Minnesota Wild vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 26 Jan 2025

Wild Stand Out as a Value Bet

We think that the Wild should get the better of the Blackhawks in regulation time. Therefore, it’s all about going to the 3-Way Moneyline to back them and there’s juice in the -108 available.

9 Wins in Previous 10 H2H Games for Wild

Minnesota Wild suffered a second consecutive defeat when losing 5-4 in their previous game. This was at home to Calgary Flames at Xcel Energy Center. Mats Zuccarello found the net along with three other players.

Chicago Blackhawks were beaten 4-3 (OT) at United Center in their last game. This loss at home to Tampa Bay Lightning was their second straight defeat. Frank Nazar, Louis Crevier and Colton Dach scored one goal each.

The Wild have claimed back-to-back victories over the Hawks. Both successes came at Xcel Energy Center and the scorelines were 3-2 and 4-3. The previous 10 games featuring these teams have resulted in nine the Wild victories.

Starting Goalies

Filip Gustavsson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	28-16-4	2.47	.918	5
23/24	20-18-4	3.06	.899	3

Petr Mrazek (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	2-2-0	2.49	.902	1
23/24	18-31-4	3.05	.907	1

4 wins and 6 losses, averaging 2.7 goals from 25.6 shots on goal, with a 15.2% powerplay efficiency. The Wild have given up 3.6 goals from 31.4 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 77.8%.

Mats Zuccarello is the top points scorer with 13 points, 4 goals and 9 assists, with Matthew Boldy racking up 11 points, 5 goals and 6 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Filip Gustavsson have a 4.29 goal against average with a .863 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Hawks have 3 wins, 4 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 3.0 goals from 22.3 shots on goal, with a 17.4% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.6 goals from 37.2 shots, averaging 3.2 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 75.0%.

Connor Bedard and Teuvo Teraevaeinen have scored the most points on 9, with each player managing 3 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Arvid Soederblom have a 3.56 GAA with a .905 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

Knowing the players that are injured give us a helping hand when putting together NHL forecasts. Once we’ve also looked at the form guide, we use the available team, player and goalie stats and make predictions.

Key Wild vs Blackhawks stats:

• Wild have won 17 of their last 25games on the road this season.
• Wild have won 13 of their last 20 games on the road.
• Blackhawks have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
• Blackhawks have lost 7 of their last 10 games.
• Blackhawks have lost their last 2 games.
• Wild have won the last 2 games between these teams.

Minnesota Wild vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction

The best bet could be taking Minnesota Wild to achieve a regulation time victory in this NHL encounter. Our pick can be taken at -108 on the 60-minute line which yields a potentially nice return.

If you want a bigger price about Minnesota, then there are a number of alternative props and game lines including Match Winner & Total Goals, Winning Margin and Puck Line.

Wild 3-Way Moneyline Probability

According to the sportsbooks, there’s a 51.8% likelihood of our pick landing a return. After careful examination, our cappers have this probability somewhere between 55-60%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

Our Pick

Wild 3-Way Moneyline @ -108 Bet Now

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Joel Eriksson Ek Over 2.5 Shots -114

Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild) has covered the 2.5 shots on goal total in 4 of the past 5 games. If you agree with our verdict that he can cover the line again, then you can land odds of -114 that this happens.

Latest Joel Eriksson Ek Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+155

First

+900

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

-125

Under 2.5

-105

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Correct Score Prediction

Wild 4 - 3 Blackhawks

We’re taking a chance on the Wild to achieve a 4-3 winning scoreline. Odds of +1000 means we can place a smaller stake and still achieve a nice return.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Wild

