Minnesota Wild vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction NHL Picks 4/7/24

The Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks meet Sunday in NHL action at the United Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Wild vs Blackhawks prediction.

Minnesota Wild Betting Preview

The Minnesota Wild recently lost to the Avalanche and Jets, while beating the Senators. The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.01 goals per game and are scoring on 21.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 37 goals, Mats Zuccarello has 46 assists and Joel Eriksson Ek has 247 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 3.16 goals per game and are killing 74.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 123 goals on 1,227 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 97 goals on 975 shots.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Preview

The Chicago Blackhawks recently lost to the Islanders while beating the Flyers and Stars. The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 2.2 goals per game and are scoring on 16.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Connor Bedard leads Chicago with 21 goals, Philipp Kurashev has 34 assists and Seth Jones has 160 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 3.48 goals per game and are killing 77.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Petr Mrazek has given up 150 goals on 1,608 shots faced, and Arvid Soderblom has allowed 98 goals on 807 shots.