Saturday, February 6, 2016

American Airlines Center

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Saturday, February 6, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at +100 and the Stars at -110. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 55 games. They have an overall record of 35-16-4 and on the road they have a record of 14-11-3. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 154 goals and given up 127 goals for a point differential of +27. The Blackhawks have 4 overtime losses including 0 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 7-3-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 35-20 and an over/under record of 17-27-11. Dallas shows up with a record of 33-14-5 including 19-6-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 171 goals and surrendered 139 for a goal differential of +32. The Stars have 5 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 33-19 while their over/under record sits at 26-25-1.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 75 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 31 goals this season with 193 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 44 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 16% by scoring 21 goals on 129 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 30 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 1308 shots against him and has given up 92 goals. He has made 1216 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 55 total points this season for the Stars. He has 27 goals this season with 198 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 28 goals on 164 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 58 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 20 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 915 shots against him and has given up 82 goals. He has made 833 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Blackhawks have 74 total points this season. They have scored 153 goals while giving up 127 goals. They have had 165 power play opportunities and have scored 34 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Blackhawks have allowed 150 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.99% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Stars have a total of 71 points on the season. They have 35 power play goals on 161 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 150 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 169 goals scored while they've given up 137 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.02%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Chicago has a Corsi percentage of 50.5% as they've attempted 2,916 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,857 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.8% as they have 2,122 attempts while they've given up 2,139 shots on the defensive end. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.1% for the season. They have 1,532 face off wins compared to 1,551 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.7%. On defense Chicago has 897 hits and they've blocked 718 shots from the opposition.

Dallas has attempted 3,078 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,752 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.2% as they have 2,248 shots while they've given up 2,057 attempts on defense. The Stars have an offensive zone percentage of 53.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.1% as they've compiled 1,604 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,535 face off losses. On defense Dallas has blocked 695 shot attempts and they have 875 hits as a unit.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 35-20 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 17-27-11 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 33-19 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 26-25-1 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

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

Dallas Stars Injuries

10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely
02/04/16 C Colton Sceviour Upper Body "?" Saturday vs Chicago

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas

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