Tuesday, December 15, 2015

United Center

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +185 and the Blackhawks at -250. The over/under has been set at 5.

Colorado comes into this matchup having played 31 games. They have an overall record of 14-16-1 and on the road they have a record of 10-9-0. Currently they are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 85 goals and given up 88 goals for a point differential of -3. Chicago shows up with a record of 17-10-4 including 12-3-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 85 goals and surrendered 75 for a goal differential of +10.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 7 goals this season with 68 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 102 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 539 shots against him and has given up 49 goals. He has made 490 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 19 goals this season with 108 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 9 goals on 71 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 15 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 686 shots against him and has given up 52 goals. He has made 634 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Avalanche have 29 total points this season. They have scored 85 goals while giving up 88 goals. They have had 108 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Avalanche have allowed 94 power play opportunities and given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.87% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 38 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 101 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 87 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 85 goals scored while they've given up 75 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.97%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 14-17 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 15-15-1 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 17-14 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 11-14-5 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Josh's Pick: Take Chicago

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