Friday, March 10, 2017

Joe Louis Arena

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to Joe Louis Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, March 10, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at -245 and the Red Wings at +218. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Chicago comes into this game having played 65 games. They have an overall record of 42-18-5 and away from home they have a record of 20-10-1. The currently are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 198 goals and surrendered 164 goals for a point differential of +34. The Blackhawks have an overall record of 9-1-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 39-23 and an over/under record of 29-25-11. Detroit shows up with a record of 25-29-11 including 12-14-5 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 161 goals and surrendered 196 for a goal differential of -35. The Red Wings have a record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 18-40 while their over/under record sits at 29-28-8.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 70 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 29 goals this season with 236 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 41 assists on the season and averages 21.5 minutes played per game. Artem Anisimov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 22 goals on 101 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 26 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 1,299 shots against him and has given up 106 goals. He has made 1,193 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Anthony Mantha has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 14 goals this season with 115 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 16.7 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg has averaged 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 14 goals on 152 shots. He has 39 assists giving him a total of 53 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 15 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 1,195 shots against him and has given up 118 goals. He has made 1,077 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Blackhawks have 89 total points this season. They have scored 198 goals while giving up 164 goals. They have had 185 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Blackhawks have allowed 169 power play opportunities and given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.05% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Red Wings have a total of 61 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 206 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 193 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 161 goals scored while they've given up 196 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.78%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Chicago has a Corsi percentage of 50.4% as they've attempted 3,690 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,626 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.4% as they have 2,643 attempts while they've given up 2,703 shots on the defensive end. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.5% for the season. They have 1,789 face off wins compared to 1,901 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.5%. On defense has 928 hits and they've blocked 923 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 3,385 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,611 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.1% as they have 2,570 shots while they've given up 2,772 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 52% and their defensive zone percentage is 48% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.4% as they've compiled 2,031 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,846 face off losses. On defense has blocked 839 shot attempts and they have 1,298 hits as a unit.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 39-23 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 29-25-11 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 18-40 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 29-28-8 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

03/08/17 D Niklas Hjalmarsson Upper Body is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Anaheim
03/08/17 D Johnny Oduya Ankle is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Anaheim
03/04/17 GO Scott Darling Upper Body out indefinitely

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/27/16 C Joe Vitale Concussion out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
03/06/17 D Ryan Sproul Lower Body out indefinitely
02/10/17 D Jonathan Ericsson Wrist out for season
01/03/17 GO Jimmy Howard Knee out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Chicago -245

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