Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens NHL Picks & Predictions 10/10/2017

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Bell Centre

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at -111 and the Canadiens at -111.

Chicago had a record of 50-23-9 last season and on the road they had a record of 24-13-4. They finished 1st in the Central Division. They scored 244 goals and gave up 213 goals for a point differential of +31. For the season they had an ATS record of 50-36-0 and an over/under record of 37-33-0. Montreal finished with a record of 47-26-9 including 24-12-5 at home last season. They were 1st in the Atlantic Division. They scored 226 goals and surrendered 200 for a goal differential of +26. Their record against the spread was 49-39-0 while their over/under record was 31-42-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks were 50-36-0 straight up last year

The Chicago Blackhawks were 37-33-0 against the over/under last season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens were 49-39-0 straight up last year

The Montreal Canadiens were 31-42-0 against the over/under last season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

10/07/17 LW Nick Schmaltz Upper Body left last game, is downgraded to expected to miss Monday vs. Toronto and Tuesday vs. Montreal
10/07/17 RW Tanner Kero Undisclosed "?" Monday vs. Toronto
10/05/17 RW Marian Hossa Skin Rash out indefinitely
10/05/15 D Michal Rozsival Ankle out indefinitely

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/05/17 D David Schlemko Hand IR. (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Corey Crawford had 32 wins and 18 losses last season in net for the Blackhawks. He had 1,691 shots against him and he gave up 138 goals. He made 1,553 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Jonathan Toews accumulated 57 total points last season for the Blackhawks. He had 20 goals last year with 197 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He had a total of 37 assists on the season and averaged 20.2 minutes played per game. Patrick Kane averaged 21.4 minutes of ice time per game last year. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 34 goals on 289 shots. He had 54 assists giving him a total of 88 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Max Pacioretty scored 67 total points last year for the Canadiens. He had 35 goals last season with 268 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He had a total of 32 assists on the season and averaged 19.2 minutes played per game. Carey Price had 37 wins and 20 losses last year in goal for the Canadiens. He had 1,794 shots against him and he surrendered 138 goals. He made 1,656 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Jonathan Drouin averaged 17.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 21 goals on 177 shots. He had 32 assists giving him a total of 53 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks allowed 211 power play opportunities and gave up 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% last year. That was 24th in the NHL. They averaged 31 shots per game and as a team shot 9.73% for the season. They allowed 31 shots to their opposition per contest and had a team save percentage of 92%, which was ranked 5th in the league. The Blackhawks had 109 total points last season, ranking 3rd in the NHL in offense. They were 9th in the league with 244 goals while giving up 213 goals, which was 21st overall. They had 233 power play opportunities and scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That was 19th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canadiens were 16th with 226 goals scored while they were 28th in the NHL with 200 goals allowed last year. They averaged 30 shots per contest and had a team shooting percentage of 9.19%. They gave up 30 shots per game and had a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 6th place in the league. The Canadiens had a total of 103 points last year, which was 8th in the NHL. They had 45 power play goals on 230 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranked their power play unit 13th. They allowed 249 power play opportunities and gave up 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which was 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago had a Corsi percentage of 49.8% as they tried 4,618 shots on goal while at full strength while they surrendered 4,653 shots on net when they had a full team on the ice. That ranked them 13th in Corsi percentage. They were 21st in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.4% as they had 3,347 shots while they gave up 3,427 attempts on defense. The Blackhawks started possessions in the offensive zone 52.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 47.4% for the year. That put them 5th and 24th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They had 2,236 face-off wins as opposed to 2,474 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 47.5%. That was 23rd overall in the NHL. On defense Chicago had 1,178 hits and they blocked 1,226 attempts from opposing offenses, which was 9th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal was 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 51.3%, as they attempted 4,721 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,484 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 51.3% as they had 3,448 attempts while they gave up 3,271 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 10th in the league. The Canadiens started possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time, which was 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 51.3% for the season. That was 9th overall in the NHL. They had 2,516 face-off wins compared to 2,483 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 50.3%. That ranked them 14th in the league. On defense Montreal had 1,864 hits and they blocked 1,213 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal -111

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