Friday, October 30, 2015

Xcel Energy Center

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Friday, October 30, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at +119 and the Wild at -131. The over/under has been set at 5.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 9 games. They have an overall record of 6-3-0 and on the road they have a record of 1-2-0. Currently they are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 19 goals and given up 16 goals for a point differential of +3. Minnesota shows up with a record of 6-2-1 including 4-0-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 28 goals and surrendered 25 for a goal differential of +3.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 5 goals this season with 31 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has an average of 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. While he is on the ice he has taken 23 shots and scored 2 goals giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has dished out 3 assists giving him a total of 5 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 5 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 193 shots against him and has given up 11 goals. He has made 182 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Zach Parise has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Wild. He has 7 goals this season with 31 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jason Pominville has an average of 18 minutes of ice time per game. He has dished out 5 assists giving him a total of 5 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 6 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 190 shots against him and has given up 18 goals. He has made 172 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Blackhawks have 12 total points this season. They have scored 19 goals while giving up 16 goals. They have had 36 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Blackhawks have allowed 25 power play opportunities and given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 6.96% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 94%.

The Wild have a total of 13 points on the season. They have 7 power play goals on 30 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 23 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 28 goals scored while they've given up 25 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.43%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 6-3 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 0-7-1 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 6-3 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 4-3-2 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

10/20/15 D Duncan Keith Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/06/15 D Michal Rozsival Ankle out indefinitely

Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/27/15 D Christian Folin Lower Body "?" Friday vs Chicago
10/14/15 C Tyler Graovac Groin expected to miss 2 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota

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