Sunday, January 10, 2016

United Center

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, January 10, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +167 and the Blackhawks at -186. The over/under has been set at 5.

Colorado comes into this matchup having played 42 games. They have an overall record of 21-18-3 and on the road they have a record of 12-9-0. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 122 goals and given up 117 goals for a point differential of +5. Chicago shows up with a record of 26-13-4 including 17-5-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 120 goals and surrendered 101 for a goal differential of +19.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 10 goals this season with 93 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 14 goals on 137 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 15 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 844 shots against him and has given up 74 goals. He has made 770 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 60 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 23 goals this season with 155 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 37 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 15 goals on 104 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 22 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 995 shots against him and has given up 73 goals. He has made 922 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Avalanche have 45 total points this season. They have scored 122 goals while giving up 117 goals. They have had 147 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Avalanche have allowed 135 power play opportunities and given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.26% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 56 points on the season. They have 29 power play goals on 129 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 120 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 119 goals scored while they've given up 101 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.86%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 21-21 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 21-20-1 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 25-17 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 14-21-7 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/30/15 D Brad Stuart Back out indefinitely
12/26/15 GO Reto Berra Ankle out indefinitely
10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely
01/04/16 D Erik Johnson Lower Body expected to miss 1-2 weeks

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

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

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago

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