Tuesday, March 21, 2017

United Center

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The Vancouver Canucks head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +245 and the Blackhawks at -300. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Vancouver comes into this game having played 71 games. They have an overall record of 28-34-9 and away from home they have a record of 10-21-3. The currently are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 161 goals and surrendered 207 goals for a point differential of -46. The Canucks have an overall record of 2-5-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-43 and an over/under record of 28-30-13. Chicago shows up with a record of 47-20-5 including 24-9-4 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 218 goals and surrendered 178 for a goal differential of +40. The Blackhawks have a record of 8-2-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 44-25 while their over/under record sits at 33-28-11.

Bo Horvat has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 20 goals this season with 129 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 13 goals on 86 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 17 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,482 shots against him and has given up 126 goals. He has made 1,356 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Patrick Kane has accumulated 79 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 32 goals this season with 263 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 47 assists on the season and averages 21.5 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has averaged 20.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 20 goals on 173 shots. He has 33 assists giving him a total of 53 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 29 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 1,466 shots against him and has given up 116 goals. He has made 1,350 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have 65 total points this season. They have scored 161 goals while giving up 207 goals. They have had 203 power play opportunities and have scored 28 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Canucks have allowed 192 power play opportunities and given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.18% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 99 points on the season. They have 37 power play goals on 198 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 182 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 218 goals scored while they've given up 178 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%.

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 48.3% as they've attempted 3,684 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,945 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.9% as they have 2,700 attempts while they've given up 3,053 shots on the defensive end. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 50.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the season. They have 2,215 face off wins compared to 2,090 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.5%. On defense has 1,291 hits and they've blocked 892 shots from the opposition.

Chicago has attempted 4,075 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,071 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.4% as they have 2,931 shots while they've given up 3,006 attempts on defense. The Blackhawks have an offensive zone percentage of 52.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.8% as they've compiled 1,966 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,150 face off losses. On defense has blocked 1,065 shot attempts and they have 1,047 hits as a unit.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 24-43 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 28-30-13 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 44-25 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 33-28-11 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season
03/18/17 LW Brendan Gaunce Hand "?" Tuesday vs. Chicago
03/18/17 LW Nikolay Goldobin Illness "?" Tuesday vs. Chicago
03/07/17 RW Loui Eriksson Lower Body out indefinitely
03/01/17 GO Jacob Markstrom Lower Body out indefinitely
02/28/17 D Nikita Tryamkin Illness out indefinitely
01/15/17 RW Anton Rodin Knee out for season

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

03/19/17 RW Marian Hossa Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Vancouver
03/15/17 C Artem Anisimov Leg expected to miss 3-4 weeks.

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver +245

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