Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 11/22/2017

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Amalie Arena

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +144 and the Lightning at -160.

Chicago has a record of 10-8-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-4-1. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have tallied 61 goals and surrendered 53 goals for a point differential of +8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 10-10-0 and an over/under record of 10-9-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 15-3-2 including 8-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 80 goals and have given up 52 for a goal differential of +28. Their record against the spread is 15-5-0 while their over/under mark is 13-7-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 10-10-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 10-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 15-5-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 13-7-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

11/21/17 GO Corey Crawford Head is probable Wednesday vs. Tampa Bay
10/13/17 RW Jordin Tootoo Upper Body IR (10/03)
10/05/17 RW Marian Hossa Infection IR (10/03)
10/05/15 D Michal Rozsival Upper Body IR (10/03)

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

10/26/17 C Cedric Paquette Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Toews has scored 13 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 5 goals this season with 58 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 19.9 minutes played per contest. Patrick Kane averages 20 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 6 goals on 68 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year. Corey Crawford has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 520 shots against him and he's surrendered 35 goals. He's made 485 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has 20 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 8 goals this year with 47 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. Nikita Kucherov averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 17 goals on 79 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 14 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 558 shots against him and he's given up 40 goals. He's made 518 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 22 total points this year, which is 17th in the NHL. They've scored 61 goals while giving up 53 scores, which has them ranked 17th and 27th respectively. They have had 87 power play chances and scored 14 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the league. The Blackhawks have given up 74 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking them 4th when short-handed. They average 35 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.78% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 3rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the league with a total of 32 points this season. They have 21 power play goals on 75 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 1st in the NHL. They've given up 68 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 9th overall. As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 80 goals scored while they've given up 52 goals this season, ranking 29th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 12.31%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 6th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago has a Corsi percentage of 51.8% as they've tried 1,295 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,205 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 6th in Corsi percentage. They are 15th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50.1% as they have 922 shots while they've given up 918 attempts on defense. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 56.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.5% for the year. That puts them 2nd and 29th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 624 face-off wins as opposed to 676 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That is 26th overall in the NHL. On defense Chicago has 400 hits and they've blocked 287 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 21st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 54.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.8% for the year. That ranks them 8th and 26th respectively in the NHL. They have 600 face-off wins as opposed to 659 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.7%. That is 27th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 386 hits and they've blocked 279 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 24th in blocked shots. Tampa Bay is ranked 12th in Corsi percentage with 51.3% as they've tried 1,215 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,152 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 10th in the NHL at 51.6%, as they have 931 shots while they've given up 873 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago +144

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