Thursday, October 15, 2015

Verizon Center

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Thursday, October 15, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at +151 and the Capitals at -167. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

The Chicago Blackhawks have 4 total points this season. They have scored 9 goals while giving up 6 goals. They have had 11 power play opportunities and have scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 4 power play opportunities and given up 0 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 100%.

The Capitals have a total of 2 points on the season. They have 2 power play goals on 9 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 8 power play opportunities and have given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. As a team, they have a total of 5 goals scored while giving up 8 goals this year.

The Blackhawks are 5-1 in their last 6 overall and 5-1 in their last 6 vs. the Eastern Conference. They are 4-1 in their last 5 road games, 9-4 in their last 13 vs. the Metropolitan and 70-32 in their last 102 games playing on no days rest.

The under is 6-0-1 in the Blackhawks last 7 overall and 12-2-2 in their last 16 games playing on no days rest. The under is also 20-5-3 in their last 28 vs. the Metropolitan, 33-10-8 in their last 51 vs. the Eastern Conference and 5-2 in their last 7 Thursday games.

The Capitals are 5-0 in their last 5 Thursday games, 6-2 in their last 8 home games and 1-4 in their last 5 overall. They are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. the Central, 1-5 in their last 6 vs. the Western Conference and 0-4 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

The under is 6-1-1 in the Capitals last 8 vs. a team with a winning % above .600 and 5-1-1 in their last 7 games playing on 1 day rest. The under is also 8-2-1 in their last 11 overall, 6-2 in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600 and 44-19-4 in their last 67 Thursday games.

Head to head, the home team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings. The Blackhawks are 2-6 in the last 8 meetings and 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Washington.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 2-1 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 0-2-0 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 1-1 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 1-1-0 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

10/06/15 D Michal Rozsival Ankle out indefinitely

Washington Capitals Injuries

10/14/15 RW Alex Ovechkin Personal is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Chicago

10/14/15 LW Jason Chimera Lower Body is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Chicago

10/09/15 C Chris Brown Hand expected to miss 2-6 weeks

10/07/15 C Nicklas Backstrom Hip expected to miss 4-5 games

Tony's Pick: Take Washington

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