Thursday, December 3, 2015

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, December 3, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at -111 and the Senators at +101. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 25 games. They have an overall record of 13-9-3 and on the road they have a record of 5-6-2. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 68 goals and given up 64 goals for a point differential of +4. Ottawa shows up with a record of 12-7-5 including 5-4-4 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 78 goals and surrendered 72 for a goal differential of +6.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 15 goals this season with 91 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 23 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 8 goals on 59 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 11 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 536 shots against him and has given up 46 goals. He has made 490 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Senators. He has 5 goals this season with 58 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 11 goals on 58 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 10 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 639 shots against him and has given up 54 goals. He has made 585 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Blackhawks have 29 total points this season. They have scored 68 goals while giving up 64 goals. They have had 82 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blackhawks have allowed 70 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.98% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Senators have a total of 29 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 72 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 84 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 75 goals scored while they've given up 69 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.95%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 13-12 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 9-11-4 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 9-12 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 12-12-0 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/02/15 C Mika Zibanejad Concussion "?" Thursday vs. Chicago
12/02/15 LW Milan Michalek Hand is downgraded to out indefinitely
11/21/15 GO Andrew Hammond Concussion out indefinitely
10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa

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