we wouldn't underestimate Calgary just because it hasn't been showing its best results on the road this season. Minnesota is currently far from its best form and has previously shown a weak game. Plus, Kirill Kaprizov, who recently returned from the hospital, hasn't yet managed to get into the necessary condition, so the hosts won't be as strong in attack now. It hard to believe in their victory by a few goals, especially since the last matches between the clubs were tense, and the last meeting ended in favor of the Flames.
Prediction - Calgary win with Asian handicap (+1) on pucks for 1.70
Bet on individual total
Minnesota has been showing poor performance lately and usually couldn't even score more than two goals. In the final confrontation with Utah, John Hynes' team was left without a single goal. Incidentally, Calgary itself managed with less than three goals in four out of five matches, and usually conceded few in matches with the Wild. Based on this, we suggest taking the total of the hosts.
We bet on Minnesota individual total under 3.5 goals for 1.60
Total Bet
Many of the games between the teams are not particularly productive and often end with fewer than six goals scored. The Ogni, in turn, have also played their last three out of four games with five or fewer goals. The Savages, after a series of poor games and a large number of goals conceded, will try to pay more attention to defense, so we would not expect spectacular hockey in this matchup.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 2.00
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