Minnesota Wild vsChicago Blackhawks Prediction
The Minnesota Wild are solid 59.6 percent favorites over the Chicago Blackhawks. The Wild are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +2 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 31 shots on goal vs 29 shots for the Blackhawks. The Wild goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 90.7% compared to the Blackhawks goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 89.7%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Cam Talbot 26, Marc-Andre Fleury 28 SHOTS: Kevin Fiala 3.7, Patrick Kane 3.6 GOALS: Kirill Kaprizov 0.49, Alex DeBrincat 0.72 PTS: Kirill Kaprizov has a 62% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Patrick Kane has a 55% chance of 1+PTs