Chicago Blackhawks at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/10/2018

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, November 10, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +113 and the Flyers at -125.

Chicago has a record of 6-7-3 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 49 goals and surrendered 60 goals for a point differential of -11. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-10-0 and an over/under record of 10-6-0. Philadelphia has a record of 8-7-1 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 53 goals and given up 60 for a goal differential of -7. Their record against the spread is 8-8-0 while their over/under mark is 12-4-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 6-10-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 10-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 8-8-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 12-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

11/09/18 LW Brandon Saad Facial is questionable Saturday vs Philadelphia
11/09/18 C Marcus Kruger Lower Body left last game, is questionable Saturday vs Philadelphia
10/04/18 D Connor Murphy Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Gustav Forsling Wrist is out indefinitely

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/09/18 GO Brian Elliott Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs Chicago
11/05/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Undisclosed IR (11/05)
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/30/18 LW Michael Raffl Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/08/18 LW James van Riemsdyk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
09/20/18 GO Alex Lyon Pelvis is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Toews has scored 13 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 8 goals this season with 49 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Patrick Kane averages 21.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by tallying 12 goals on 67 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the year. Corey Crawford has 3 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 250 shots against him and he's surrendered 24 goals. He's made 226 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Jakub Voracek has 16 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 4 goals this year with 43 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Claude Giroux averages 20.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 6 goals on 50 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year. Calvin Pickard has 3 wins and 1 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 155 shots against him and he's given up 21 goals. He's made 134 saves for a save percentage of 87%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 15 total points this year, which is 24th in the NHL. They've scored 49 goals while giving up 60 scores, which has them ranked 14th and 3rd respectively. They have had 52 power play chances and scored 7 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 29th in the league. The Blackhawks have given up 49 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking them 24th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.25% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 27th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 14th in the league with a total of 17 points this season. They have 8 power play goals on 55 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 26th in the NHL. They've given up 57 power play opportunities and surrendered 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 68%, ranking 30th overall. As a team, the Flyers are 6th with a total of 53 goals scored while they've given up 60 goals this season, ranking 2nd in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.77%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 87%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3%, as they've attempted 985 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 934 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.4% as they have 725 attempts while they have given up 714 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 15th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.6% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 472 face-off wins compared to 481 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Chicago has 230 hits and they have blocked 220 shots from the opposition, putting them 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.5% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 506 face-off wins compared to 406 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.5%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 365 hits and they have blocked 232 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Philadelphia is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they've attempted 923 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 903 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 14th as they have 685 attempts while they have given up 671 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Blackhawks/Flyers NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago +113

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