The Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks are coming off a win and a loss, respectively, heading into their matchup at United Center on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET. The bookmakers have made the Wild solid favorites at -135 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Blackhawks are at +114.
Minnesota won 3-0 on the road its last time out on Nov. 23 against the Winnipeg Jets. The Wild got one point apiece out of seven players, including Jacob Middleton (one assist) and Yakov Trenin (one assist).
Chicago played at home in its last game on Nov. 23, and fell 1-0 against the Colorado Avalanche. Arvid Soderblom saved zero Avalanche shots in that matchup while allowing zero goals.
Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which club will take home the victory in Wednesday’s hockey action.
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Ahead of the upcoming game between the Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Blackhawks 2 – Wild 1
Pick OU:
Under 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 2.96 goals)
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Wild vs. Blackhawks Moneylines
Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Wild-Blackhawks game.
Favorite: Wild (-135)Underdog: Blackhawks (+114)Wild Betting InsightsThe Wild have gone 4-5 this season when favored on the moneyline.When playing with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter, Minnesota has put together a 3-4 record (winning 42.9% of its games).Based on this game’s moneyline, the Wild have an implied probability of 57.4% to win.In 11 of 23 matches this season, Minnesota and its opponent have combined to finish above 5.5 goals.Blackhawks Betting InsightsThis season the Blackhawks have been an underdog 21 times, and won 10, or 47.6%, of those games.Chicago is 7-10 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +114 or more on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this contest implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Blackhawks.Chicago has played nine games this season that ended with more than 5.5 goals.Wild Key StatsMinnesota’s 66 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 22nd in the NHL.The Wild have given up 64 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking 12th in NHL play in goals against.It has the league’s 13th-ranked goal differential at +2.The 21 power-play goals the Wild have recorded this season (on 82 power-play chances) are the second-most in the NHL.Minnesota is fifth in the league with a 25.61% power-play conversion rate.The Wild have scored two shorthanded goals this season.Minnesota has the league’s 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (75.93%).Minnesota wins 47.9% of its faceoffs (25th in NHL).The Wild make 10.3% of their shots (26th in the league).Blackhawks Key StatsWith 69 goals (3.1 per game), Chicago has the league’s 13th-ranked offense.The Blackhawks have one of the top defenses in the league, allowing 61 total goals (2.8 per game), eighth in the league.With a goal differential of +8, the team is eighth-best in the league in that category.With 15 power-play goals (on 62 chances), the Blackhawks are 12th in the NHL.Chicago scores on 24.19% of its power plays, No. 6 in the NHL.This season, the Blackhawks have one shorthanded goal (18th in NHL).Chicago’s has the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage (83.33%).At 46.7%, Chicago has the NHL’s 27th-ranked faceoff win rate.The 12.6% shooting percentage of the Blackhawks is third in the league.
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