Wild 5–2 Flames — Final Score & Stats (Dec 5, 2023)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌲 MIN

Matt Boldy

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:40 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Kirill Kaprizov

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 21:37 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Joel Eriksson Ek

1 G

5 shots · 16:46 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Marcus Foligno Go-ahead 1st · 01:26

Assists: Matt Boldy · beat Dan Vladar

1–0

2nd period

🌲 Kirill Kaprizov 2nd · 00:45

Assists: Marco Rossi, Mats Zuccarello · beat Dan Vladar

2–0

🌲 Matt Boldy 2nd · 01:30

Unassisted · beat Dan Vladar

3–0

🔥 Mikael Backlund 2nd · 06:51

Assists: MacKenzie Weegar, Rasmus Andersson · beat Filip Gustavsson

3–1

🌲 Matt Boldy PP 2nd · 13:58

Assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Jared Spurgeon · beat Dustin Wolf

4–1

3rd period

🔥 Connor Zary 3rd · 01:37

Assists: Ilya Solovyov, Nazem Kadri · beat Filip Gustavsson

4–2

🌲 Joel Eriksson Ek 3rd · 06:49

Assists: Marcus Johansson · beat Dustin Wolf

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Kaprizov · Rossi · Zuccarello 19:11

L2 Boldy · Eriksson Ek · Dewar 14:40

L3 Johansson · Duhaime · Hartman 12:53

L4 Foligno · Maroon · Gaudreau 11:16

D1 Faber · Spurgeon 24:58

D2 Brodin · Middleton 21:54

D3 Merrill · Goligoski 11:18

🔥Flames

L1 Backlund · Huberdeau · Sharangovich 18:35

L2 Mangiapane · Lindholm · Coleman 16:44

L3 Kadri · Zary · Ruzicka 12:48

L4 Greer · Dube · Duehr 10:20

D1 Hanifin · Weegar 23:22

D2 Andersson · Tanev 20:25

D3 Solovyov · Oesterle 14:02

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN CGY🔥

29 Shots on goal 30

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

16 Hits 28

19 Blocked shots 16

1 Takeaways 6

5 Giveaways 15

13 Penalty minutes 13

MIN shooting 17.2% (5/29) CGY shooting 6.7% (2/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Filip Gustavsson

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔥Flames

Dan Vladar

13/16

.812 SV% · 3 GA · 21:30 TOI

Dustin Wolf

11/13

.846 SV% · 2 GA · 38:30 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

MIN CGY

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Flames

Flames — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Wild

Wild — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Flames

Flames: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 1–0

Mar 72023 🔥CGY @ 🌲MIN 1–0 SO Mar 42023 🌲MIN @ 🔥CGY 3–0 Dec 72022 🌲MIN @ 🔥CGY 3–5 Apr 282022 🔥CGY @ 🌲MIN 2–3 OT Mar 12022 🔥CGY @ 🌲MIN 5–1

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Who won Wild vs Flames on December 5, 2023?

Wild won 5–2. The final score was Wild 5, Flames 2.

Who scored for Wild?

Matt Boldy (2), Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov, Marcus Foligno.

Who scored for Flames?

Connor Zary, Mikael Backlund.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Flames goalie play?

Dan Vladar made 13 saves on 16 shots (.812 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Flames played?

At Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, the Flames home rink.

What is the Wild vs Flames season series?

Wild lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 3 🪶CHI @ 🌲MIN 1–4 AfterDec 7 🌲MIN @ 🐋VAN 0–2

🔥 Flames

BeforeDec 2 🐋VAN @ 🔥CGY 4–3 AfterDec 7 🌪️CAR @ 🔥CGY 2–3

Also on December 5

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