Tuesday, December 1, 2015

United Center

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The Minnesota Wild travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +129 and the Blackhawks at -142. The over/under has been set at 5.

Minnesota comes into this matchup having played 22 games. They have an overall record of 11-7-4 and on the road they have a record of 3-4-3. Currently they are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 63 goals and given up 61 goals for a point differential of +2. Chicago shows up with a record of 13-8-3 including 8-2-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 67 goals and surrendered 62 for a goal differential of +5.

Mikko Koivu has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Wild. He has 4 goals this season with 36 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 10 goals on 53 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 11 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 550 shots against him and has given up 50 goals. He has made 500 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 14 goals this season with 88 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 8 goals on 57 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 11 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 500 shots against him and has given up 44 goals. He has made 456 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Wild have 26 total points this season. They have scored 63 goals while giving up 61 goals. They have had 75 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Wild have allowed 55 power play opportunities and given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.70% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 29 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 79 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 66 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Wild have a total of 67 goals scored while they've given up 62 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.23%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 11-11 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 9-8-5 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 13-11 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 9-10-4 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Injuries

11/30/15 D Marco Scandella Lower Body is upgraded to "?" Tuesday vs. Chicago
11/29/15 C Ryan Carter Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs. Chicago
11/03/15 C Tyler Graovac Groin out another 6 weeks

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago

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