Calgary Flames vs Minnesota Wild 23 October 2026 Prediction

The Calgary Flames host the Minnesota Wild in a matchup between teams at opposite ends of the Western Conference standings. Calgary has won two of its last three games after a poor start, while Minnesota has continued to earn points despite several injuries.

Calgary Flames Have Won Two of Their Last Three

Calgary lost its first five games but has won two of its last three. The Flames remain near the bottom of the Western Conference standings, though they beat Carolina 3-2 at home in their most recent game.

Yegor Sharangovich scored the winner late in the third period. Calgary was narrowly outshot, 36-34. Manager Ryan Huska’s team has struggled to finish its chances, scoring a conference-low 17 goals. The Flames still average 30 shots on goal per game, fifth-most in the NHL.

Calgary Predicted Lineup: Wolf (Cooley); Bahl, Nemec; Farabee, Tsyplakov, Coronato

Full Roster: Defensemen: Whitecloud, Middleton, Kuznetsov, Parekh. Forwards: Suniev, Frost, Sharangovich, Strome, Pospisil, Gridin, Klapka, Castagna, Othmann.

Unavailable: Huberdeau, Honzek (injured); Backlund (questionable)

Manager: Ryan Huska

Minnesota Wild Continue to Earn Points

After home wins over St. Louis (5-4) and Columbus (2-1), Minnesota lost 4-3 in overtime at Edmonton. The Wild came back from two goals down in the third period, with Kirill Kaprizov scoring his 11th goal of the season.

Minnesota allowed four power-play goals against Edmonton. Still, manager John Hynes’s team has 14 points through 10 games and sits in the top five of the Western Conference. The Wild generate 3.43 expected goals per game, seventh-most in the NHL.

Minnesota Predicted Lineup: Wallstedt (Pickard); Hughes, Brodin; Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek, Boldy

Full Roster: Defensemen: Bogosian, Hunt, Spacek, Kiersted. Forwards: Brink, Hartman, Coleman, Trenin, Yurov, Shabanov, Sturm, McCarron, Pitlick.

Unavailable: Faber, Gustavsson, N. Foligno, M. Foligno, Spurgeon, Maatta (all injured)

Manager: John Hynes

Recent Calgary Flames vs Minnesota Wild Meetings

The home team has won each of the last four meetings. Minnesota won both of its home games last season, 2-0 and 4-1, with Kaprizov and Matt Boldy scoring in each. Calgary won its home matchup 4-1.

Key Stats

Calgary has not won the first period in any of its last six games.

Minnesota averages 29.3 shots on goal per game, ninth-most in the NHL.

Calgary’s games average 6.62 combined expected goals, the third-highest mark in the league.

Calgary Flames vs Minnesota Wild Prediction: Minnesota Wild to Win at 1.87

Main pick: Minnesota has earned points in five of its last six games, winning four. The Wild have also won two of the last three meetings, allowing just one goal across those two wins. Calgary has lost three of its last four home games and trails Minnesota by 10 points in the Western Conference standings. The pick is Minnesota Wild to win at 2.02. A 4-2 Minnesota win is a possible correct-score pick.

Total goals pick: At least six goals have been scored in three of the last four meetings in Calgary. Five of the Flames’ last six games and Minnesota’s last two road games have also cleared that mark. The pick is over 5.5 goals at 1.80.