Friday, January 20, 2017

TD Garden

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Friday, January 20, 2017.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 47 games. They have an overall record of 28-14-5 and on the road they have a record of 11-9-1. Currently they are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 132 goals and given up 120 goals for a point differential of +12. The Blackhawks have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-19 and an over/under record of 16-20-11. Boston shows up with a record of 23-19-6 including 10-11-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 122 goals and surrendered 123 for a goal differential of -1. The Bruins have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 21-25 while their over/under record sits at 20-23-5.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 14 goals this season with 162 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 22 minutes played per game. Artem Anisimov has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 18 goals on 74 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 17 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 922 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 847 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Brad Marchand has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 17 goals this season with 138 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. David Pastrnak has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 19 goals on 141 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 22 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 930 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 855 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Blackhawks have 61 total points this season. They have scored 132 goals while giving up 120 goals. They have had 141 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Blackhawks have allowed 121 power play opportunities and given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.58% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Bruins have a total of 52 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 148 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 160 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 122 goals scored while they've given up 123 goals to this point. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.49%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Chicago has a Corsi percentage of 50.4% as they've attempted 2,626 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,583 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.9% as they have 1,863 attempts while they've given up 1,946 shots on the defensive end. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.6% for the season. They have 1,314 face off wins compared to 1,419 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.1%. On defense Chicago has 714 hits and they've blocked 637 shots from the opposition.

Boston has attempted 3,019 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,460 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 55.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 55.5% as they have 2,266 shots while they've given up 1,815 attempts on defense. The Bruins have an offensive zone percentage of 54.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 45.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.9% as they've compiled 1,550 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,382 face off losses. On defense Boston has blocked 645 shot attempts and they have 998 hits as a unit.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 26-19 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 16-20-11 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 21-25 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 20-23-5 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/31/16 C Marcus Kruger Hand out indefinitely

Boston Bruins Injuries

12/06/16 LW Matt Beleskey Knee out indefinitely
01/18/17 D Colin Miller Knee "?" Friday vs Chicago
01/18/17 D Kevan Miller Concussion is downgraded to out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Boston

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