Saturday, March 25, 2017

BB&T Center

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Saturday, March 25, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at -127 and the Panthers at +115. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 74 games. They have an overall record of 48-20-6 and on the road they have a record of 23-11-1. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 225 goals and given up 185 goals for a point differential of +40. The Blackhawks have an overall record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 44-26 and an over/under record of 34-29-11. Florida shows up with a record of 32-30-11 including 17-17-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 186 goals and surrendered 209 for a goal differential of -23. The Panthers have a record of 3-7-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-41 while their over/under record sits at 31-32-10.

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Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 44-26 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 34-29-11 against the over/under

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 27-41 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 31-32-10 against the over/under

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

03/24/17 LW Nick Schmaltz Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Florida
03/20/17 C Artem Anisimov Leg out indefinitely

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

03/24/17 C Denis Malgin Concussion "?" Saturday vs. Chicago
03/24/17 D Aaron Ekblad Neck "?" Saturday vs. Chicago
03/03/17 GO Roberto Luongo Hip out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Patrick Kane has accumulated 81 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 33 goals this season with 272 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 21.6 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has averaged 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 20 goals on 180 shots. He has 35 assists giving him a total of 55 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 30 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 1,520 shots against him and has given up 122 goals. He has made 1,398 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 14 goals this season with 155 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 17.1 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 22 goals on 210 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 50 points on the season. James Reimer has 15 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1,056 shots against him and has given up 87 goals. He has made 969 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 102 total points this season. They have scored 225 goals while giving up 185 goals. They have had 208 power play opportunities and have scored 40 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Blackhawks have allowed 187 power play opportunities and given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.97% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have a total of 75 points on the season. They have 39 power play goals on 237 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 220 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 186 goals scored while they've given up 209 goals to this point. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.83%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago has a Corsi percentage of 50.2% as they've attempted 4,203 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,164 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.6% as they have 3,028 attempts while they've given up 3,077 shots on the defensive end. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.8% for the season. They have 2,033 face off wins compared to 2,214 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.9%. On defense has 1,067 hits and they've blocked 1,087 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Florida has attempted 4,200 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,883 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.5% as they have 3,246 shots while they've given up 3,059 attempts on defense. The Panthers have an offensive zone percentage of 53.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.7% as they've compiled 2,140 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,342 face off losses. On defense has blocked 824 shot attempts and they have 1,520 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Blackhawks/Panthers NHL game against the moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Florida +115

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