Sunday, January 3, 2015

United Center

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The Ottawa Senators travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, January 3, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +175 and the Blackhawks at -195. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 38 games. They have an overall record of 18-14-6 and on the road they have a record of 8-9-2. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 111 goals and given up 115 goals for a point differential of -4. Chicago shows up with a record of 22-13-4 including 14-5-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 108 goals and surrendered 97 for a goal differential of +11.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Senators. He has 9 goals this season with 99 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 28 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 13 goals on 94 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 16 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 1010 shots against him and has given up 84 goals. He has made 926 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 56 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 23 goals this season with 137 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 33 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 13 goals on 90 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 19 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 904 shots against him and has given up 70 goals. He has made 834 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Senators have 42 total points this season. They have scored 108 goals while giving up 111 goals. They have had 118 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Senators have allowed 131 power play opportunities and given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.20% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 48 points on the season. They have 29 power play goals on 122 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 24%. They have allowed 111 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 107 goals scored while they've given up 97 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.91%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 15-20 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 18-20-0 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 21-17 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 14-18-6 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/27/15 D Cody Ceci Upper Body out indefinitely
12/02/15 LW Milan Michalek Finger out indefinitely
10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back likely out for season

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

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

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago

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