Thursday, April 6, 2017

Honda Center

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, April 6, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at +122 and the Ducks at -135.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 80 games. They have an overall record of 50-22-8 and on the road they have a record of 24-12-3. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 242 goals and given up 206 goals for a point differential of +36. The Blackhawks have an overall record of 5-2-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 46-30 and an over/under record of 37-31-12. Anaheim shows up with a record of 44-23-13 including 27-8-4 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 215 goals and surrendered 197 for a goal differential of +18. The Ducks have a record of 7-0-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 41-36 while their over/under record sits at 27-35-18.

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Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 46-30 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 37-31-12 against the over/under

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 41-36 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 27-35-18 against the over/under

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

04/04/17 D Duncan Keith Rest "?"
04/04/17 D Niklas Hjalmarsson Personal "?"
03/20/17 C Artem Anisimov Lower Body out indefinitely

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/14/16 D Simon Despres Concussion out indefinitely
04/04/17 D Hampus Lindholm Upper Body "?"
04/04/17 D Sami Vatanen Upper Body "?"
04/02/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Patrick Kane has accumulated 88 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 34 goals this season with 286 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 54 assists on the season and averages 21.5 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has averaged 20.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 20 goals on 197 shots. He has 37 assists giving him a total of 57 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 32 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 1,639 shots against him and has given up 131 goals. He has made 1,508 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Kesler has accumulated 57 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 21 goals this season with 182 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 21.4 minutes played per game. Ryan Getzlaf has averaged 21.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 15 goals on 135 shots. He has 54 assists giving him a total of 69 points on the season. John Gibson has 24 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 1,400 shots against him and has given up 109 goals. He has made 1,291 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 108 total points this season. They have scored 242 goals while giving up 206 goals. They have had 227 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Blackhawks have allowed 206 power play opportunities and given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.90% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have a total of 101 points on the season. They have 45 power play goals on 243 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 274 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 215 goals scored while they've given up 197 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.05%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago has a Corsi percentage of 49.8% as they've attempted 4,501 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,541 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.3% as they have 3,253 attempts while they've given up 3,344 shots on the defensive end. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.3% for the season. They have 2,184 face off wins compared to 2,414 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.5%. On defense Chicago has 1,149 hits and they've blocked 1,197 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim has attempted 4,467 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,545 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.6% as they have 3,371 shots while they've given up 3,423 attempts on defense. The Ducks have an offensive zone percentage of 48.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 54.8% as they've compiled 2,631 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,174 face off losses. On defense Anaheim has blocked 1,122 shot attempts and they have 2,100 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Blackhawks/Ducks NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Chicago +122

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