Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 10/24/2017

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

T-Mobile Arena

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, October 24, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at -156 and the Golden Knights at +141.

Chicago has a record of 5-2-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 2-1-1. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have tallied 32 goals and surrendered 22 goals for a point differential of +10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 5-4-0 and an over/under record of 5-3-0. Vegas has a record of 6-1-0 including 4-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 23 goals and have given up 17 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 6-1-0 while their over/under mark is 3-4-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 5-4-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 5-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 6-1-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 3-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

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 Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/22/17 GO Malcolm Subban Lower Body IR (10/22)
10/15/17 RW David Clarkson Back IR (10/03)
10/15/17 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion IR (10/03)
10/15/17 LW Erik Haula Lower Body IR (10/13)
10/15/17 C Jonathan Marchessault Lower Body IR (10/14)
10/15/17 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion IR (10/14)
10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Toews has scored 8 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 3 goals this season with 25 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 20.1 minutes played per contest. Patrick Kane averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 4 goals on 24 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the year. Corey Crawford has 5 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 235 shots against him and he's surrendered 13 goals. He's made 222 stops for a save percentage of 95%.

Player Spotlight

Nate Schmidt has 3 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 1 goal this year with 11 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 2 assists on the year and averages 21.6 minutes played per contest. James Neal averages 18 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 32% by scoring 6 goals on 19 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 3 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 134 shots against him and he's given up 10 goals. He's made 124 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 12 total points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They've scored 32 goals while giving up 22 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 18th respectively. They have had 41 power play chances and scored 7 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 19th in the league. The Blackhawks have given up 36 power play opportunities and surrendered 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, ranking them 6th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.59% for the year. They allow 36 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is 2nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 7th in the league with a total of 12 points this season. They have 4 power play goals on 29 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 25th in the NHL. They've given up 23 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 13th overall. As a team, the Golden Knights are 21st with a total of 23 goals scored while they've given up 17 goals this season, ranking 29th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.17%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 3rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48%, as they've attempted 471 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 511 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45% as they have 322 attempts while they have given up 394 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.5% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 256 face-off wins compared to 251 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Chicago has 179 hits and they have blocked 117 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 203 face-off wins compared to 167 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 54.9%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Vegas has 115 hits and they have blocked 85 shots from the opposition, which is 24th in the league. Vegas is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5% as they've attempted 370 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 349 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 13th as they have 269 attempts while they have given up 264 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Chicago -156

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