Minnesota vs Calgary Prediction: the Wild Can't Let Another Defeat Happen

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Minnesota vs Calgary, which will take place on January 26th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Minnesota

Minnesota has been pretty dire recently, and even John Hynes hasn't been able to fix things. In the last seven games, the Wild have only managed to upset San Jose and Colorado. In the other five, they've been pretty hopeless, all within three periods. This has led to a big drop in the Wild's position in the Western Conference standings. They're now in fifth, just three points behind the top three. If they lose to Calgary, they could even move to sixth.

Calgary

Calgary's still holding strong in the Wild Card zone. In the last five matches, they got six points out of a possible ten, beating Chicago, Winnipeg, and Buffalo. But they didn't have enough energy for St. Louis, losing 1-2 and 1-4. In the Western Conference standings, the Flames are doing really well. They sit three points ahead of ninth-place Vancouver with have one game in hand. Right now, Calgary has 53 points.

H2H Meetings

Calgary is not the most convenient opponent for Minnesota. In the last five head-to-head meetings, they have secured only two wins against Calgary's three.

Stats Betting

• 3 of the last 5 matches between the teams were tied in regulation time.
• In 10 of the last 12 matches between the teams on the home arena of Minnesota, 4 or less pucks were scored.
• Minnesota Wild scored 2 or less pucks in 13 of the last 20 home matches.
• Minnesota Wild scored 2 or less pucks to the Calgary Flames in 14 of the last 23 matches.
• Minnesota Wild does not win in regulation time against Calgary Flames in 10 of the last 12 matches.
• Minnesota Wild conceded 2 or less pucks from the Calgary Flames in 22 of the last 31 games.

Bookmakers' Offers

The guys at the bookie company 1xbet think Minnesota Wild will be stronger. You can bet on them to win (including overtime and shootout) with odds of 1.651, and in regulation time with odds of 2.072. You can get 2.351 for the Calgary team to win (including OT and BUL), and 3.22 for them to win in three periods. The experts set the total at 5.5 pucks. For a bet on the total over 5.5, they're offering 1.871, and for the opposite bet, it's 2.014.

Expert Betting Tips

Despite the poor preparation, we're tipping the first team to win. All the Wild leaders have gone back to the formation. If they weren't quite ready to face Utah, but they would cope with Calgary. And we shouldn't forget that the match is in St. Paul, where the hosts will do their best to make up for things in front of their fans. We think the experts have got it right about the favorite. We reckon the home team will win.

Prediction:

Team 1 Wins for 1.67

IT1O (3.5) for 2.42 

CS 4:2 for 11.00