With their fifth consecutive playoff berth wrapped up, the Calgary Flames will next try to win the battle for first in the Northwest Division and home ice in the postseason.

Attempting to stay ahead in both races, the Flames seek their first-ever season sweep of division rival Minnesota on Friday night at the Xcel Energy Center.

GAME: Calgary Flames (44-27-4-2) at Minnesota Wild (36-32-6-3)
DATE/TIME: Friday, April 03 - 8:00 PM EST
LINE: -105, -120 TOTAL: 5
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Oddsmakers currently have the Wild listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Flames, while the game's total is sitting at 5.

The Flames (44-27-6) enter Friday tied with Vancouver for the Northwest lead but with two more wins than the Canucks and with five games remaining for both teams. Calgary, which travels to Vancouver on Tuesday night, is just one point ahead of Chicago for the Western Conference's top four.

Miikka Kiprusoff made 29 saves to help the Flames upend the Stars 2-1 on Thursday. The Flames won that game as -130 favorites, while the three goals went UNDER the night's posted over/under (5.5).

Jarome Iginla and Craig Conroy tallied for the Flames, and Dion Phaneuf collected a pair of assists in that win.

Marian Gaborik was the goal scorer for Minnesota in its 2-1 overtime loss to Vancouver on Tuesday night.

Vancouver cashed as -125 road favorites as the game played under the 5-goal total posted by sportsbooks.
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Team records:
Calgary: 44-27-6
Minnesota: 36-32-9

Calgary most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Los Angeles are 4-6
After playing Dallas are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Florida are 4-4-2
After playing Vancouver are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Calgary is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
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