Tuesday, December 22, 2015

American Airlines Center

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at +112 and the Stars at -124. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 35 games. They have an overall record of 20-11-4 and on the road they have a record of 6-7-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 96 goals and given up 83 goals for a point differential of +13. Dallas shows up with a record of 24-7-2 including 13-4-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 114 goals and surrendered 85 for a goal differential of +29.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 21 goals this season with 122 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 11 goals on 76 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 18 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 808 shots against him and has given up 59 goals. He has made 749 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 44 total points this season for the Stars. He has 18 goals this season with 134 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 22 goals on 104 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 13 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 540 shots against him and has given up 49 goals. He has made 491 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Blackhawks have 44 total points this season. They have scored 95 goals while giving up 83 goals. They have had 109 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blackhawks have allowed 96 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.85% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Stars have a total of 50 points on the season. They have 25 power play goals on 110 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 99 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 113 goals scored while they've given up 84 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.64%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 19-15 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 12-16-6 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 23-9 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 17-16-0 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/21/15 RW Marian Hossa Upper Body is downgraded to expected to miss Tuesday vs. Dallas
12/19/15 C Marcus Kruger Wrist expected to miss 4 months

Dallas Stars Injuries

10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas

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