Monday, November 21, 2016

Rexall Place

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Monday, November 21, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at -105 and the Oilers at -105. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 19 games. They have an overall record of 13-4-2 and on the road they have a record of 5-3-0. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 61 goals and given up 48 goals for a point differential of +13. The Blackhawks have an overall record of 8-1-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-6 and an over/under record of 7-7-5. Edmonton shows up with a record of 10-8-1 including 4-4-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 54 goals and surrendered 51 for a goal differential of +3. The Oilers have a record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 9-9 while their over/under record sits at 8-10-1.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 6 goals this season with 64 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 14 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 31% by scoring 8 goals on 26 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 9 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 444 shots against him and has given up 32 goals. He has made 412 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 8 goals this season with 53 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 4 goals on 34 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 522 shots against him and has given up 44 goals. He has made 478 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Blackhawks have 28 total points this season. They have scored 61 goals while giving up 48 goals. They have had 70 power play opportunities and have scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Blackhawks have allowed 59 power play opportunities and given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 69%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.13% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Oilers have a total of 21 points on the season. They have 8 power play goals on 53 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 56 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 54 goals scored while they've given up 51 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.17%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Chicago has a Corsi percentage of 50.5% as they've attempted 1,042 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,020 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49% as they have 744 attempts while they've given up 774 shots on the defensive end. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.7% for the season. They have 585 face off wins compared to 594 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.6%. On defense Chicago has 288 hits and they've blocked 246 shots from the opposition.

Edmonton has attempted 1,083 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,020 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51% as they have 806 shots while they've given up 773 attempts on defense. The Oilers have an offensive zone percentage of 50.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.4% as they've compiled 573 face off wins this season and they have suffered 587 face off losses. On defense Edmonton has blocked 247 shot attempts and they have 479 hits as a unit.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 12-6 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 7-7-5 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 9-9 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 8-10-1 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

10/22/16 D Trevor Van Riemsdyk Arm out 5-6 weeks

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

10/21/16 D Andrew Ference Hip out indefinitely
10/20/16 D Mark Fayne Leg out indefinitely
10/14/16 D Brandon Davidson Shoulder out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Iiro Pakarinen Knee out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Chicago -105

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