Stadium: United Center (Chicago)
08.02.2024 05:30
Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on February 8. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.
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Chicago is having another weak regular season. The Hawks continue a protracted personnel rebuild: the leaders of the past years have left the club, and young and promising youngsters are still gaining experience to solve big problems in the future. In addition, the situation is worsened by injuries. In its last four games before the championship break, Chicago has not picked up a point, slipping to last place in the Western Conference standings.
MIN Wild
Minnesota is another team that can't yet credit its performance in the current regular season. In all recent years, the Wild have made it to the playoffs without much trouble, but now that task is in danger. From the very beginning of the season, things have not gone well for them. They lost a lot of points, and therefore, Dean Evason was sent into retirement. John Hines was appointed to fill the vacant position, and the results gradually improved under his leadership. However, just before the pause in the championship, they still stuck, losing first to Nashville - 2:3 and then sensationally to Anaheim - 2:3. In the Western Conference standings, Minnesota is in 13th place.
Expert Betting Tips
Chicago and Minnesota left for the break due to the All-Star Game, being not in the best mood. Both teams sit well outside the Western Conference playoff zone, losing their last two games. The Wild have made some progress since the change in head coach and still have a chance to reach the Cup Final Eight with a pretty good roster. We can't say anything like that about the Hawks.
The confrontation between Chicago and Minnesota is not characterized by high goal-scoring activity in recent years. In the previous nine head-to-head meetings, the teams have combined to score only 43 pucks (4.78 average per game), and only twice in that stretch have they scored six goals, and even less in other cases.