Saturday, November 5, 2016

American Airlines Center

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Saturday, November 5, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at +100 and the Stars at -123. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 11 games. They have an overall record of 7-3-1 and on the road they have a record of 1-2-0. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 40 goals and given up 28 goals for a point differential of +12. The Blackhawks have an overall record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 6-4 and an over/under record of 5-4-2. Dallas shows up with a record of 4-4-2 including 3-1-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 26 goals and surrendered 31 for a goal differential of -5. The Stars have a record of 3-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 4-6 while their over/under record sits at 4-6-0.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 3 goals this season with 34 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 22 minutes played per game. Artem Anisimov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 35% by scoring 7 goals on 20 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 5 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 281 shots against him and has given up 18 goals. He has made 263 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Jamie Benn has accumulated 8 total points this season for the Stars. He has 2 goals this season with 24 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 5 goals on 37 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 2 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 120 shots against him and has given up 12 goals. He has made 108 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Blackhawks have 15 total points this season. They have scored 40 goals while giving up 28 goals. They have had 44 power play opportunities and have scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Blackhawks have allowed 39 power play opportunities and given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 62%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 13.29% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Stars have a total of 10 points on the season. They have 6 power play goals on 42 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 37 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 26 goals scored while they've given up 31 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.78%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Chicago has a Corsi percentage of 51.2% as they've attempted 600 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 571 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.6% as they have 411 attempts while they've given up 452 shots on the defensive end. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 55% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45% for the season. They have 323 face off wins compared to 344 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.4%. On defense Chicago has 183 hits and they've blocked 119 shots from the opposition.

Dallas has attempted 596 shots at full strength and they've given up 593 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.2% as they have 438 shots while they've given up 435 attempts on defense. The Stars have an offensive zone percentage of 45% and their defensive zone percentage is 55% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.2% as they've compiled 330 face off wins this season and they have suffered 315 face off losses. On defense Dallas has blocked 158 shot attempts and they have 180 hits as a unit.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 6-4 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 5-4-2 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 4-6 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 4-6-0 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

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

Dallas Stars Injuries

11/04/16 RW Jiri Hudler Illness is downgraded to doubtful Saturday vs. Chicago
11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee expected to miss 5-6 months
10/31/16 RW Ales Hemsky Hip expected to miss 5-6 months
10/21/16 LW Patrick Sharp Concussion out indefinitely
10/10/16 C Cody Eakin Knee out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Chicago

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