Tuesday, November 1, 2016

United Center

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The Calgary Flames travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +153 and the Blackhawks at -170. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Calgary comes into this matchup having played 10 games. They have an overall record of 4-5-1 and on the road they have a record of 2-1-1. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 31 goals and given up 35 goals for a point differential of -4. The Flames have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 3-6 and an over/under record of 6-4-0. Chicago shows up with a record of 5-3-1 including 4-1-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 31 goals and surrendered 27 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 4-4 while their over/under record sits at 4-3-2.

Troy Brouwer has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Flames. He has 3 goals this season with 16 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Michael Frolik has averaged 15 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 4 goals on 19 shots. He has 2 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Brian Elliott has 3 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 205 shots against him and has given up 21 goals. He has made 184 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 2 goals this season with 29 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 7 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 38% by scoring 6 goals on 16 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 3 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 209 shots against him and has given up 17 goals. He has made 192 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Flames have 9 total points this season. They have scored 31 goals while giving up 35 goals. They have had 37 power play opportunities and have scored 4 goals on those chances for a percentage of 11%. The Flames have allowed 43 power play opportunities and given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.69% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 11 points on the season. They have 9 power play goals on 38 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 24%. They have allowed 32 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 53%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 31 goals scored while they've given up 27 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 12.02%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Calgary has a Corsi percentage of 47.4% as they've attempted 521 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 578 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.5% as they have 399 attempts while they've given up 424 shots on the defensive end. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 45.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.4% for the season. They have 334 face off wins compared to 310 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.9%. On defense Calgary has 188 hits and they've blocked 154 shots from the opposition.

Chicago has attempted 512 shots at full strength and they've given up 455 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.4% as they have 355 shots while they've given up 364 attempts on defense. The Blackhawks have an offensive zone percentage of 55.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 44.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.1% as they've compiled 271 face off wins this season and they have suffered 292 face off losses. On defense Chicago has blocked 91 shot attempts and they have 143 hits as a unit.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 3-6 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 6-4-0 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 4-4 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 4-3-2 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

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

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

10/30/16 D Gustav Forsling Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs Calgary
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 Chicago

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