Minnesota Wild vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction, 1/21/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Chicago Blackhawks

Date: Friday, January 21, 2022

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-137) Blackhawks (+115)

United Center is where the Chicago Blackhawks (15-18-6) will compete against the Minnesota Wild (22-10-3) on Friday. The odds on this game have Minnesota at -137 while Chicago is opening at +115. The total has been set at 6.

The Minnesota Wild will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-3 loss to the Avalanche in their last game. Minnesota had 25 penalty minutes for this matchup. They also had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to score a goal. The Wild had a middle of the road showing in this defeat. For the game, they netted 3 out of the 40 shots they tried.

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When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Minnesota Wild have racked up 128 goals (7th in pro hockey) for the season and have allowed 106. For the season, they sit with 47 points and their points percentage is sitting at .671. Minnesota comes into the game with 112 power play opportunities and they have scored 19 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 16.96%. When at even strength, the Wild have given up 81 goals while earning 109 on the offensive side of the ice. Minnesota has taken 1,153 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 11.1%. The Wild have had 1,139 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .907. Minnesota Wild opponents have tallied 124 power play opportunities (5th in hockey) and have a total of 25 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Cam Talbot. Opponents have tallied 934 goals versus Talbot in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.63. Talbot has played in 371 contests during his hockey career. His save percentage currently is at .915 in his 21,275 mins on the ice. He has accumulated an overall record of 184-138-31 and he has started in 357 games. Over the course of his career, Talbot has earned 189 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .529. Talbot has seen 10,965 shots against him and has gathered 10,031 total saves.

In their last contest, Chicago went up against the Kraken in a game where the Blackhawks ended up taking the loss by a final of 3-2. The Blackhawks netted 2 goals of the 27 shots on goal they took. They had 5 power play chances in this contest and converted 1 goal out of those attempts.

On the year, the Chicago Blackhawks have accounted for 92 goals, 36 points, in addition to a points percentage of .462. They have allowed 125 goals to be scored by way of 98 goals at even strength and 27 goals while they were shorthanded. The Blackhawks are sitting with 68 goals at even strength and 24 goals (14th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have a tally of 128 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 18.75%. Chicago has attempted 1,097 shots (26th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 8.39%, while allowing the opposition 1,240 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 76.32% on their opponents 114 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 89.9%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Marc-Andre Fleury protecting the net. Teams are averaging 2.55 goals per game and he has surrendered 2,240 goals in total. Fleury's rate of quality starts is 55.6% and he has accumulated 419 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has started in 754 contests and has played 52,688 mins. Fleury holds a lifetime record of 505-287-85 and has been in net for 910 contests. He has compiled 23,604 saves out of the 25,844 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .913.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (-137)

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