Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks & Predictions 10/27/2018

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Enterprise Center

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to Enterprise Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, October 27, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +118 and the Blues at -130.

Chicago has a record of 6-2-2 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've tallied 37 goals and surrendered 34 goals for a point differential of +3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 5-4-0 and an over/under record of 6-3-0. St. Louis has a record of 2-4-3 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 29 goals and given up 36 for a goal differential of -7. Their record against the spread is 2-6-0 while their over/under mark is 4-3-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 5-4-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 6-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 2-6-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 4-3-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

10/04/18 D Connor Murphy Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Gustav Forsling Wrist is out indefinitely

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/25/18 D Robert Bortuzzo Lower Body IR (10/25)
10/04/18 D Carl Gunnarsson Hip is out indefinitely
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Luke Opilka Hip is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Nikita Soshnikov Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Robby Fabbri Groin is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Patrick Kane has scored 13 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 8 goals this season with 48 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 21.4 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Toews averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 5 goals on 31 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year. Corey Crawford has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 93 shots against him and he's surrendered 5 goals. He's made 88 stops for a save percentage of 95%.

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has 6 total points this season for the Blues. He has 2 goals this year with 35 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Ryan O'Reilly averages 21.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 2 goals on 23 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year. Jake Allen has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 221 shots against him and he's given up 26 goals. He's made 195 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 14 total points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They've scored 37 goals while giving up 34 scores, which has them ranked 2nd and 10th respectively. They have had 35 power play chances and scored 4 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 11%. That is 29th in the league. The Blackhawks have given up 30 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 18th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.64% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 19th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues are 29th in the league with a total of 7 points this season. They have 11 power play goals on 39 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 9th in the NHL. They've given up 32 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 15th overall. As a team, the Blues are 18th with a total of 29 goals scored while they've given up 36 goals this season, ranking 3rd in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.28%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 23rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5%, as they've attempted 588 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 554 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.3% as they have 428 attempts while they have given up 423 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season. That is 17th overall in the NHL. They have 282 face-off wins compared to 291 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense Chicago has 136 hits and they have blocked 131 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 25th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 277 face-off wins compared to 227 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense St. Louis has 178 hits and they have blocked 128 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. St. Louis is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've attempted 456 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 470 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50% ranks 16th as they have 342 attempts while they have given up 342 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Chicago +118

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