Monday, October 24, 2016

United Center

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The Calgary Flames travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, October 24, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +145 and the Blackhawks at -185. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Calgary comes into this matchup having played 6 games. They have an overall record of 1-4-1 and on the road they have a record of 0-1-1. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 18 goals and given up 27 goals for a point differential of -9. For the season they have an ATS record of 1-5 and an over/under record of 5-1-0. Chicago shows up with a record of 3-3-0 including 3-1-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 23 goals and surrendered 22 for a goal differential of +1. Their record against the spread is 2-3 while their over/under record sits at 4-1-1.

Troy Brouwer has accumulated 4 total points this season for the Flames. He has 3 goals this season with 10 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 30%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Michael Frolik has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 3 goals on 12 shots. He has 1 assist giving him a total of 4 points on the season. Brian Elliott has no wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 87 shots against him and has given up 14 goals. He has made 73 saves for a save percentage of 84%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 1 goal this season with 18 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 23 minutes played per game. Artem Anisimov has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 33% by scoring 4 goals on 12 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 1 win and 3 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 114 shots against him and has given up 13 goals. He has made 101 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Flames have 3 total points this season. They have scored 18 goals while giving up 27 goals. They have had 25 power play opportunities and have scored 1 goal on those chances for a percentage of 4%. The Flames have allowed 31 power play opportunities and given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.57% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 87%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 6 points on the season. They have 5 power play goals on 24 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 21 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 43%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 23 goals scored while they've given up 22 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 13.77%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Calgary has a Corsi percentage of 50.1% as they've attempted 335 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 333 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.4% as they have 262 attempts while they've given up 248 shots on the defensive end. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 50.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season. They have 192 face off wins compared to 184 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.1%. On defense Calgary has 98 hits and they've blocked 85 shots from the opposition.

Chicago has attempted 331 shots at full strength and they've given up 306 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.6% as they have 231 shots while they've given up 244 attempts on defense. The Blackhawks have an offensive zone percentage of 56.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 43.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 46.9% as they've compiled 174 face off wins this season and they have suffered 197 face off losses. On defense Chicago has blocked 62 shot attempts and they have 98 hits as a unit.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 1-5 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 5-1-0 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 2-3 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 4-1-1 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

10/22/16 D Trevor Van Riemsdyk Arm out 5-6 weeks
10/10/16 LW Andrew Desjardins Lower Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary

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