Sunday, February 26, 2017

United Center

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The St. Louis Blues head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, February 26, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +136 and the Blackhawks at -150. The over/under has been set at 5.

St. Louis comes into this game having played 60 games. They have an overall record of 31-24-5 and away from home they have a record of 13-14-1. The currently are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 170 goals and surrendered 173 goals for a point differential of -3. The Blues have an overall record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 30-29 and an over/under record of 27-24-9. Chicago shows up with a record of 38-18-5 including 19-8-4 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 183 goals and surrendered 157 for a goal differential of +26. The Blackhawks have a record of 8-2-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 36-23 while their over/under record sits at 27-23-11.

Kevin Shattenkirk has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Blues. He has 11 goals this season with 114 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko has averaged 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 28 goals on 194 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 56 points on the season. Jake Allen has 22 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 1,108 shots against him and has given up 107 goals. He has made 1,001 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

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Artem Anisimov has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 21 goals this season with 98 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Patrick Kane has averaged 21.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 23 goals on 220 shots. He has 40 assists giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 24 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 1,232 shots against him and has given up 102 goals. He has made 1,130 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Blues have 67 total points this season. They have scored 170 goals while giving up 173 goals. They have had 178 power play opportunities and have scored 38 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Blues have allowed 202 power play opportunities and given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.23% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 81 points on the season. They have 33 power play goals on 178 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 163 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Blues have a total of 183 goals scored while they've given up 157 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.97%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 49.8% as they've attempted 3,102 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,126 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.3% as they have 2,329 attempts while they've given up 2,301 shots on the defensive end. start possessions in the offensive zone 49.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.4% for the season. They have 1,785 face off wins compared to 1,764 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.3%. On defense has 1,261 hits and they've blocked 825 shots from the opposition.

Chicago has attempted 3,440 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,387 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.3% as they have 2,457 shots while they've given up 2,527 attempts on defense. have an offensive zone percentage of 53.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.6% as they've compiled 1,694 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,793 face off losses. On defense has blocked 860 shot attempts and they have 861 hits as a unit.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 30-29 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 27-24-9 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 36-23 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 27-23-11 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

02/05/17 C Robby Fabbri Knee out for season

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

02/25/17 D Niklas Hjalmarsson Upper Body "?" Sunday vs. St. Louis

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis +136

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