The goal differentials are far apart: Minnesota has outscored opponents 31-25 this season, and Calgary has been outscored 37-17; its goals-against average ranks 31st of 32 teams. That is one number to know before checking the Wild vs Flames odds for Thursday, October 22, 2026, when the Minnesota Wild (6-2-2 this season) visit the Calgary Flames (2-6-0 this season) at Scotiabank Saddledome. Puck drop is 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local) in Calgary, Alta.; TV: MINNHL / Wild+ / Sportsnet One.
Storyline: Minnesota enters Thursday at 6-2-2 after a 4-3 overtime loss at Edmonton (Oct. 20). Calgary enters Thursday at 2-6-0 after a 3-2 win over Carolina (Oct. 18). Special teams stand out on paper: Minnesota’s power play ranks 4th in the NHL at 29 percent, while Calgary’s penalty kill ranks 11th at 81.5 percent (NHL.com). Minnesota won two of three meetings last season (NHL.com).
Wild vs Flames Odds & Line Movement
| Matchup | Minnesota Wild @ Calgary Flames |
|---|---|
| 2026-27 Records | Minnesota Wild 6-2-2 | Calgary Flames 2-6-0 |
| 2025-26 Records | Minnesota Wild 46-24-12 | Calgary Flames 34-39-9 |
| Head Coaches | MIN: John Hynes (4th season) | CGY: Ryan Huska (4th season) |
| Puck Line | MIN -1.5 (+130) | CGY +1.5 (-155) |
| Moneyline | Minnesota Wild: -192 | Calgary Flames: +160 |
| Total | O/U 5.5 (o-122 / u+102) |
| Opening Line (DraftKings) | MIN -180 / CGY +150 | total 5.5 |
| Venue | Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary, Alta.) |
| Date / Time | Thursday, October 22, 2026 — 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local) |
| TV / How to Watch | MINNHL / Wild+ / Sportsnet One |
| Probable Starting Goalies | MIN: Jesper Wallstedt (probable, per ESPN; not confirmed) | CGY: Dustin Wolf (probable, per ESPN; not confirmed) |
Wild vs Flames odds via DraftKings (through ESPN) as of Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, ~1:43 PM ET. Lines move, so check your sportsbook before puck drop. ESPN lists Jesper Wallstedt (Minnesota) and Dustin Wolf (Calgary) as probable starters, not yet confirmed at research time.
In the Wild vs Flames odds market, on the moneyline, Calgary opened at +150 and Minnesota at -180 at DraftKings; Calgary has moved from +150 to +160 and Minnesota has moved from -180 to -192 as of Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, ~1:43 PM ET. The total opened at 5.5 (over -135, under +114) and is 5.5 (over -122, under +102) now. On the puck line, Minnesota -1.5 opened at +140 and is +130. Opening numbers are DraftKings’ first posted lines, as shown by ESPN.
Wild vs Flames Head-to-Head
2025-26 series: Minnesota won two of three meetings last season. Minnesota won 2-0 at home on Nov. 9, 2025 and 4-1 at home on Jan. 29, 2026. Calgary won 4-1 at home on Dec. 4, 2025 (NHL.com). The three games produced 12 total goals, an average of 4.0 per game.
2026-27 schedule: Thursday’s game is meeting one of three between the teams this season (NHL.com). Past meetings are history only; the current Wild vs Flames odds are in the table above.
Calgary Flames Preview: Frost Leads a 2-6-0 Start
2025-26 recap: Calgary went 34-39-9 (77 points), finished seventh in the Pacific Division and missed the playoffs. The Flames scored 2.54 goals per game, the fewest in the NHL (NHL.com). Matt Coronato led the team with 45 points, and Morgan Frost (22 goals) and Mikael Backlund each had 43.
Offseason moves: Calgary acquired defenseman Simon Nemec, the No. 2 selection in the 2022 draft, from New Jersey with forward Maxim Tsyplakov and signed Nemec to a five-year, $36.25 million contract. The Flames also acquired defenseman Jake Middleton from Minnesota for Blake Coleman and Olli Maatta, and Ryan Lomberg signed with Columbus (NHL.com).
