Friday, January 22, 2016

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Friday, January 22, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at -135 and the Panthers at +122. The over/under has been set at 5.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 49 games. They have an overall record of 32-13-4 and on the road they have a record of 12-8-3. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 144 goals and given up 111 goals for a point differential of +33. Florida shows up with a record of 26-15-5 including 13-7-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 121 goals and surrendered 105 for a goal differential of +16.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 71 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 30 goals this season with 177 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 41 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 19 goals on 117 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 27 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 1183 shots against him and has given up 82 goals. He has made 1101 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 15 goals this season with 74 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Jonathan Huberdeau has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 7 goals on 110 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 19 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1056 shots against him and has given up 77 goals. He has made 979 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Blackhawks have 68 total points this season. They have scored 143 goals while giving up 111 goals. They have had 148 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blackhawks have allowed 134 power play opportunities and given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.39% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Panthers have a total of 57 points on the season. They have 24 power play goals on 155 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 145 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 116 goals scored while they've given up 104 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.18%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 31-17 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 16-23-9 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 21-20 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 15-22-9 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

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

Florida Panthers Injuries

01/21/16 D Erik Gudbranson Upper Body "?" Friday vs. Chicago
01/20/16 D Aaron Ekblad Concussion is upgraded to probable Friday vs Chicago
01/04/16 C David Bolland Undisclosed out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago

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