Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/1/2017
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
United Center
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The Philadelphia Flyers head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, November 1, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Flyers at +125 and the Blackhawks at -165.
Philadelphia has a record of 6-5-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 3-3-0. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 41 goals and surrendered 35 goals for a point differential of +6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-6-0 and an over/under record of 7-4-0. Chicago has a record of 5-5-2 including 3-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 38 goals and have given up 34 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 5-7-0 while their over/under mark is 7-4-0.
Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends
The Philadelphia Flyers are 6-6-0 straight up this year
The Philadelphia Flyers are 7-4-0 against the over/under this season
Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends
The Chicago Blackhawks are 5-7-0 straight up this year
The Chicago Blackhawks are 7-4-0 against the over/under this season
Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
10/30/17 D Andrew MacDonald Knee is out indefinitely
10/30/17 C Nolan Patrick Upper Body IR (10/30)
10/30/17 D Samuel Morin Undisclosed is "?" Wednesday vs. Chicago
10/30/17 D Shayne Gostisbehere Head is "?" Wednesday vs. Chicago
10/15/17 GO Anthony Stolarz Knee IR (10/03)
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)
Player Spotlight
Claude Giroux has scored 14 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 6 goals this season with 24 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 19.2 minutes played per contest. Wayne Simmonds averages 18 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by tallying 6 goals on 27 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the year. Brian Elliott has 5 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Flyers. He has 225 shots against him and he's surrendered 26 goals. He's made 199 stops for a save percentage of 88%.
Player Spotlight
Patrick Kane has 12 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 5 goals this year with 39 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 20.1 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Toews averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 3 goals on 33 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year. Corey Crawford has 5 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 306 shots against him and he's given up 20 goals. He's made 286 saves for a save percentage of 94%.
Useful Team Statistics
The Flyers have 13 total points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They've scored 41 goals while giving up 35 scores, which has them ranked 6th and 13th respectively. They have had 43 power play chances and scored 10 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 8th in the league. The Flyers have given up 43 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.41% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 22nd in the league.
Useful Team Statistics
The Blackhawks are 16th in the league with a total of 12 points this season. They have 7 power play goals on 55 chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 28th in the NHL. They've given up 52 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Blackhawks are 10th with a total of 38 goals scored while they've given up 34 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.67%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 5th overall in the NHL.
Advanced Statistics
Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 50.2% as they've tried 697 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 692 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 16th in Corsi percentage. They are 7th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.6% as they have 530 shots while they've given up 497 attempts on defense. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the year. That puts them 17th and 18th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 377 face-off wins as opposed to 368 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That is 16th overall in the NHL. On defense Philadelphia has 232 hits and they've blocked 195 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 4th in the league.
Advanced Statistics
The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 56.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.9% for the year. That ranks them 4th and 27th respectively in the NHL. They have 399 face-off wins as opposed to 385 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Chicago has 241 hits and they've blocked 174 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 8th in blocked shots. Chicago is ranked 14th in Corsi percentage with 50.2% as they've tried 747 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 741 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 23rd in the NHL at 48.1%, as they have 526 shots while they've given up 567 attempts on defense.
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