Friday, January 13, 2017

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Friday, January 13, 2017.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 44 games. They have an overall record of 27-12-5 and on the road they have a record of 10-8-1. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 124 goals and given up 107 goals for a point differential of +17. The Blackhawks have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-17 and an over/under record of 14-20-10. Washington shows up with a record of 27-9-5 including 16-5-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 120 goals and surrendered 86 for a goal differential of +34. The Capitals have a record of 8-1-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 26-14 while their over/under record sits at 16-16-9.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 12 goals this season with 143 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 33 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 26% by scoring 18 goals on 70 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 16 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 837 shots against him and has given up 63 goals. He has made 774 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 21 goals this season with 163 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Marcus Johansson has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 14 goals on 64 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 20 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 906 shots against him and has given up 62 goals. He has made 844 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Blackhawks have 59 total points this season. They have scored 124 goals while giving up 107 goals. They have had 136 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Blackhawks have allowed 118 power play opportunities and given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.60% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Capitals have a total of 59 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 128 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 149 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 120 goals scored while they've given up 86 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.63%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Chicago has a Corsi percentage of 50.2% as they've attempted 2,450 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,430 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.6% as they have 1,733 attempts while they've given up 1,832 shots on the defensive end. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.7% for the season. They have 1,250 face off wins compared to 1,326 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.5%. On defense Chicago has 675 hits and they've blocked 598 shots from the opposition.

Washington has attempted 2,374 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,174 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.9% as they have 1,768 shots while they've given up 1,641 attempts on defense. The Capitals have an offensive zone percentage of 53.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.3% as they've compiled 1,236 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,220 face off losses. On defense Washington has blocked 533 shot attempts and they have 839 hits as a unit.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 25-17 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 14-20-10 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 26-14 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 16-16-9 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/31/16 C Marcus Kruger Upper Body out indefinitely

Washington Capitals Injuries

No key injuries to report

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago

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