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Chicago vs. Minnesota: NHL Match Prediction
On January 27, the NHL championship will feature a match between Chicago and Minnesota. Bookmakers clearly favor the guests in this match, even though they have had many problems and often lost. Incidentally, the clubs have already met on the Hawks' court this season, and the hosts proved their superiority in a tough fight. Is it worth betting on the formal favorite success in this match? You will find out from our betting tip
Command Analysis
Chicago Blackhawks
USACurrent form
Chicago remains one of the main outsiders of the Western Conference. The team has been showing weak results throughout the season and only occasionally pleases its fans with winning streaks. At the moment, it is located on the penultimate line of the tournament table and is ahead of its main competitor, San Jose, by literally one point, so its main task for the rest of the season is to maintain its current position.
It should be noted that before this, the Hawks had shown very weak results and suffered six defeats in seven games. They lost to Nashville on the road (2:3 SO), then had a hard time dealing with Vegas on home ice (5:3), and with the support of home stands, they could not cope with Carolina (3:4 OT) and Tampa (3:4 OT), in both cases losing outside of regulation time. It is noteworthy that in the match with the Hurricanes, and in the meeting with the Lightning, Anders Sorensen team had a comfortable advantage of two goals, which they ultimately used incredibly poorly.
This has been a problem for Chicago all season, as they often lead early in the game and seem to be in control of the game, but then fall back on defense several times and allow their opponents to snatch the victory. The Blackhawks' worst performance has been in the third period, where they currently have a 40-63 goal-to-goal ratio.
Disqualifications and injuries
Maroon, Brossoit and Jones will be out of the upcoming meeting due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Statistically, Chicago takes 25 shots on goal.
The Hawks have shown low shooting activity this season and are used to playing second fiddle
- Chicago averages 8.25 penalty minutes per game.
The Blackhawks typically get sent off about four times a game.
Minnesota Wild
USACurrent form
Minnesota is in fourth place in the Western Conference. The team has been pleasing its fans with good results for a long time, but has looked pretty mediocre in recent matches. The club main scorer, Kirill Kaprizov, recently returned to the team, but after his appearance things did not get any better, and the team continues to lose match after match.
It should be noted that the Wild had previously lost to Edmonton (3:5) and Nashville (2:6), and after a victory over Colorado (3:1) they lost to Utah on their home court with a score of 0:4, while failing to offer their opponent anything in attack. After that, the Wild were considered favorites in the confrontation with Calgary, but again they failed to cope with their opponent and allowed them to beat them in regulation time with a score of 4:5. Then John Hines' team had problems with discipline, for which he was punished with two missed pucks in the 4x5 format.
However, if Minnesota does not perform well on home ice, then on the road it ends most of the matches in its favor and often achieves victory in regular time. At the same time, the club is distinguished by good results and is used to opening the opponents' defense at least three times. As a rule, the third game segment does not work out well for Minnesota, because it concedes more in it than in other periods, and has a ratio of 56:56 in goals scored and conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Minnesota doesn't have any roster issues at the moment.
Interesting trends for betting
- Minnesota averages 7.71 penalty minutes per game.
Savages are usually eliminated at least four times per game.
- Minnesota is averaging 27 shots on goal per game.
The Wild have been relatively low-shooting this season and often play second fiddle
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the teams, the first period was unscoring
1.88Bet 2nd period: away team win
In three out of five matches, the hosts lost in the second period
2.25Tip and bets
We think that Minnesota can claim two points in this matchup. The Wild must pull themselves together after a series of unsuccessful matches and give their best in a meeting with the outsider. Plus, most of the previous matches between the clubs ended in favor of the Wild in regulation time, and they did not experience serious problems against Chicago. Also, do not forget that John Hynes' team, oddly enough, plays much stronger on the road this season than at home. Based on this, we suggest betting on the Wild success.
Prediction - Minnesota win for 1.90
Bet on individual total
Minnesota has managed to get by with no more than two goals in many of its previous encounters with Chicago. The Hawks themselves have shown rather low scoring in matches with similar teams and have difficulty creating and converting chances. After a series of unsuccessful matches, the Wild will probably try to play as well as possible in their own zone and not allow what happened, for example, in the last confrontation with Calgary.
We bet on Chicago individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.77
Total Bet
Previous games involving the visitors were usually not very spectacular and often ended with fewer than six goals scored. Incidentally, two out of three games between the teams also ended with low goals. Chicago is not capable of playing open hockey when its opponent does not allow it to do so. The Wild know very well how to play against the Blackhawks, so they do not allow their opponent to play on the opposite course. Based on this, we expect to see no more than five goals.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 2.05
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