Florida Panthers at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Picks & Predictions 12/12/2017

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

United Center

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The Florida Panthers head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at +127 and the Blackhawks at -140.

Florida has a record of 11-14-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-8-1. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 88 goals and surrendered 104 goals for a point differential of -16. For the year they have an ATS mark of 11-18-0 and an over/under record of 16-13-0. Chicago has a record of 14-11-5 including 8-5-2 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 90 goals and have given up 82 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 14-16-0 while their over/under mark is 13-16-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 11-18-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 16-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 14-16-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 13-16-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

12/09/17 C Aleksander Barkov Upper Body is "?" Monday vs Detroit
12/06/17 GO Roberto Luongo Leg is out indefinitely
11/26/17 RW Evgenii Dadonov Shoulder IR (11/25)

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/10/17 D Cody Franson Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Florida
10/05/17 RW Marian Hossa Infection IR (10/03)
10/05/15 D Michal Rozsival Upper Body IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Vincent Trocheck has scored 30 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 12 goals this season with 98 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 18 assists on the year and averages 21.4 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Huberdeau averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 9 goals on 85 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the year. James Reimer has 5 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Panthers. He has 474 shots against him and he's surrendered 53 goals. He's made 421 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Patrick Kane has 29 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 10 goals this year with 103 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 19.9 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Toews averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 8 goals on 84 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the year. Anton Forsberg has 2 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 254 shots against him and he's given up 24 goals. He's made 230 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 26 total points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They've scored 88 goals while giving up 104 scores, which has them ranked 17th and 2nd respectively. They have had 99 power play chances and scored 17 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the league. The Panthers have given up 94 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 27th when short-handed. They average 35 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.60% for the year. They allow 36 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks are 16th in the league with a total of 33 points this season. They have 19 power play goals on 122 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 29th in the NHL. They've given up 104 power play opportunities and surrendered 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 5th overall. As a team, the Blackhawks are 12th with a total of 90 goals scored while they've given up 82 goals this season, ranking 25th in goals against. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.60%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 6th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 49.4% as they've tried 1,724 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,763 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 16th in Corsi percentage. They are 15th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50.1% as they have 1,368 shots while they've given up 1,362 attempts on defense. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 47.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.1% for the year. That puts them 26th and 6th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 959 face-off wins as opposed to 906 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 12th overall in the NHL. On defense Florida has 578 hits and they've blocked 401 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 26th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 57.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.6% for the year. That ranks them 2nd and 30th respectively in the NHL. They have 930 face-off wins as opposed to 972 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Chicago has 578 hits and they've blocked 412 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 24th in blocked shots. Chicago is ranked 3rd in Corsi percentage with 52.5% as they've tried 1,941 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,754 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 13th in the NHL at 50.8%, as they have 1,388 shots while they've given up 1,342 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Florida +127

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