Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche NHL Parlay 3/30/2018

Friday, March 30, 2018

Pepsi Center

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, March 30, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +184 and the Avalanche at -205.

Chicago has a record of 31-36-10 this year and away from home they have a record of 14-19-5-1. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've tallied 217 goals and surrendered 238 goals for a point differential of -21. For the year they have an ATS mark of 31-46-0 and an over/under record of 35-38-0. Colorado has a record of 41-28-8, including 26-11-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 241 goals and have given up 224 for a goal differential of +17. Their record against the spread is 41-36-0 while their over/under mark is 39-31-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 31-46-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 35-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 41-36-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 39-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/27/17 GO Corey Crawford Concussion IR (12/26)
10/05/17 RW Marian Hossa Infection IR (10/03)
10/05/15 D Michal Rozsival Concussion IR (10/03)
03/26/18 LW John Hayden Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Winnipeg
03/26/18 C Jonathan Toews Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Winnipeg
03/10/18 LW Anthony Duclair Knee is out indefinitely

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

03/28/18 GO Jonathan Bernier Upper Body is "?" Friday vs Chicago
03/28/18 GO Semyon Varlamov Illness is "?" Friday vs Chicago
01/30/18 D Mark Barberio Lower Body IR (01/24)

Player Spotlight

Anton Forsberg has 10 wins and 16 losses this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 921 shots against him and he's surrendered 85 goals. He's made 836 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Patrick Kane has scored 72 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 26 goals this season with 272 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 46 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Toews averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 20 goals on 211 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has 80 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 27 goals this year with 168 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 53 assists on the year and averages 18.9 minutes played per contest. Semyon Varlamov has 23 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 1,565 shots against him and he's given up 128 goals. He's made 1,437 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Nathan MacKinnon averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 38 goals on 264 attempts. He has 54 assists, giving him a total of 92 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have given up 225 power play opportunities and surrendered 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 18th in the league. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.22% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 19th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blackhawks are 25th overall with 72 total points this year. They are 22nd in the league with 217 goals and 11th in goals allowed with 238. They've had 263 power play chances and scored 42 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Avalanche are 10th with a total of 241 goals scored while they are 18th with 224 goals surrendered this season. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.60%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th in the league. The Avalanche have a total of 90 points this season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have had 58 power play goals on 282 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 15th overall. They've given up 261 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 3rd when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.7%, as they've attempted 5,014 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,496 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.1% as they have 3,551 attempts while they have given up 3,404 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 56.1% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.9% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 2,351 face-off wins compared to 2,382 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That ranks them 14th in the league. On defense Chicago has 1,311 hits and they have blocked 1,092 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the year. That ranks them 22nd and 7th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,982 face-off wins as opposed to 2,523 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,514 hits and they've blocked 1,206 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 7th in blocked shots. Colorado is ranked 27th in Corsi percentage with 46.8% as they've tried 4,183 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,750 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 28th in the NHL at 46.7%, as they have 3,109 shots while they've given up 3,544 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago +184 and over 5.5 total goals

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