Tuesday, January 31, 2017

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +104 and the Sharks at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.

Chicago comes into this game having played 51 games. They have an overall record of 30-16-5 and away from home they have a record of 12-9-1. The currently are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 142 goals and surrendered 132 goals for a point differential of +10. The Blackhawks have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-21 and an over/under record of 19-21-11. San Jose shows up with a record of 31-17-2 including 17-7-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 135 goals and surrendered 116 for a goal differential of +19. The Sharks have a record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 29-19 while their over/under record sits at 12-23-15.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 15 goals this season with 178 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 34 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 22% by scoring 18 goals on 82 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 18 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 985 shots against him and has given up 81 goals. He has made 904 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Joe Pavelski has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 16 goals this season with 160 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Brent Burns has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 21 goals on 194 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Martin Jones has 25 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 1,105 shots against him and has given up 93 goals. He has made 1,012 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Blackhawks have 65 total points this season. They have scored 142 goals while giving up 132 goals. They have had 153 power play opportunities and have scored 27 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Blackhawks have allowed 133 power play opportunities and given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.39% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Sharks have a total of 64 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 157 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 129 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 135 goals scored while they've given up 116 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.99%. 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 2,850 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,805 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49% as they have 2,025 attempts while they've given up 2,111 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 1,417 face off wins compared to 1,530 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.1%. On defense Chicago has 768 hits and they've blocked 694 shots from the opposition.

San Jose has attempted 2,916 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,766 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.2% as they have 2,145 shots while they've given up 1,966 attempts on defense. The Sharks have an offensive zone percentage of 52.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48% as they've compiled 1,402 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,516 face off losses. On defense San Jose has blocked 800 shot attempts and they have 975 hits as a unit.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 28-21 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 19-21-11 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 29-19 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 12-23-15 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

01/30/17 C Dennis Rasmussen Illness is upgraded to probable Tuesday vs. San Jose
01/29/17 D Michal Rozsival Undisclosed expected to miss 1 week

San Jose Sharks Injuries

01/26/17 RW Joonas Donskoi Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs Chicago
01/23/17 C Micheal Haley Lower Body out indefinitely
01/13/17 D Dylan Demelo Wrist out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago +104

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