Key players & coach: Coronato, Frost, Backlund, Joel Farabee (20 goals last season), Connor Zary, Ryan Strome, Yegor Sharangovich and 20-year-old Matvei Gridin lead the forwards. Nemec, Kevin Bahl, Zach Whitecloud, Middleton and 2024 No. 9 selection Zayne Parekh are on the back end. Ryan Huska is in his fourth season as coach.
Season so far: Calgary is 2-6-0 through eight games, with 17 goals scored and 37 allowed. Results: a 6-1 loss to Seattle (Oct. 1), a 4-1 loss at Vancouver (Oct. 3), a 6-1 loss at Seattle (Oct. 4), a 7-3 loss to Colorado (Oct. 8), a 4-2 loss to Anaheim (Oct. 10), a 4-2 win at Anaheim (Oct. 13), a 6-2 loss at Vegas (Oct. 15) and a 3-2 win over Carolina (Oct. 18). Morgan Frost has five points (three goals, two assists), and Matt Coronato has five points (two goals, three assists) (NHL.com).
For more background on Calgary, our Hurricanes vs Flames preview from Oct. 18 breaks down the Flames’ previous matchup.
Calgary Flames Injury Report
Injury news can move the Wild vs Flames odds before puck drop. Mikael Backlund (upper body) is day to day; Samuel Honzek (lower body) and Jonathan Huberdeau (hip surgery) are on injured reserve (ESPN).
Minnesota Wild Preview: Kaprizov Leads a 6-2-2 Start
2025-26 recap: Minnesota went 46-24-12 (104 points), finished third in the Central Division, beat Dallas in six games in the first round and lost to Colorado in five games in the second round. Kirill Kaprizov led the team with 89 points (45 goals, 44 assists, 19 power-play goals), Matt Boldy had 42 goals and 85 points, and Quinn Hughes had 53 points in 48 games after Minnesota acquired him from Vancouver (NHL.com).
Offseason moves: Minnesota added forward Blake Coleman (20 goals for Calgary last season), forward Maxim Shabanov from the Islanders, defenseman Olli Maatta and goalie Calvin Pickard from Edmonton. Mats Zuccarello, who had 54 points, now plays for Los Angeles, and defenseman Jake Middleton for Calgary (NHL.com).
Key players & coach: Kaprizov, Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek, Ryan Hartman, Coleman, Bobby Brink, Shabanov and Danila Yurov lead the forwards. Hughes, Jonas Brodin and Zach Bogosian are on defense. John Hynes is in his fourth season as coach.
Season so far: Minnesota is 6-2-2 through 10 games, with 31 goals scored and 25 allowed. Results: a 3-1 win at Nashville (Oct. 1), a 4-1 win over Boston (Oct. 3), a 3-2 overtime loss at Buffalo (Oct. 6), a 3-2 loss at Tampa Bay (Oct. 8), a 4-1 win at Florida (Oct. 10), a 4-2 win over Vegas (Oct. 12), a 5-2 loss at Winnipeg (Oct. 13), a 5-4 win over St. Louis (Oct. 15), a 2-1 win over Columbus (Oct. 18) and a 4-3 overtime loss at Edmonton (Oct. 20). Kirill Kaprizov has 17 points (11 goals, six assists), and Quinn Hughes has 13 points (two goals, 11 assists) (NHL.com).
Our Wild vs Oilers preview from Oct. 20 has more on how the Wild came into their last game.
Minnesota Wild Injury Report
Any late change on this list can also shift the Wild vs Flames odds. Olli Maatta (upper body) is listed as out; Jared Spurgeon (upper body), Filip Gustavsson (hip surgery), Marcus Foligno (lower body), Nick Foligno (upper body) and Brock Faber (skull surgery) are on injured reserve (ESPN).
Goalie Matchup: Wallstedt vs Wolf
The goalie matchup is one of the biggest inputs in the Wild vs Flames odds. ESPN lists Jesper Wallstedt (Minnesota) and Dustin Wolf (Calgary) as probable starters, not yet confirmed at research time. Here is how each team’s goalies have performed so far in 2026-27 (NHL.com).
Calgary Flames Goalies
Dustin Wolf has started five games and is 1-4-0 with an .834 save percentage (121 saves on 145 shots). Most recently, he made 27 saves on 33 shots in a 6-2 loss at Vegas (Oct. 15). Devin Cooley has started three games and is 1-2-0 with an .868 save percentage (79 saves on 91 shots). Most recently, he made 34 saves on 36 shots in a 3-2 win over Carolina (Oct. 18). ESPN lists Dustin Wolf as the probable starter for Thursday (not confirmed at research time).
