Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Parlay 11/18/2018

Sunday, November 18, 2018

United Center

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The Minnesota Wild head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, November 18, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Wild at -115 and the Blackhawks at -105.

Minnesota has a record of 12-5-2 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've tallied 62 goals and surrendered 51 goals for a point differential of +11. For the year they have an ATS mark of 12-7-0 and an over/under record of 10-8-0. Chicago has a record of 7-8-5 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 53 goals and given up 69 for a goal differential of -16. Their record against the spread is 7-13-0 while their over/under mark is 10-10-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 12-7-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 10-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 7-13-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 10-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

11/16/18 LW Zach Parise Illness is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Buffalo
10/18/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

11/16/18 D Brandon Davidson Leg is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Connor Murphy Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Gustav Forsling Wrist is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 9 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Wild. He has 476 shots against him and he's surrendered 35 goals. He's made 441 stops for a save percentage of 93%. Zach Parise has scored 16 total points this year for the Wild. He has 7 goals this season with 53 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Jason Zucker averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 6 goals on 62 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Toews has 16 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 9 goals this year with 56 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Corey Crawford has 4 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 334 shots against him and he's given up 28 goals. He's made 306 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Patrick Kane averages 21.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 12 goals on 79 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have given up 69 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86% this season. That is 5th in the league. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.63% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 8th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Wild are 4th overall with 26 total points this year. They are 11th in the league with 62 goals and 25th in goals allowed with 51. They've had 63 power play chances and scored 13 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blackhawks are 22nd with a total of 53 goals scored while they are 3rd with 69 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.13%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 20th in the league. The Blackhawks have a total of 19 points this season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have had 8 power play goals on 61 chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 28th overall. They've given up 56 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking 26th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.2%, as they've attempted 1,050 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,129 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.5% as they have 793 attempts while they have given up 841 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 23rd in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 616 face-off wins compared to 576 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 370 hits and they have blocked 288 shots from the opposition, putting them 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blackhawks are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 589 face-off wins compared to 587 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Chicago has 314 hits and they have blocked 269 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. Chicago is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51% as they've attempted 1,215 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,166 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.9% ranks 15th as they have 893 attempts while they have given up 897 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota -115 and over 6 total goals

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