The Minnesota Wild (15-7-5) are slight favorites when they visit the Calgary Flames (9-15-4) on Thursday, Dec. 4 in what is projected to be a close matchup. The Wild are -118 on the moneyline to win against the Flames (-102) in the game, which begins at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Wild vs. Flames Betting Lines

• Favorite: Wild (-118)
• Underdog: Flames (-102)
• Over/under: 5.5

Wild vs. Flames Quick Facts

• Minnesota and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 12 of 27 matches (44.4%) so far this season.
• In 64.3% of Calgary’s previous games this season (18/28), the teams combined to score over Thursday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
• These two clubs combine to score 5.1 goals per game, 0.4 less than the total set for this match.
• These two teams concede a combined 5.7 goals per game, 0.2 more than this game’s over/under.

Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stat Insights

• The Wild’s 2.8 average goals per game add up to 75 total, which makes them the 23rd-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• Minnesota has allowed the eighth-fewest goals in NHL action this season, 71 (2.6 per game).
• With a +4 goal differential, they’re ranked eighth-best in the league.
• The 22 power-play goals Minnesota has scored this season have come on 93 chances, second-best in the NHL.
• The Wild’s offense is seventh the league with a 23.66% power-play conversion rate.
• Minnesota’s two shorthanded goals this season rank 11th in the league.
• The Wild kill 80% of their opponent’s power plays, the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• With a 47.5% faceoff win rate, the Wild have the 24th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Minnesota has a 10% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 26th in the league.
• The Wild have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 22.3 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.

Wild Moneyline

• Through 11 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Minnesota has been victorious five times.
• In 11 games with moneyline oddds lower than -118, the Wild have five wins.
• There is a 54.1% chance that Minnesota wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Wild Leaders

• Kirill Kaprizov: 17 goals and 14 assists
• Matthew Boldy: 15 goals and 14 assists
• Marcus Johansson: eight goals and 12 assists
• Filip Gustavsson: 7-7-3 record, .906 save percentage, 47 goals given up

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Flames Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flames Season Stats Insights

• The Flames have scored 64 goals this season (2.3 per game) to rank 31st in the NHL.
• Calgary has conceded 85 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 20th.
• Their 30th-ranked goal differential is -21.
• Calgary has put up 13 power-play goals this season (22nd in the NHL) on 93 chances.
• The Flames have a 13.98% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 29 percentage.
• Calgary has scored three shorthanded goals this season (fifth in NHL).
• The 82.42% penalty-kill percentage the Flames have registered is the league’s 10th-best rate.
• The Flames have the league’s 19th-ranked faceoff win percentage (49.3%).
• Calgary is shooting 7.8% (32nd in the league).
• The Flames have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Flames Moneyline Insights

• The Flames have been an underdog in 24 games this season, with seven upset wins (29.2%).
• Calgary is 7-16 when it is the underdog by -102 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Flames have a 50.5% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Flames Leaders

• Nazem Kadri: five goals and 17 assists
• Rasmus Andersson: five goals and 13 assists
• Morgan Frost: seven goals and eight assists
• Dustin Wolf: 6-12-2 record, .890 save percentage, 58 goals conceded