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Chicago Blackhawks vs Minnesota Wild prediction

Chicago Blackhawks4–8–0 · Home Minnesota Wild9–3–2 · Away02:00 PMNov 29

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Chicago Blackhawks

Last game: Oct 27

30KnightProjected

RG20GreeneLW

98BedardC RK80KantserovRW

1st line

6:54 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Ryan Greene LW	16:32	1	2	3
98	Connor Bedard C	17:36	2	4	6
80	Roman Kantserov RW	15:50	5	0	5

14 points this season

59BertuzziLW AF16FrondellC

8DonatoRW

2nd line

10:03 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
59	Tyler Bertuzzi LW	13:14	2	3	5
16	Anton Frondell C	13:48	1	5	6
8	Ryan Donato RW	11:31	2	1	3

14 points this season

11MooreLW

91NazarC

88KaneRW

3rd line

7:40 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
11	Oliver Moore LW	10:09	2	1	3
91	Frank Nazar C	15:03	3	2	5
88	Patrick Kane RW	13:13	1	7	8

16 points this season

12GreenwayLW

86TeräväinenC CS22SmithRW

4th line

1:56 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
12	Jordan Greenway LW	10:54	1	0	1
86	Teuvo Teräväinen C	13:41	2	4	6
22	Cole Smith RW	11:43	1	1	2

9 points this season

28ColeD

72VlasicD

1st pair

8:56 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
28	Ian Cole D	22:01	0	0	0
72	Alex Vlasic D	21:53	0	2	2

2 points this season

55LevshunovD

44KaiserD

2nd pair

11:37 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
55	Artyom Levshunov D	19:02	1	2	3
44	Wyatt Kaiser D	18:17	1	3	4

7 points this season

6RinzelD

14KorchinskiD

3rd pair

4:13 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
6	Sam Rinzel D	14:42	1	1	2
14	Kevin Korchinski D	8:55	0	1	1

3 points this season

98BedardF RK80KantserovF

86TeräväinenF

59BertuzziF

88KaneF

Power play unit 1

2:08 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
98	Connor Bedard F	17:36	2	4	6
80	Roman Kantserov F	15:50	5	0	5
86	Teuvo Teräväinen F	13:41	2	4	6
59	Tyler Bertuzzi F	13:14	2	3	5
88	Patrick Kane F	13:13	1	7	8

30 points this season

Power play unit 2: No such unit in that game.

Penalty kill unit 1

2:02 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
91	Frank Nazar F	15:03	3	2	5
86	Teuvo Teräväinen F	13:41	2	4	6
28	Ian Cole D	22:01	0	0	0
72	Alex Vlasic D	21:53	0	2	2

13 points this season

RG20GreeneF CS22SmithF

55LevshunovD

44KaiserD

Penalty kill unit 2

0:43 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Ryan Greene F	16:32	1	2	3
22	Cole Smith F	11:43	1	1	2
55	Artyom Levshunov D	19:02	1	2	3
44	Wyatt Kaiser D	18:17	1	3	4

12 points this season

Goalies: Spencer Knight #30 (Projected) · Arvid Söderblom #40 (Backup)

Minnesota Wild

Last game: Oct 27

1st line

10:03 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
97	Kirill Kaprizov LW	22:33	14	9	23
14	Joel Eriksson Ek C	19:36	4	5	9
12	Matt Boldy RW	20:18	5	6	11

43 points this season

20ColemanLW

47McCarronC

10BrinkRW

2nd line

5:34 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Blake Coleman LW	15:29	4	1	5
47	Michael McCarron C	12:32	1	5	6
10	Bobby Brink RW	12:34	1	3	4

15 points this season

22YurovLW YT13TreninC MS49ShabanovRW

3rd line

4:40 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Danila Yurov LW	13:31	4	0	4
13	Yakov Trenin C	12:45	0	2	2
49	Maxim Shabanov RW	13:45	4	2	6

12 points this season

19PitlickLW

78SturmC

38HartmanRW

4th line

4:37 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
19	Tyler Pitlick LW	6:43	0	0	0
78	Nico Sturm C	11:15	0	1	1
38	Ryan Hartman RW	12:41	1	1	2

3 points this season

3MäättäD

25BrodinD

1st pair

10:53 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
3	Olli Määttä D	22:22	1	2	3
25	Jonas Brodin D	21:38	0	3	3

6 points this season

43HughesD

46SpurgeonD

2nd pair

6:21 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
43	Quinn Hughes D	29:54	3	13	16
46	Jared Spurgeon D	10:01	1	4	5

21 points this season

24BogosianD MK26KierstedD

3rd pair

5:15 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
24	Zach Bogosian D	14:26	0	0	0
26	Matt Kiersted D	9:42	0	1	1

1 points this season

Power play unit 1

5:58 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
97	Kirill Kaprizov F	22:33	14	9	23
12	Matt Boldy F	20:18	5	6	11
14	Joel Eriksson Ek F	19:36	4	5	9
49	Maxim Shabanov F	13:45	4	2	6
43	Quinn Hughes D	29:54	3	13	16

65 points this season

Power play unit 2

0:35 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Blake Coleman F	15:29	4	1	5
22	Danila Yurov F	13:31	4	0	4
38	Ryan Hartman F	12:41	1	1	2
10	Bobby Brink F	12:34	1	3	4
25	Jonas Brodin D	21:38	0	3	3

18 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

1:01 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Danila Yurov F	13:31	4	0	4
78	Nico Sturm F	11:15	0	1	1
3	Olli Määttä D	22:22	1	2	3
24	Zach Bogosian D	14:26	0	0	0

8 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

0:58 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Blake Coleman F	15:29	4	1	5
47	Michael McCarron F	12:32	1	5	6
25	Jonas Brodin D	21:38	0	3	3
46	Jared Spurgeon D	10:01	1	4	5

19 points this season

Goalies: Jesper Wallstedt #30 (Projected) · Calvin Pickard #31 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (33)

Connor Bedard · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Tyler Bertuzzi · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Ryan Donato · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Oliver Moore · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Frank Nazar · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Patrick Kane · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jordan Greenway · Surveytrevor, CC BY-SA 4.0
Teuvo Teräväinen · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ian Cole · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Alex Vlasic · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Artyom Levshunov · Trevor Cokley (U.S. Air Force Academy), Public domain
Wyatt Kaiser · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sam Rinzel · SecretName101, CC BY 4.0
Kevin Korchinski · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Spencer Knight · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Arvid Söderblom · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Kirill Kaprizov · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Joel Eriksson Ek · JennG, CC BY-SA 2.5
Matt Boldy · Dominic Dobrzensky, CC BY-SA 2.0
Blake Coleman · Elliott Connor, CC BY 2.0
Michael McCarron · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bobby Brink · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Danila Yurov · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tyler Pitlick · Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0
Nico Sturm · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ryan Hartman · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Olli Määttä · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jonas Brodin · Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0
Quinn Hughes · Chris Baby, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jared Spurgeon · Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0
Zach Bogosian · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jesper Wallstedt · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0
Calvin Pickard · ArtBrom, CC BY-SA 2.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Spencer Knight CHI

.897 save percentage

3.23 GAA · 4–6–0 · 10 starts

Jesper Wallstedt MIN

.922 save percentage

1.99 GAA · 8–2–2 · 12 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (2)