Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild NHL Parlay 10/11/2018

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, October 11, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +153 and the Wild at -170.

Chicago has a record of 2-0-1 this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've tallied 15 goals and surrendered 14 goals for a point differential of +1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 2-1-0 and an over/under record of 3-0-0. Minnesota has a record of 0-1-1 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 2 goals and given up 6 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 0-2-0 while their over/under mark is 0-2-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 2-1-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 3-0-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 0-2-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 0-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

10/05/18 GO Corey Crawford Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Connor Murphy Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Gustav Forsling Wrist is out indefinitely

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Cam Ward has 2 wins and no losses this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 89 shots against him and he's surrendered 14 goals. He's made 75 stops for a save percentage of 84%. Jonathan Toews has scored 6 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 5 goals this season with 13 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 39%. He has a total of 1 assist on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. Patrick Kane averages 22.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by tallying 4 goals on 20 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 6 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Zach Parise has 1 total point this season for the Wild. He has 1 goal this year with 8 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He averages 19 minutes played per contest. Devan Dubnyk has no wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Wild. He has 80 shots against him and he's given up 3 goals. He's made 77 saves for a save percentage of 96%. Mathew Dumba averages 24 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 1 goal on 6 attempts.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have given up 11 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 64% this season. That is 30th in the league. They average 35 shots per contest and as a team shoot 14.42% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 84%, ranking them 28th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blackhawks are 4th overall with 5 total points this year. They are 3rd in the league with 15 goals and 4th in goals allowed with 14.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Wild are 28th with a total of 2 goals scored while they are 23rd with 6 goals surrendered this season. They average 26 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 3.92%. As a unit they give up 41 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 94%, putting them 5th in the league. The Wild have a total of 1 point this season, which is 27th in the NHL. TThey've given up 6 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 11th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.8%, as they've attempted 196 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 168 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.5% as they have 138 attempts while they have given up 125 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.1% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.9% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 96 face-off wins compared to 108 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.1%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Chicago has 55 hits and they have blocked 43 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 68 face-off wins compared to 61 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 44 hits and they have blocked 31 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Minnesota is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 40.7% as they've attempted 98 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 143 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 40.7% ranks 28th as they have 77 attempts while they have given up 112 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago +153 and over 6 total goals

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