Saturday, October 24, 2015

United Center

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, October 24, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at +137 and the Blackhawks at -151. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Tampa Bay comes into this matchup having played 7 games. They have an overall record of 4-2-1 and on the road they have a record of 2-1-1. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 23 goals and given up 20 goals for a point differential of +3. Chicago shows up with a record of 4-3-0 including 3-1-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 17 goals and surrendered 16 for a goal differential of +1.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 5 goals this season with 19 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 26%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Tyler Johnson has an average of 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. While he is on the ice he has taken 18 shots and scored no goals. He has dished out 4 assists giving him a total of 4 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 4 wins and 2 losses on the year in net for the Lightning. He has given up 18 goals on the 190 shots he has faced. He has 172 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 5 goals this season with 27 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has an average of 20 minutes of ice time per game. While he is on the ice he has taken 15 shots and scored no goals. He has dished out 3 assists giving him a total of 3 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 3 wins and 2 losses on the year in net for the Blackhawks. He has given up 11 goals on the 133 shots he has faced. He has 122 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Lightning have 9 total points this season. They have scored 23 goals while giving up 20 goals. They have had 21 power play opportunities and have scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. The Lightning have allowed 21 power play opportunities and given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 12.04% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 8 points on the season. They have 6 power play goals on 30 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 18 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Lightning have a total of 17 goals scored while they've given up 16 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.83%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 4-3 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 3-4-0 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 4-3 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 0-5-1 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

10/20/15 D Nikita Nesterov Suspension Served probable Friday vs Winnipeg
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely
10/05/15 GO Andrei Vasilevskiy Blood Clot out indefinitely

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

10/20/15 D Duncan Keith Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/06/15 D Michal Rozsival Ankle out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Chicago

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