9:09 pm
December 6

Wild @ Flames

Who will WIN this matchup?

Minnesota Wild (15-10-2)

@ Calgary Flames (17-9-2)

 

Current odds:

Minnesota Wild: (+125)

Calgary Flames: (-145)

 

•  Devan Dubynk was in net for each of the past three losses and had allowed at least four goals in four straight starts before turning aside 29 of 31 shots against Vancouver to halt his slump. “That was an important game for him,” Minnesota coach Bruce Boudreau said. “It could have gone south for him when the first shot on net goes in, everybody is looking to the stars. But he hung in there, and mental toughness for him, and battled his way through.” Forward Jason Zucker has goals in back-to-back games but has only four points in 14 matchups against Calgary.

•  Calgary’s outburst was fueled by its top two scorers as linemates Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan each had two goals and two assists each to boost their respective point totals to 35 and 33. Gaudreau, who is riding a five-game point streak, has been on a tear with six goals and nine assists over the last eight contests and has two tallies and nine points in 11 career matchups against Minnesota. Monahan, who matched his career high by scoring 31 times last season, has goals in three straight games and eight tallies in the last nine contests to give him 17.

•  Minnesota has 11 power-play goals in its last 10 games after converting three times Tuesday.

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