Tuesday, January 26, 2016

PNC Arena

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at -151 and the Hurricanes at +137. The over/under has been set at 5.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 52 games. They have an overall record of 33-15-4 and on the road they have a record of 12-10-3. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 147 goals and given up 117 goals for a point differential of +30. Carolina shows up with a record of 22-20-8 including 11-9-5 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 118 goals and surrendered 135 for a goal differential of -17.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 73 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 30 goals this season with 185 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 43 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 123 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 28 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 1241 shots against him and has given up 84 goals. He has made 1157 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Eric Staal has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 9 goals this season with 126 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Justin Faulk has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 14 goals on 151 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Eddie Lack has 8 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 547 shots against him and has given up 55 goals. He has made 492 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Blackhawks have 70 total points this season. They have scored 146 goals while giving up 117 goals. They have had 154 power play opportunities and have scored 34 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blackhawks have allowed 142 power play opportunities and given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.17% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Hurricanes have a total of 52 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 154 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 122 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 118 goals scored while they've given up 134 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.89%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 32-19 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 16-26-9 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 22-28 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 15-18-17 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/19/15 C Marcus Kruger Wrist expected to miss 4 months

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/09/15 D James Wisniewski Knee out 6 months
01/24/16 C Riley Nash Illness "?" Tuesday vs Chicago
01/24/16 D Brett Pesce Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Chicago
01/20/16 GO Cam Ward Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina

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