The Minnesota Wild (16-11-2), winners of three games in a row, will host the Chicago Blackhawks (7-16-4) — who’ve lost five straight — on Friday at 8:00 PM ET. The Wild are listed at to win on the moneyline, while the Blackhawks currently have odds to win this matchup. This contest has an over/under set at goals.
The insights in what follows are based off odds valid as of December 16, 2022 at 1:25 AM ET. See the table below for the latest odds on this game and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!
Wild Vs Blackhawks Betting Odds
Injury Report as of December 16
Wild: Ryan Hartman: Out (Upper Body), Brandon Duhaime: Out (Upper Body)
Blackhawks: Alex Stalock: Out (Concussion)
Computer Picks
| Moneyline Pick | Wild |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (6) |
| Spread Pick | Wild (-1.5) |
Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.
Wild Vs Blackhawks Team Stats
| Wild Avg. (Rank) | Blackhawks Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.14 (16th) | Goals Scored | 2.41 (30th) |
| 2.93 (14th) | Goals Allowed | 3.70 (28th) |
| 31.5 (16th) | Shots | 25.7 (31st) |
| 29.4 (8th) | Shots Allowed | 34.4 (29th) |
Wild Key Players
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirill Kaprizov | 29 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 121 | 9 | -8 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 29 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 83 | 5 | -10 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 29 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 89 | 4 | +1 |
| Matthew Boldy | 29 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 85 | 5 | +2 |
| Calen Addison | 28 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 0 | -11 |
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Blackhawks Key Players
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Kane | 28 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 95 | 1 | -17 |
| Max Domi | 28 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 6 | -8 |
| Jonathan Toews | 27 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 5 | -11 |
| Taylor Raddysh | 28 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 4 | -9 |
| Philipp Kurashev | 28 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 0 | -17 |
Betting Trends
- The Wild have won 61.9% of their games this season when favored on the moneyline (13-8).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Wild have an implied win probability of 79.5%.
- The Blackhawks have been made an underdog 27 times this season, and won seven, or 25.9%, of those games.
- The implied probability of a win by the Blackhawks, based on the moneyline, is 24.9%.
- Minnesota’s games this season have gone over this matchup’s total of 6 goals 16 times.
- Chicago has played 16 games this season that finished with over 6 goals.
