NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Calgary Flames vs Minnesota Wild overnight into Saturday, March 20
01:00
Swedish time
in 129 days and 11 hours
Local time: 19:00, Friday, March 19
Calgary Flames visit Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena overnight into Saturday, March 20. The puck drops at 01:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Flames are 5th in the Pacific with 17 points from 18 games, while Wild are 1st in the Central with 28 points from 19. It is meeting 3 of 3 between the teams this season. 6 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Joel Eriksson Ek and Jonas Brodin.
The Swedes in the game
#11
Mikael BacklundC
5 P16 games, 2 goals, 3 assists
Last 5: 1 P · vs Wild: 22 P in 48
#65
William StrömgrenLW
2 P4 games, 2 goals, 0 assists
Last 4: 2 P
#14
Joel Eriksson EkC
17 P19 games, 6 goals, 11 assists
Last 5: 6 P · vs Flames: 11 P in 25
#25
Jonas BrodinD
7 P19 games, 0 goals, 7 assists
Last 5: 4 P · vs Flames: 6 P in 33
#32
Filip GustavssonG
Injured, expected back NOV 19
No games yet this season
vs Flames: 6-2-2
#30
Jesper WallstedtG
.92216 games, 11-2-0, 1.99 GAA
Last 5: 4-0-1 · vs Flames: 1-1-0
The teams going in
| CGY | Comparison | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Points | 28 |
| 18 | Games | 19 |
| 8-9-1 | W-L-OT | 12-3-4 |
| 5th Pacific | In the division | 1st Central |
| 22nd | In the NHL | 3rd |
| 2.56 | Goals per game | 3.32 |
| 3.50 | Against per game | 2.26 |
| -17 | Goal difference | +20 |
| 6-3-1 | Last 10 | 6-1-3 |
| W1 | Streak | OT1 |
| 2-5-1 | Road / home this year | 5-0-2 |
| 1 day | Rest before | 1 day |
Standings as of November 10, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
CGY55 %61 wins
MIN41 %46 wins
Flames have won 55% of the meetings.4 ties (4 %)
MIN@CGY
1–2October 23, 2026 · 2w ago
3Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
CGY@MIN
1–4January 30, 2026 · 9mo ago
4Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
MIN@CGY
1–4December 5, 2025 · 11mo ago
7Swedes in action1 G2 A3 P
CGY@MIN
0–2November 10, 2025 · 1y ago
6Swedes in action0 G3 A3 P
MIN@CGY
2–4April 12, 2025 · 1y ago
7Swedes in action2 G0 A2 P