Chicago Blackhawks (-120) at Minnesota Wild (+111)

The Pick: Chicago -120


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Wild vs. Blackhawks Betting Overview

The Chicago Blackhawks enter the Xcel Energy Center for a hockey match with the home team Minnesota Wild. The game will be played in St. Paul, Minnesota on Monday, February 28, 2011. The Wild has won 6 of their last ten games and the Blackhawks have won 3 games in a row .

Chicago has a 32-23-6 overall record and is 14-9-6 on the road while Minnesota is 16-12-3 at h0me and 33-23-6 overall. Chicago has won five of their last ten ice matches coming into Minnesota. Let’s preview the teams and then check the odds before we make our expert pick on the Blackhawks vs. Wild.

Minnesota Wild News and Betting Tips for Monday, February 28, 2011

Minnesota is led in scoring by Martin Havlat with 52 and he has the most shots on goal at 186 for the season. Brad Staibitz has racked up the most penalty minutes for the Wild with 113. Goalie Niklas Backstrom has won 20 games this season and holds a 2.29 goals against average.

They average 2.6 goals per game while giving up 2.5 to the opponents. Minnesota averages 26 shots on goal per game but they give up 31 shots to the opposition. Power play goals finds them as #7 in the NHL with 20.2% and they kill off penalties at a 31.9 rate. The Wild has produced 5 shutouts this season.

Chicago Blackhawks News and Betting Tips for Monday, February 28, 2011

Defending Stanley Cup Champions Chicago Blackhawks are the 5th best team in the National Hockey League with a 3.1 goal average per game. They only give up 2.7 goals per game to the opponents. Also, they are #2 in the NHL in power play goals scored at a 24.7% rate per game. Blackhawk goaltenders have notched 4 shutouts this year.

Corey Crawford leads the goaltenders with 21 wins along with a fine 2.11 goals against average. Jake Dowell is the most penalized member of the team with 56 minutes and Patrick Sharp leads in points with 56 and has fired 226 shots on goal. Jonathan Toews is the team leader in assists and is a co-captain for the Blackhawks.

Our Blackhawks vs. Wild Pick and Predictions

Penalty could be a killer in this game and both teams are good goal scoring teams on the power play. Chicago gets to the net more than the Wild does and have more weapons to slide the puck into the crease. The odds are Chicago -120 even though the game is an away game for them. Minnesota hasn’t played well recently and that slide continues against this team. With our free pick bet Chicago -120 over the Minnesota Wild.

Our Pick: Chicago -120


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In-depth Blackhawks at Wild Betting Trends

W/L Trends

Chicago
  • Blackhawks are 4-1 in their last 5 overall.
  • Blackhawks are 12-3 in their last 15 Monday games.
  • Blackhawks are 4-1 in their last 5 games as a favorite.
  • Blackhawks are 35-16 in their last 51 games playing on 0 days rest.
  • Blackhawks are 37-18 in their last 55 vs. a team with a winning record.
  • Blackhawks are 2-6 in their last 8 games as a favorite of -110 to -150.
Minnesota
  • Wild are 6-2 in their last 8 home games.
  • Wild are 76-31 in their last 107 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
  • Wild are 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest.
  • Wild are 1-4 in their last 5 Monday games.

OU Trends

Chicago
  • Under is 7-1 in Blackhawks last 8 games as a road favorite.
  • Under is 6-1 in Blackhawks last 7 games as a road favorite of -110 to -150.
  • Under is 5-1 in Blackhawks last 6 games as a favorite.
  • Under is 18-7-1 in Blackhawks last 26 games as a favorite of -110 to -150.
  • Under is 5-2 in Blackhawks last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
Minnesota
  • Under is 9-1 in Wild last 10 home games.
  • Under is 5-1 in Wild last 6 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
  • Under is 9-2 in Wild last 11 games playing on 2 days rest.
  • Under is 13-3 in Wild last 16 games as a home underdog.
  • Under is 4-1-1 in Wild last 6 Monday games.
  • Under is 6-2 in Wild last 8 overall.
  • Under is 6-2 in Wild last 8 vs. Western Conference.

Head to Head

  • Under is 7-2-2 in the last 11 meetings.
  • Under is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings in Minnesota.
  • Blackhawks are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
  • Blackhawks are 4-11 in the last 15 meetings in Minnesota.