Sunday, March 27, 2016

Rogers Arena

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, March 27, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at -213 and the Canucks at +175. The over/under has been set at 5.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 74 games. They have an overall record of 42-25-7 and on the road they have a record of 18-14-4. Currently they are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 205 goals and given up 185 goals for a point differential of +20. The Blackhawks have 7 overtime losses including 2 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 3-5-2. For the season they have an ATS record of 42-32 and an over/under record of 26-30-18. Vancouver shows up with a record of 27-34-13 including 13-19-5 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 169 goals and surrendered 214 for a goal differential of -45. The Canucks have 13 losses in OT and 4 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 2-7-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-47 while their over/under record sits at 27-30-17.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 92 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 39 goals this season with 258 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 53 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 25 goals on 164 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 50 points on the season. Scott Darling has 7 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 563 shots against him and has given up 49 goals. He has made 514 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 59 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 27 goals this season with 238 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 11 goals on 90 shots. He has 40 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 15 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,483 shots against him and has given up 123 goals. He has made 1,360 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Blackhawks have 91 total points this season. They have scored 204 goals while giving up 183 goals. They have had 227 power play opportunities and have scored 50 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blackhawks have allowed 212 power play opportunities and given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.96% 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 67 points on the season. They have 37 power play goals on 221 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 226 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 165 goals scored while they've given up 210 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.86%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Chicago has a Corsi percentage of 50.6% as they've attempted 4,174 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,083 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.8% as they have 3,042 attempts while they've given up 3,069 shots on the defensive end. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season. They have 2,171 face off wins compared to 2,220 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.4%. On defense Chicago has 1,292 hits and they've blocked 1,014 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 3,807 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,198 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.1% as they have 2,867 shots while they've given up 3,222 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 50.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 45.3% as they've compiled 1,994 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,406 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 976 shot attempts and they have 1,374 hits as a unit.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 42-32 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 26-30-18 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 27-47 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 27-30-17 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

03/25/16 GO Corey Crawford Upper Body is downgraded to out indefinitely
03/25/16 C Marcus Kruger Wrist is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Calgary

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

03/25/16 D Christopher Tanev Back "?" Sunday vs Chicago
03/22/16 RW Radim Vrbata Knee out for season
03/15/16 C Markus Granlund Upper Body out indefinitely
03/15/16 D Luca Sbisa Shoulder out indefinitely
02/10/16 D Alexander Edler Fibula out for season
02/10/16 C Brandon Sutter Jaw out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver

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