Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 11/23/2018

Friday, November 23, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday, November 23, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +165 and the Lightning at -220.

Chicago has a record of 8-9-5 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 58 goals and surrendered 74 goals for a point differential of -16. For the year they have an ATS mark of 8-14-0 and an over/under record of 10-11-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 15-6-1 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 83 goals and given up 64 for a goal differential of +19. Their record against the spread is 15-7-0 while their over/under mark is 11-10-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 8-14-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 10-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 15-7-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 11-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

11/16/18 D Brandon Davidson Leg is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Connor Murphy Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Gustav Forsling Wrist is out indefinitely

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/21/18 D Anton Stralman Upper Body missed last game, is questionable Friday vs Chicago
11/15/18 GO Andrei Vasilevskiy Foot is out indefinitely
11/08/18 LW Ondrej Palat Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Patrick Kane has scored 25 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 12 goals this season with 85 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 21.8 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Toews averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 10 goals on 59 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year. Corey Crawford has 5 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 401 shots against him and he's surrendered 33 goals. He's made 368 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Yanni Gourde has 21 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 9 goals this year with 46 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 17 minutes played per contest. Brayden Point averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 26% by scoring 14 goals on 54 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the year. Louis Domingue has 6 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 303 shots against him and he's given up 31 goals. He's made 272 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 21 total points this year, which is 22nd in the NHL. They've scored 58 goals while giving up 74 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 5th respectively. They have had 67 power play chances and scored 9 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 29th in the league. The Blackhawks have given up 62 power play opportunities and surrendered 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking them 29th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.07% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 18th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 2nd in the league with a total of 31 points this season. They have 23 power play goals on 80 chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 5th in the NHL. They've given up 82 power play opportunities and surrendered 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 14th overall. As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 83 goals scored while they've given up 64 goals this season, ranking 18th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.53%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1%, as they've attempted 1,339 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,283 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.9% as they have 987 attempts while they have given up 989 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.1% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 647 face-off wins compared to 651 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Chicago has 336 hits and they have blocked 294 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 662 face-off wins compared to 670 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 543 hits and they have blocked 315 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Tampa Bay is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've attempted 1,316 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,280 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.4% ranks 15th as they have 979 attempts while they have given up 965 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -220

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