Sunday, January 22, 2017

United Center

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, January 22, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +193 and the Blackhawks at -215. The over/under has been set at 5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 47 games. They have an overall record of 22-19-6 and on the road they have a record of 5-13-3. Currently they are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 114 goals and given up 131 goals for a point differential of -17. The Canucks have an overall record of 6-1-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 18-25 and an over/under record of 18-21-8. Chicago shows up with a record of 29-14-5 including 17-5-4 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 133 goals and surrendered 120 for a goal differential of +13. The Blackhawks have a record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-19 while their over/under record sits at 16-21-11.

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Daniel Sedin has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 11 goals this season with 120 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 11 goals on 57 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 14 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 857 shots against him and has given up 69 goals. He has made 788 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 14 goals this season with 167 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. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 18 goals on 76 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 17 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 922 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 847 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have 50 total points this season. They have scored 114 goals while giving up 131 goals. They have had 144 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Canucks have allowed 128 power play opportunities and given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.78% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 63 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 144 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 123 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 133 goals scored while they've given up 120 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.50%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 48.6% as they've attempted 2,419 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,562 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.5% as they have 1,793 attempts while they've given up 1,985 shots on the defensive end. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. They have 1,490 face off wins compared to 1,365 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.2%. On defense Vancouver has 865 hits and they've blocked 577 shots from the opposition.

Chicago has attempted 2,668 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,644 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.7% as they have 1,890 shots while they've given up 1,988 attempts on defense. The Blackhawks have an offensive zone percentage of 53.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48% as they've compiled 1,334 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,448 face off losses. On defense Chicago has blocked 656 shot attempts and they have 728 hits as a unit.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 18-25 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 18-21-8 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 27-19 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 16-21-11 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/28/16 RW Jannik Hansen Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
12/07/16 D Philip Larsen Concussion out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season
01/15/17 RW Anton Rodin Knee out indefinitely
01/10/17 D Ben Hutton Hand out indefinitely

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/31/16 C Marcus Kruger Hand out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago -215

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