Minnesota Wild Goalies
Jesper Wallstedt has started nine games and is 6-1-2 with a .915 save percentage (216 saves on 236 shots). Most recently, he made 28 saves on 32 shots in a 4-3 overtime loss at Edmonton (Oct. 20). Calvin Pickard has started one game and is 0-1-0 with an .800 save percentage (20 saves on 25 shots). That start was a 5-2 loss at Winnipeg (Oct. 13). ESPN lists Jesper Wallstedt as the probable starter for Thursday (not confirmed at research time).
Wild vs Flames Odds: Key Betting Trends
Here is the season data behind the Wild vs Flames odds. The figures below are straight season data through games before Thursday, from NHL.com, with over/under counts measured against DraftKings closing totals via ESPN.
- Wild home/road: Minnesota is 4-0-0 at home and 2-2-2 on the road (NHL.com).
- Wild recent form: Minnesota is 3-1-1 in its last five games, with 16 goals scored and 16 allowed in that stretch (NHL.com).
- Wild totals: Minnesota’s games have gone over the DraftKings closing total four times and under six times in 10 games with a posted total, averaging 5.6 combined goals per game (DraftKings via ESPN; NHL.com).
- Wild special teams: Minnesota’s power play is converting 29 percent (4th in the NHL), and its penalty kill is at 81.8 percent (10th) (NHL.com).
- Wild scoring: Minnesota has scored 31 goals and allowed 25 in 10 games (3.1 goals per game) (NHL.com).
- Flames home/road: Calgary is 1-3-0 at home and 1-3-0 on the road (NHL.com).
- Flames recent form: Calgary is 2-3-0 in its last five games, with 14 goals scored and 21 allowed in that stretch (NHL.com).
- Flames totals: Calgary’s games have gone over the DraftKings closing total four times and under four times in eight games with a posted total, averaging 6.8 combined goals per game (DraftKings via ESPN; NHL.com).
- Flames special teams: Calgary’s power play is converting 21.1 percent (16th in the NHL), and its penalty kill is at 81.5 percent (11th) (NHL.com).
- Flames scoring: Calgary has scored 17 goals and allowed 37 in 8 games (2.12 goals per game) (NHL.com).
- Combined totals: Across both teams, games have gone over the DraftKings closing total eight times and under 10 times in 18 games with a posted total, against a 5.5 total for this game (DraftKings via ESPN).
How to Watch Wild vs Flames
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Puck drop: 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local)
Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alta.
TV: In the U.S., MINNHL and Wild+ carry it in the Wild’s market (NHL.com). In Canada, Sportsnet One carries it (NHL.com). ESPN also lists ESPN+ streaming. No U.S. national TV broadcast is listed at research time.
Schedule spot: Minnesota last played on Oct. 20 (1 day off before Thursday) and visits Seattle on Oct. 24. Calgary last played on Oct. 18 (3 days off before Thursday) and hosts Detroit on Oct. 24. Neither team played on Wednesday, Oct. 21, so neither is on the second night of a back-to-back (NHL.com).
Live stats, lineups and the box score will be on the Wild vs Flames gamecenter on NHL.com, and the official Calgary Flames site posts team news and lineup notes.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Wild vs Flames
What time is Wild vs Flames on October 22, 2026?
Puck drop is 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local) on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alta. The Wild vs Flames odds in this preview were last updated on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026.
What are the Wild vs Flames odds and puck line?
For the Wild vs Flames odds, DraftKings lists Minnesota -1.5 (+130) and Calgary +1.5 (-155) on the puck line as of Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, ~1:43 PM ET. The moneyline is Minnesota Wild -192 and Calgary Flames +160, and the total is 5.5.
Who is starting in goal for Wild vs Flames?
ESPN lists Jesper Wallstedt (Minnesota) and Dustin Wolf (Calgary) as probable starters, not yet confirmed at research time.
Where can I watch Wild vs Flames?
In the U.S., MINNHL and Wild+ carry it in the Wild’s market (NHL.com). In Canada, Sportsnet One carries it (NHL.com). ESPN also lists ESPN+ streaming. No U.S. national TV broadcast is listed at research time.