Thursday, December 10, 2015

Bridgestone Arena

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Thursday, December 10, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at -105 and the Predators at -122. The over/under has been set at 5.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 28 games. They have an overall record of 15-9-4 and on the road they have a record of 5-6-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 78 goals and given up 70 goals for a point differential of +8. Nashville shows up with a record of 14-9-5 including 8-3-2 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 73 goals and surrendered 75 for a goal differential of -2.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 17 goals this season with 98 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 26 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 12% by scoring 8 goals on 65 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 13 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 631 shots against him and has given up 52 goals. He has made 579 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Shea Weber has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Predators. He has 9 goals this season with 69 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 5 goals on 81 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 11 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 595 shots against him and has given up 57 goals. He has made 538 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Blackhawks have 34 total points this season. They have scored 78 goals while giving up 70 goals. They have had 91 power play opportunities and have scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blackhawks have allowed 78 power play opportunities and given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.17% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Predators have a total of 33 points on the season. They have 20 power play goals on 96 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 86 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 71 goals scored while they've given up 74 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.06%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 15-13 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 10-12-5 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 12-14 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 10-13-5 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/08/15 D Trevor Daley Head "?" Thursday vs Nashville

Nashville Predators Injuries

12/09/15 C Colin Wilson Lower Body "?" Thursday vs. Chicago
12/02/15 C Mike Fisher Knee expected to miss 7-10 days
11/28/15 LW Gabriel Bourque Upper Body out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago

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