Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Bell Centre

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +104 and the Canadiens at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.

Chicago comes into this game having played 68 games. They have an overall record of 43-20-5 and away from home they have a record of 20-11-1. The currently are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 204 goals and surrendered 171 goals for a point differential of +33. The Blackhawks have an overall record of 8-2-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 40-25 and an over/under record of 31-26-11. Montreal shows up with a record of 39-22-8 including 20-9-4 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 189 goals and surrendered 172 for a goal differential of +17. The Canadiens have a record of 8-2-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 37-30 while their over/under record sits at 25-31-13.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 73 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 30 goals this season with 249 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 43 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 21% by scoring 22 goals on 105 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 27 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 1,398 shots against him and has given up 113 goals. He has made 1,285 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Alexander Radulov has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 15 goals this season with 119 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 18.2 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 33 goals on 232 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 60 points on the season. Carey Price has 31 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 1,522 shots against him and has given up 117 goals. He has made 1,405 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Blackhawks have 91 total points this season. They have scored 204 goals while giving up 171 goals. They have had 192 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Blackhawks have allowed 175 power play opportunities and given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.89% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Canadiens have a total of 86 points on the season. They have 41 power play goals on 203 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 226 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 189 goals scored while they've given up 172 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.27%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Chicago has a Corsi percentage of 50.3% as they've attempted 3,847 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,805 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.4% as they have 2,765 attempts while they've given up 2,829 shots on the defensive end. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season. They have 1,873 face off wins compared to 2,003 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.3%. On defense has 964 hits and they've blocked 976 shots from the opposition.

Montreal has attempted 3,937 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,801 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.8% as they have 2,857 shots while they've given up 2,769 attempts on defense. The Canadiens have an offensive zone percentage of 48.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.9% as they've compiled 2,114 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,126 face off losses. On defense has blocked 1,032 shot attempts and they have 1,505 hits as a unit.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 40-25 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 31-26-11 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 37-30 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 25-31-13 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

03/04/17 GO Scott Darling Upper Body out indefinitely

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

03/13/17 C Brian Flynn Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs. Chicago
03/13/17 C Tomas Plekanec Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs. Chicago

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago +104

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