Welcome to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey looks at the games happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head matchups and other factors that may play in.

The Calgary Flames announced that their third-highest-scoring defenseman will miss some weeks with an upper-body injury.

Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice and Martin Pospisil had a goal and an assist for the Calgary Flames as they held on for a 5-4 win against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday.

First Period_1, Calgary, Kuzmenko 3 (Kadri, Weegar), 6:58 (pp). 2, Minnesota, Eriksson Ek 8 (Zuccarello, Kaprizov), 9:34. Penalties_Middleton, MIN (Tripping), 5:01 ...

From back-to-back loses to back-to-back wins, the Wild are looking like themselves again after a complete team effort vs. the Maple Leafs.

The Calgary Flames have been without blueliner Kevin Bahl for the past few games. By the sounds of it, they’ll be without him for a little while longer at least.

Guerin didn't mince words in describing Minnesota's recent play during an intermission in Sunday's win over the Blackhawks.

It wasn't an overly convincing win, but the Wild got the job done against one of the worst teams in the NHL on Sunday evening. They started hot, then held on and were able to avoid blowing a 3-0 lead in a 4-2 road victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

NEW YORK — Artturi Lehkonen scored the tiebreaking goal with 14.7 seconds left and Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday.

The Minnesota Wild gave a last-minute valiant push in the waning minutes of the game, but the Calgary Flames were able to hold on for the 5-4 victory. CF% – 58.21%|| SCF% – 47.13%|| HDCF% – 51.45%|| xGF% – 52.

The Minnesota Wild are struggling to regain their footing after losing five of their past six games ahead of their visit on Sunday to the Chicago Blackhawks.

DETROIT — Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Saturday night. Marco Kasper redirected J.T. Compher’s shot at 9:55 of the second period, and Michael Rasmussen scored an empty-netter in the final minute to clinch Detroit’s victory.