Blackhawks

1-0

Wild

+5000

Blackhawks

+5000

2-0

Wild

+3500

Blackhawks

+6000

2-1

Wild

+1400

Blackhawks

+1500

3-0

Wild

+2400

Blackhawks

+4000

3-1

Wild

+1400

Blackhawks

+2500

3-2

Wild

+800

Blackhawks

+900

4-0

Wild

+2800

Blackhawks

+6000

4-1

Wild

+1200

Blackhawks

+2200

4-2

Wild

+1200

Blackhawks

+2200

4-3

Wild

+1000

Blackhawks

+1150

5-0

Wild

+5000

Blackhawks

+11000

5-1

Wild

+1800

Blackhawks

+4000

5-2

Wild

+1300

Blackhawks

+2500

5-3

Wild

+2000

Blackhawks

+3300

5-4

Wild

+2000

Blackhawks

+2400

6-1

Wild

+4000

Blackhawks

+10000

6-2

Wild

+2400

Blackhawks

+5000

6-3

Wild

+2500

Blackhawks

+4500

6-4

Wild

+4500

Blackhawks

+6600

6-5

Wild

+5000

Blackhawks

+5500

7-2

Wild

+6000

Blackhawks

+13000

7-3

Wild

+4500

Blackhawks

+9000

7-4

Wild

+6000

Blackhawks

+9000

7-5

Wild

+10000

Blackhawks

+13000

7-6

Wild

+12000

Blackhawks

+13000

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Minnesota Wild vs Chicago Blackhawks Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Tight Affair in the Eyes of the Books

Minnesota Wild have the shortest price to win this game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 67% probability due to their -204 Moneyline betting odds. At +168, Chicago Blackhawks are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is currently 5.5. A wager on Totals allows bettors to use the latest NHL data to good effect. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 5.5 at -133.

The Wild are favorites to find the net first at odds of -155. Conversely, if you think the Hawks will score the opener, they are +115 to do so.

The betting sites offer hundreds of game lines and team props when it comes to National Hockey League clashes. Make sure you look through all the available options before deciding which bet to place.

Moneyline

Wild

-204

Blackhawks

+168

3-Way Moneyline

Wild

-116

Tie

+330

Blackhawks

+255

Puck Line

Wild -1.5

+128

Blackhawks +1.5

-159

Total Goals

Under 5.5

+110

Over 5.5

-133

Kirill Kaprizov Favorite to Score the First Goal

Kirill Kaprizov is available at -115 when it comes to Anytime Goalscorer. The favorite is now priced at odds of +575 to find the net first.

Player Goals

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)

First

-115

Anytime

+575

Matthew Boldy (Wild)

First

+130

Anytime

+800

Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild)

First

+155

Anytime

+900

Connor Bedard (Blackhawks)

First

+180

Anytime

+1000

Mats Zuccarello (Wild)

First

+215

Anytime

+1150

Marco Rossi (Wild)

First

+215

Anytime

+1150

Tyler Bertuzzi (Blackhawks)

First

+280

Anytime

+1500

Marcus Foligno (Wild)

First

+300

Anytime

+1500

Ryan Hartman (Wild)

First

+300

Anytime

+1500

Teuvo Teräväinen (Blackhawks)

First

+335

Anytime

+1700

Ryan Donato (Blackhawks)

First

+335

Anytime

+1700

Frank Nazar (Blackhawks)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Philipp Kurashev (Blackhawks)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Nick Foligno (Blackhawks)

First

+380

Anytime

+1900

Frederick Gaudreau (Wild)

First

+390

Anytime

+1800

Lukas Reichel (Blackhawks)

First

+410

Anytime

+2000

Yakov Trenin (Wild)

First

+425

Anytime

+2000

Jakub Lauko (Wild)

First

+425

Anytime

+2000

Ilya Mikheyev (Blackhawks)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

Colton Dach (Blackhawks)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

Marat Khusnutdinov (Wild)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Jason Dickinson (Blackhawks)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Brock Faber (Wild)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Travis Boyd (Wild)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Craig Smith (Blackhawks)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)

Over 3.5

-118

Under 3.5

-110

Matthew Boldy (Wild)

Over 3.5

+140

Under 3.5

-185

Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild)

Over 2.5

-125

Under 2.5

-105

Connor Bedard (Blackhawks)

Over 2.5

-105

Under 2.5

-123

Mats Zuccarello (Wild)

Over 2.5

+145

Under 2.5

-192

Marco Rossi (Wild)

Over 1.5

-149

Under 1.5

+115

Tyler Bertuzzi (Blackhawks)

Over 1.5

-130

Under 1.5

-100

Teuvo Teräväinen (Blackhawks)

Over 1.5

-108

Under 1.5

-120

Ryan Donato (Blackhawks)

Over 1.5

-167

Under 1.5

+125

Ilya Mikheyev (Blackhawks)

Over 1.5

-100

Under 1.5

-132

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Last 5 & H2H

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NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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