One year ago, the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild finished first and second in the Western Conference standings. Things have changed. These same two teams are at the bottom of the Central Division heading into Wednesday’s showdown at the United Center; the puck drops at 8 PM ET on NBCSN.
Oddsmakers have the Blackhawks as -125-moneyline favorites. The total is at 5.5 O-114.
It hasn’t been a total disaster for either club. The Central happens to be the dominant division in hockey right now, with zero teams posting a negative goal differential. The last-place Hawks (20-15-6) have a plus-11 differential, while the Wild (22-17-3) have scored exactly as many goals this year as they’ve given up. There’s plenty of time for both to make a playoff run during the second half of the regular season.
Good health will be imperative as always. Minnesota doesn’t have anyone on the injured list, but the Hawks are without four players, including No. 1 goaltender Corey Crawford (.929 save percentage), who’s out indefinitely with an upper-body injury. Wednesday will be the second of back-to-back games for both clubs; Devan Dubnyk (.916 SV%) is projected to start in net for the Wild opposite either Anton Forsberg (.909 SV%) or Jeff Glass (.908 SV%).
Recent Form
Team
Record
Money
Offense
Defense
Fave
Dog
O/U
Minnesota
22-17-4
-$165.00
2.91
2.93
16-10
6-11
23-18-2
Chicago
21-15-6
-$275.00
3.17
2.76
14-12
7-9
19-21-2
Team Records
Minnesota Wild
Name
Record
Home
Away
Fave
Dog
O/U
Overall
22-17-4
14-4-3
8-13-1
13-7-3
8-10-1
23-18-2
Last 10
5-4-1
4-0-1
1-4-0
4-1-1
2-3-0
7-3
vs Div
6-8-0
5-2-0
1-6-0
5-3-0
2-5-0
8-6
vs EAST
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
vs WEST
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Chicago Blackhawks
Name
Record
Home
Away
Fave
Dog
O/U
Overall
21-15-6
11-6-2
10-9-4
14-8-2
7-7-4
19-21-2
Last 10
5-4-1
2-1-0
3-3-1
3-2-0
2-2-1
6-4
vs Div
4-6-2
2-2-1
2-4-1
2-3-1
2-3-1
4-7-1
vs EAST
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
vs WEST
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
2.91
17
2.76
11
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense
2.64
22
2.42
8
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill
20.90
9
82.00
17
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
3.17
9
2.93
18
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense
3.53
8
3.68
29
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill
12.66
29
76.29
25
Head To Head Summary
Team
record
O/U
AVG
shots
power play goals
power play percentage
penalty kill percentage
power play chances
Minnesota
5-4-1
5-2-3
3.00
31.60
5
19.23
90.32
26
Chicago
5-4-1
5-2-3
2.70
32.90
3
9.68
80.77
31
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
away score
Home
home score
line
Total
O/U
away shots
home shots
Away Power Play Goals
Home Power Play Goals
Away Power Plays
Home Power Plays
Away PP%
Home PP%
Away PK%
Home PK%
Dec 17, 2017
MIN
1
CHI
4
-168
5.5
U
28
46
0
0
2
6
0
0
100
100
Nov 4, 2017
CHI
2
MIN
0
-123
5.5
U
35
24
1
0
4
2
25
0
100
75
Oct 12, 2017
MIN
5
CHI
2
-127
5.5
O
34
38
1
1
4
5
25
20
80
75
Mar 12, 2017
MIN
2
CHI
4
-107
5.5
O
44
22
0
0
1
3
0
0
100
100
Feb 21, 2017
CHI
5
MIN
3
-149
5.5
O
39
32
0
2
2
2
0
100
0
100
Feb 8, 2017
CHI
4
MIN
3
-105
5.5
O
32
38
1
0
2
2
50
0
100
50
Jan 15, 2017
MIN
3
CHI
2
-108
5
P
32
35
1
0
1
2
100
0
100
0
Mar 29, 2016
CHI
1
MIN
4
-129
5
P
19
18
0
0
3
3
0
0
100
100
Mar 20, 2016
MIN
3
CHI
2
-174
5
P
34
31
0
0
3
2
0
0
100
100
Feb 21, 2016
CHI
1
MIN
6
-101
5
O
32
32
0
1
2
6
0
16.7
83.3
100
NHL Betting Trends
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota’s last 7 games
Minnesota is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota’s last 12 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 6 games when playing Chicago
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Minnesota is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago’s last 7 games
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago’s last 7 games at home
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago’s last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Chicago is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Dirty has been an employee or owner of some of the top online sports gambling forums since 1998. He worked at EOG.com from it's inception until 2008 when he left and opened GamblingIQ and then in 2012 opened Handicappers Hidaway. He has written hundreds af articles over the years and always has his "Dirty Dozen" College Football poll up starting the first week of October.
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