Chicago Blackhawks at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Parlay 10/9/2017

Monday, October 9, 2017

Air Canada Centre

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to Air Canada Centre to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, October 9, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at -109 and the Maple Leafs at -114.

Chicago had a record of 50-23-9 last year and away from home they had a record of 24-13-4. They were 1st in the Central Division. They tallied 244 goals and surrendered 213 goals for a point differential of +31. For the year they had an ATS mark of 50-36-0 and an over/under record of 37-33-0. Toronto finished with a record of 40-27-15 including 21-13-7 on home ice last year. They were 4th in the Atlantic Division. They scored 251 goals and gave up 242 for a goal differential of +9. Their record against the spread was 42-46-0 while their over/under mark was 42-45-0.

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 Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs were 42-46-0 straight up last year

The Toronto Maple Leafs were 42-45-0 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 & Tuesday
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 Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

10/01/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

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

Player Spotlight

Mitch Marner had 61 total points last season for the Maple Leafs. He had 19 goals last year with 173 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He had a total of 42 assists on the year and averaged 16.8 minutes played per contest. Frederik Andersen had 33 wins and 16 losses last season in net for the Maple Leafs. He had 2,052 shots against him and he gave up 169 goals. He made 1,883 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Auston Matthews averaged 17.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 39 goals on 272 attempts. He had 28 assists giving him a total of 67 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

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

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Maple Leafs were 5th with a total of 251 goals scored while they were 9th with 242 goals surrendered last season. They averaged 32 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 9.59%. As a unit they gave up 33 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 91%, putting them 13th in the league. The Maple Leafs had a total of 95 points last season, which was 14th in the NHL. They had 57 power play goals on 244 chances for a percentage of 23%. That was 2nd overall. They gave up 251 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 10th when short-handed.

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

Toronto had a Corsi percentage of 50.1% as they tried 4,980 shots on goal while at full strength while they surrendered 4,965 shots on net when they had a full team on the ice. That ranked them 20th in Corsi percentage. They were 20th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.7% as they had 3,758 shots while they gave up 3,799 attempts on defense. The Maple Leafs started possessions in the offensive zone 50.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 49.8% for the year. That put them 19th and 14th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They had 2,523 face-off wins as opposed to 2,531 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 49.9%. That was 16th overall in the NHL. On defense Toronto had 1,936 hits and they blocked 1,166 attempts from opposing offenses, which was 14th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago -109 and over 5.5 total goals

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