NHL Game Preview: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild with Line Combinations 1/25/2025

Marco Rossi of the Minnesota Wild skating in a green Wild uniform
AP Photo/Abbie Parr

Calgary Flames (23-16-7, 53 pts) at Minnesota Wild (28-16-4, 60 pts)

Venue: Xcel Energy Center
Date: Saturday, January 25
Time: 5:00 pm MST / 6:00 pm CST

TV: ESPN+ / Sportsnet/ FDSN / FDSW
Radio:
Calgary Flames – Sportsnet 960
Minnesota Wild- KFAN 100.3 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Calgary Flames +1.5 ML +130
Minnesota Wild -1.5 ML -150
O/U 5.5

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Calgary Flames News & Notes:

Calgary has won two straight games and is 3-2-0 in their last five games as they maintain a hold on the second wild card spot in the Western Conference. The Flames have a three-point lead on the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues. The Flames are 8-10-4 on the road this season and won the first matchup against the Wild 4-3 in Calgary on November 23.

Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

The Wild have struggled at home this season with an 11-11-1 record and lost their last game at the Xcel Energy Center 4-0 to the Utah Hockey Club. Tonight the Wild will try to snap their three-game home losing streak as they welcome the Flames. The Wild are 5-5-0 in their last ten games while averaging 2.6 goals and allowing 3.3 goals a game.

Calgary Flames Projected Lines:

Huberdeau-Kadri-Pelletier
Coleman-Backlund-Coronato
Lomberg-Sharangovich-Pospisil
Bishop-Rooney-Kuzmenko

Bahl-Andersson
Weegar-Miromanov
Hanley-Pachal

Wolf
Vladar

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Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

Kaprizov-Rossi-Zuccarello
Boldy-Eriksson Ek-Hartman
Ohgren-Gaudreau-Foligno
Lauko-Khusnutdinov-Trenin

Middleton-Faber
Chisholm-Spurgeon
Merrill-Bogosian

Fleury
Gustavsson

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Players To Watch:

Calgary Flames

Calgary has struggled to score all season (31st in goals for) but relies on veteran forwards Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri to carry the offense. Huberdeau leads the Flames with 19 goals and Kadri is second on the team with 16 goals. Kadri had an assist in the Flames victory over the Wild in their first meeting.

Minnesota Wild

Marco Rossi has 17 goals and 23 assists as he’s been one of the Wild’s most consistent offensive threats all season long. Matthew Boldy has 5 goals and 5 assists in his last ten games and 41 points overall this season. The two young forwards along with superstar winger Kirill Kaprizov will be the core of the Wild’s offense for years to come.

Injury Report:

Calgary Flames

C Connor Zary – IR
C Justin Kirkland – IR – Will Miss The Entire Season
RW Anthony Mantha – IR – Will Miss Entire Season

Minnesota Wild

D Jonas Brodin – IR
LW Marcus Johansson – IR

Next game:

Calgary Flames – January 26 at Winnipeg Jets
Minnesota Wild – January 26 at Chicago Blackhawks

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