Minnesota
Wild
Moneyline
-205
NHL Predictions
Minnesota Wild vs Calgary Flames Predictions
Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 9:00pm EST at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB
@
Calgary
Flames
Moneyline
+170
50%
50%
Spread
Minnesota Wild -1.5
Calgary Flames +1.5
Moneyline
Minnesota Wild -205
Calgary Flames +170
Total
Over 6.5 (+114)
Under 6.5 (-135)
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Minnesota Wild vs. Calgary Flames Prediction: Pass on the Wild at -205
Analysis updated October 22, 2026 at 7:24 AM CDT
Minnesota’s top scorers and Jesper Wallstedt’s early numbers favor the Wild, but the starting goalies haven’t been confirmed.
Minnesota’s scoring gives it the edge
Kirill Kaprizov enters Thursday’s game with 11 goals and 17 points in 10 games. Quinn Hughes has 13 points, Matt Boldy has nine and Joel Eriksson Ek has seven, giving Minnesota the stronger group of early scorers.
Calgary has lost six of its first eight games, although it beat Carolina 3-2 at home Sunday. The Flames have also had three days off, compared with one for Minnesota, which gives Calgary a rest advantage but doesn’t outweigh the teams’ early results.
Unconfirmed goalies make -205 difficult to lay
WSKO-AM / Field Level Media lists Jesper Wallstedt and Calvin Pickard as Minnesota’s goaltending options without confirming a starter. Wallstedt is 6-1-2 with a 2.20 goals-against average and .915 save percentage, while Pickard allowed five goals in his only start. That difference matters when the Wild are priced at -205.
Calgary’s possible starters have both struggled. Dustin Wolf has a 4.85 goals-against average and .834 save percentage in five starts, while Devin Cooley has a 4.01 goals-against average and .868 save percentage in three. Calgary captain Mikael Backlund is also uncertain after missing practice with an upper-body injury.
Betting verdict
Minnesota is the likely winner, but laying -205 without confirmed goalies asks too much. Calgary’s +170 price isn’t enough to justify backing a team that has lost six of eight, so the moneyline play is Pass.
The total is 5.5, with over 5.5 at -130 and under 5.5 at +110. The unresolved goalie assignments leave too much uncertainty for a total wager.
Pick
Minnesota Wild
Confidence
low
Betting lean
Pass