Sunday, November 13, 2016

United Center

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, November 13, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at -104 and the Blackhawks at -119. The over/under has been set at 5.

Montreal comes into this matchup having played 14 games. They have an overall record of 12-1-1 and on the road they have a record of 3-1-1. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 46 goals and given up 31 goals for a point differential of +15. The Canadiens have an overall record of 9-1-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-2 and an over/under record of 5-6-3. Chicago shows up with a record of 10-3-2 including 7-1-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 51 goals and surrendered 37 for a goal differential of +14. The Blackhawks have a record of 8-0-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 9-5 while their over/under record sits at 6-6-3.

Brendan Gallagher has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 4 goals this season with 39 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 15 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 2 goals on 38 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Carey Price has 9 wins and 0 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 298 shots against him and has given up 14 goals. He has made 284 saves for a save percentage of 95%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 5 goals this season with 48 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 23 minutes played per game. Artem Anisimov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 33% by scoring 8 goals on 24 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 7 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 369 shots against him and has given up 24 goals. He has made 345 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

The Canadiens have 25 total points this season. They have scored 46 goals while giving up 31 goals. They have had 43 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Canadiens have allowed 57 power play opportunities and given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.95% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 94%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 22 points on the season. They have 12 power play goals on 61 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 49 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%. As a team, the Canadiens have a total of 51 goals scored while they've given up 37 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.86%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Montreal has a Corsi percentage of 46.2% as they've attempted 749 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 873 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.1% as they have 537 attempts while they've given up 628 shots on the defensive end. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 41.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 58.7% for the season. They have 434 face off wins compared to 451 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49%. On defense Montreal has 307 hits and they've blocked 245 shots from the opposition.

Chicago has attempted 818 shots at full strength and they've given up 807 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.1% as they have 580 shots while they've given up 625 attempts on defense. The Blackhawks have an offensive zone percentage of 55.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 44.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.7% as they've compiled 463 face off wins this season and they have suffered 468 face off losses. On defense Chicago has blocked 182 shot attempts and they have 232 hits as a unit.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 12-2 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 5-6-3 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 9-5 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 6-6-3 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/12/16 GO Carey Price Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Sunday vs. Chicago
11/08/16 LW Artturi Lehkonen Upper Body out indefinitely
10/21/16 D Zach Redmond Foot expected to miss 6 weeks

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

11/11/16 C Artem Anisimov Upper Body "?" Sunday vs Montreal
11/08/16 C Tyler Motte Leg expected to miss 3 weeks
10/22/16 D Trevor Van Riemsdyk Arm out 5-6 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Montreal -104

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