MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:
SERIES NOTES
CALGARY FLAMES
All-Time Wild Record: 42-43-16 (25-16-10 at Xcel Energy Center, 17-27-6 at Calgary)
2022-23: Minnesota Went 1-1-1 against Calgary…Calgary won the first meeting, 5-3, at Scotiabank Saddledome (12/7), Minnesota won the second contest in Calgary, 3-0, (3/4) and the Flames earned a 1-0 shootout win in Saint Paul (3/7)…LW Matt Boldy (1-1=2), C Connor Dewar (0-2=2), C Joel Eriksson Ek (1-1=2), D Jon Merrill (1-1=2) and C Mason Shaw (1- 1=2) led Minnesota with two points each…G Marc-Andre Fleury saved 22- of-26 shots faced for Minnesota in the first meeting…G Filip Gustavsson recorded two shutouts in two starts, stopping all 57 shots faced…D Rasmus Andersson (1-2=3) and C Elias Lindholm (0-3=3) led Calgary with three points each…C Blake Coleman (1-1=2), C Adam Ruzicka (0-2=2) and RW Tyler Toffoli (2-0=2) all added multi-point performances in the first contest…G Dan Vlader stopped 25-of-28 shots faced for the Flames in the first meeting…G Jacob Markstrom went 1-1-0 with a 1.44 GAA, a .959 SV% and one shutout in two starts
WILD LEADERS: D Jared Spurgeon leads the Wild with 13 points (5-8=13) in 39 games against Calgary…LW Pat Maroon has 11 points (5-6=11) in 27 games…D Alex Goligoski (0-10=10 in 41 games), LW Marcus Foligno (8-2=10 in 22 games) and LW Marcus Johansson (3-7=10 in 16 games) all have 10 points against the Flames.
WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 14-6-1 with a 2.13 GAA, a .930 SV% and five shutouts in 22 career starts vs. Calgary…Gustavsson is 3-0-1 with a 0.88 GAA, a .970 SV% and two shutouts in five games (four starts).
FLAMES LEADERS: C Mikael Backlund leads the Flames with 17 points (6- 11=17) in 39 matches against the Wild…C Nazem Kadri owns 16 points (8- 8=15) in 31 games…Lindholm owns 16 points (5-11=16) in 20 games… LW Jonathan Huberdeau owns 15 points (6-9=15) in 17 games.
FLAMES GOALIES: Markstrom is 6-3-2 with a 2.35 GAA and a .922 SV% in 12 games (10 starts) vs. the Wild…Vladar is 1-0-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .893 SV% in one start
FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 15-10-5 in its last 30 games against Calgary… The Wild owns points in 27 of its last 37 games in Saint Paul (19-10-8) and is 15-10-2 in its last 27 games at the Saddledome after starting 3-18-4.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 25 – December 4, 2023
12/4/23 Recalled D Dakota Mermis from Iowa and reassigned F Vinni Lettieri to Iowa
CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the first three meetings this season between the Flames and Wild. The Flames went 2-1-0 against Minnesota last season. This is a Pacific Division versus Central Division matchup; the Flames have a record of 4-4-0 against Central Division teams and a record of 8-6-0 against Western Conference opponents. Calgary Flames: Media Notes
LAST SEASON VERSUS MINNESOTA:
The Flames and Wild met three times last season with Calgary winning the season-series going 2-1-0. Their first meeting came on December 7th , 2022 at the ‘Dome which saw Calgary erase an early 2-0 deficit led by a three-point night from Rasmus Andersson, and 25 saves from Dan Vladar in a 5-3 victory. Meeting number two was also in Calgary on March 4 th , but the Wild blanked the Flames 3-0. They would meet again just under a week later in Minnesota where Jacob Markstrom stopped 38 shots in regulation plus two more in overtime for 40 saves to help The Flames prevail 1-0 in a shootout. This will be the clubs’ only meeting at the Saddledome this season, with their other two matchups coming at the Xcel Energy Center on Dec. 12 and Jan. 2.
DOME SWEET DOME:
The Flames have just passed the halfway point of a six-game home stand and look to continue their strong play at the ‘Dome. The Flames have recorded points in five of their last six games on home ice dating back to Nov. 7 and following tonight the home side will welcome Carolina on Thursday and finish off on December 9th against New Jersey. This will be one of two six-game homestands for the Flames this season, as they will play six-straight on home ice from January 16th to 27th prior to the NHL All-Star break.
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 1 – recalled Ilya Solovyov (D) from Calgary AHL
Dec. 2 – signed Mark Pysyk (D) to a one-year two-way contract
Dec. 3 – assigned Mark Pysyk (D) the Calgary (AHL)
RECORD BY DAYS BETWEEN GAMES/ON…
0 Days: 0-3-0
1 Day: 5-5-2
2 Days: 4-3-1
3 Days: 1-0-0
4+ Days: 1-0-0
First of B2B: 2-0-1
Second of B2B: 0-3-0
