Saturday, November 19, 2016

Rogers Arena

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, November 19, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at +113 and the Canucks at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 17 games. They have an overall record of 11-4-2 and on the road they have a record of 3-3-0. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 54 goals and given up 43 goals for a point differential of +11. The Blackhawks have an overall record of 8-1-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 10-6 and an over/under record of 6-7-4. Vancouver shows up with a record of 7-10-1 including 6-4-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 38 goals and surrendered 57 for a goal differential of -19. The Canucks have a record of 3-7-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 6-11 while their over/under record sits at 9-8-1.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 6 goals this season with 57 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 12 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 9 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 8 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 414 shots against him and has given up 30 goals. He has made 384 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 6 goals this season with 53 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 5 goals on 24 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 5 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 249 shots against him and has given up 25 goals. He has made 224 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Blackhawks have 24 total points this season. They have scored 54 goals while giving up 43 goals. They have had 66 power play opportunities and have scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Blackhawks have allowed 52 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.98% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have a total of 15 points on the season. They have 6 power play goals on 55 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 11%. They have allowed 51 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 38 goals scored while they've given up 57 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.16%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Chicago has a Corsi percentage of 50.6% as they've attempted 931 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 910 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.1% as they have 667 attempts while they've given up 691 shots on the defensive end. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.1% for the season. They have 527 face off wins compared to 531 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.8%. On defense Chicago has 271 hits and they've blocked 219 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 988 shots at full strength and they've given up 927 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.7% as they have 717 shots while they've given up 698 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 55.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 44.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.7% as they've compiled 584 face off wins this season and they have suffered 545 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 229 shot attempts and they have 359 hits as a unit.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 10-6 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 6-7-4 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 6-11 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 9-8-1 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

11/18/16 C Tyler Motte Leg expected to miss Friday vs. Calgary
11/18/16 C Vincent Hinostroza Upper Body expected to miss Friday vs. Calgary
10/22/16 D Trevor Van Riemsdyk Arm out 5-6 weeks

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/18/16 RW Derek Dorsett Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Chicago
11/18/16 GO Ryan Miller Flu expected to backup Saturday vs. Chicago
11/08/16 D Christopher Tanev Foot out indefinitely
11/06/16 RW Jannik Hansen Ribs expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/29/16 C Jayson Megna Shoulder expected to miss 2 weeks
10/18/16 RW Anton Rodin Knee out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver -125

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