Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 8:30 PM ET

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The Minnesota Wild will be going on the road on Tuesday night to take on the Chicago Blackhawks in a game between two of the top five penalty kills in the league. Last season, the Wild were able to win three out of their five games against the Blackhawks.

On Saturday, the Wild scored a goal late in the third period against the Arizona Coyotes to send the game into overtime, then went on to win 4-3 in the shootout. They outshot the Coyotes 35-30 in that win and ended up going 2-for-3 on the power play.

Minnesota's penalty kill is one of the top five in the league right now by only giving up a goal 12.6 percent of the time when they are on the ice. Left wing Zach Parise has 11 goals and 12 assists so far this season, while defenseman Ryan Suter currently leads the team in assists with 17. Starting goalie Darcy Kuemper has an 11-9-0 record with three shutouts and a 2.45 GAA.

The Blackhawks have now won nine of their last 10 games after defeating the Calgary Flames 2-1 at home on Sunday night. In that game, they went 1-for-2 on the power play and were able to hold the Flames to just 24 shots on goal.

Through their first 31 games, the Blackhawks are near the top of the league in scoring and have the top penalty kill. Right wing Patrick Kane has been their best offensive player so far this season by scoring 14 goals and providing an assist on 15 others.

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

Minnesota Wild are 16-12-0 Against the Spread

Minnesota Wild are 10-14-0 against the Over/Under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

Chicago Blackhawks are 21-10-0 Against the Spread

Chicago Blackhawks are 7-18-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Minnesota Wild

12/15/14 C Ryan Carter Upper Body is downgraded to expected to miss Tuesday vs. Chicago & Wednesday vs Boston
12/15/14 D Jared Spurgeon Illness is downgraded to expected to miss Tuesday vs. Chicago
12/10/14 D Keith Ballard Concussion out indefinitely
12/10/14 D Marco Scandella Suspension eligible to return Tuesday vs Chicago
11/05/14 LW Matt Cooke Hip out indefinitely

Chicago Blackhawks

12/03/14 GO Corey Crawford Foot expected to miss 2-3 weeks
11/16/14 D Trevor Van Riemsdyk Knee out 3-4 months

Guy's Pick: Take Chicago

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