Wednesday, March 16, 2016

United Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +171 and the Blackhawks at -190. The over/under has been set at 5.

Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 67 games. They have an overall record of 32-23-12 and on the road they have a record of 14-14-5. Currently they are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 174 goals and given up 180 goals for a point differential of -6. The Flyers have 12 overtime losses including 7 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 7-2-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 32-35 and an over/under record of 27-25-15. Chicago shows up with a record of 41-23-6 including 24-9-2 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 195 goals and surrendered 173 for a goal differential of +22. The Blackhawks have 6 losses in OT and 1 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 41-29 while their over/under record sits at 25-29-16.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 57 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 18 goals this season with 190 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 39 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 24 goals on 171 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Steve Mason has 16 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 1,202 shots against him and has given up 102 goals. He has made 1,100 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 89 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 38 goals this season with 246 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 51 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 24 goals on 157 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 48 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 35 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 1,693 shots against him and has given up 126 goals. He has made 1,567 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Flyers have 76 total points this season. They have scored 172 goals while giving up 173 goals. They have had 227 power play opportunities and have scored 43 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Flyers have allowed 226 power play opportunities and given up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.43% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 88 points on the season. They have 50 power play goals on 218 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 200 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 194 goals scored while they've given up 172 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.02%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 50.6% as they've attempted 3,949 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,853 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.5% as they have 2,867 attempts while they've given up 2,805 shots on the defensive end. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 51% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the season. They have 2,019 face off wins compared to 2,001 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.2%. On defense Philadelphia has 1,868 hits and they've blocked 1,048 shots from the opposition.

Chicago has attempted 3,927 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,874 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.6% as they have 2,870 shots while they've given up 2,912 attempts on defense. The Blackhawks have an offensive zone percentage of 51.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.5% as they've compiled 2,054 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,097 face off losses. On defense Chicago has blocked 962 shot attempts and they have 1,198 hits as a unit.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 32-35 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 27-25-15 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 41-29 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 25-29-16 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

03/14/16 RW Jakub Voracek Foot is downgraded to expected to miss Tuesday vs. Detroit
03/12/16 GO Michal Neuvirth Virus "?" Tuesday vs Detroit
02/22/16 D Michael Del Zotto Wrist out for season

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

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

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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