Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild
Venue: Xcel Energy Center
Date: Today, Monday, December 23
Time: 7:00 pm CST
TV: ESPN+ / CHSN / FDSN / FDSW
Radio:
Chicago Blackhawks – WGN 720
Minnesota Wild – KFAN 100.3 FM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Chicago Blackhawks +1.5 -142
Minnesota Wild -1.5 ML +120
O/U 5.5
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Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes
Chicago is yet again in last place for the Central Division. Could the Hawks get involved in the NHL trade action coming out of the roster freeze? The Blackhawks have plenty of pieces to move out; the problem is, what are they looking for? The time for draft picks is behind them; Chicago needs young players or blossoming stars to place around Bedard and the young core.
Minnesota Wild News & Notes
Minnesota is coming into this game on a four-game losing skid. This will be the perfect opportunity for the Wild to escape the funk. This season is Minnesota’s last year of the massive dead cap sum; adding players on expiring deals could turn into signings.
Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines:
Foligno-Bedard-Donato
Hall-Nazar-Bertuzzi
Teravainen-Dickinson-Mikheyev
Maroon-Reichel-Anderson
Vlasic-Murphy
Allan-Jones
Korchinski-Brodie
Mrazek
Soderblom
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Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:
Kaprizov-Rossi-Zuccarello
Johansson-Hartman-Boldy
Foligno-Gaudreau-Jones
Gaunce-Khusnutdinov-Shore
Brodin-Faber
Chisholm-Spurgeon
Merrill-Bogosian
Gustavsson
Fleury
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Players To Watch:
Chicago Blackhawks
Seth Jones has recently returned from an injury. Connor Bedard has 10 points in his last 10 games and has 2 points against the Wild in four games to start his career.
Minnesota Wild
Kirill Kaprizov has 22 goals, 27 assists, and 115 shots on goal this season. His shooting percentage is up to 19.1%, which is about 3% higher than his average, if he can keep this up, he could eclipse 100 points.
Injury Report:
Chicago Blackhawks
F Craig Smith – IR
D Alec Martinez – IR
G Laurent Brossoit – IR
Minnesota Wild
C Joel Eriksson Ek – IR
C Jakob Lauko – IR
D Jake Middleton – LTIR
Next Game
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Minnesota Wild – December 27 @ Dallas Stars
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