The Minnesota Wild (45-24-10) are on the road to face the Chicago Blackhawks (25-48-6) at United Center on Monday. Minnesota is coming off a high-scoring 5-3 win over the Blues on Saturday, ending a streak of three defeats in a row. The Wild committed only two penalties in the game, holding St. Louis without a power play goal. Five players found the net for the Wild.
Filip Gustavsson had a great performance with 37 saves (.925%) in the win. Chicago fell 7-3 to the Kraken on Saturday. Seth Jones scored twice to lead the Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek saved only 24 of 31 shots against (.774%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Wild have won all three games between the teams this season, including a 3-1 victory in their most recent meeting in March, their eighth straight win against Chicago.
Frederick Gaudreau, Ryan Hartman, and Ryan Reaves were on the scoresheet for Minnesota. Lukas Reichel scored Chicago’s only goal. Gustavsson got the win, saving 22 of 23 shots (.956%).
FACING OFF
Minnesota is averaging 2.92 goals per game for the season, 24th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blackhawks team that is allowing 3.65 goals a game (27th).
Meanwhile, Chicago has found the net a league-worst 2.42 times a game on average and won’t find goals any easier to come by against the Wild’s stout defense, which is holding opponents to 2.66 goals per game (5th).
Chicago averages fewer shots/game (26.6) than any other team in the league, while the team’s 9.2% shooting percentage is 28th. Minnesota has been one of the league’s best shot-stopping teams, ranking No. 3 with a team save percentage of .919%.
The Blackhawks’ 16.30% power play percentage is the fourth-worst in the league, while the Wild rank 13th with a conversion rate of 21.81%. In terms of penalty killing, Minnesota has the league’s 12th-ranked PK% at 81.38%, while Chicago is 21st at 76.23%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 74 points this season, Kirill Kaprizov is the top skater for the Wild. He has 39 goals and 35 assists in 66 games. In the net, Gustavsson (21-9-6) is Minnesota’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.06 GAA, second-best in the league, and a .932% save percentage, also second-best.
Marc-Andre Fleury (24-15-4) leads the Wild in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 2.84 and a save percentage of .909%. Max Domi and Patrick Kane lead the Blackhawks in scoring with 49 and 45 points, respectively.
Domi has 18 goals and 31 assists, while Kane has 16 goals and 29 assists. Alex Stalock (9-14-1) has the best goals against average for Chicago at 2.92.
He has a save percentage of .912%. Mrazek (9-22-3) has played the most games in net for the Blackhawks this season. He has a 3.71 GAA and a .892% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Minnesota is 20-13-6 away from Xcel Energy Center this season. Chicago is looking to reverse a four-game losing run at United Center this season.
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