Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Parlay 1/22/2018

Monday, January 22, 2018

United Center

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The Tampa Bay Lightning head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, January 22, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Lightning at -130 and the Blackhawks at +118.

Tampa Bay has a record of 31-12-3 this year and away from home they have a record of 14-7-2-2. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 164 goals and surrendered 121 goals for a point differential of +43. For the year they have an ATS mark of 31-15-0 and an over/under record of 27-19-0. Chicago has a record of 22-18-6, including 12-9-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 139 goals and have given up 130 for a goal differential of +9. Their record against the spread is 22-24-0 while their over/under mark is 20-24-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 31-15-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 27-19-0 against the over/under this season

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 22-24-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 20-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/30/17 GO Peter Budaj Leg IR (12/29)
01/12/18 D Victor Hedman Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/29/17 C Artem Anisimov Upper Body IR (12/28)
12/27/17 GO Corey Crawford Vertigo IR (12/26)
10/05/17 RW Marian Hossa Infection IR (10/03)
10/05/15 D Michal Rozsival Upper Body IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Andrei Vasilevskiy has 27 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Lightning. He has 1,195 shots against him and he's surrendered 87 goals. He's made 1,108 stops for a save percentage of 93%. Brayden Point has scored 42 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 19 goals this season with 112 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 19.2 minutes played per contest. Nikita Kucherov averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 27 goals on 160 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Toews has 31 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 14 goals this year with 134 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Jeff Glass has 3 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 221 shots against him and he's given up 21 goals. He's made 200 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Patrick Kane averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 20 goals on 162 attempts. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have given up 150 power play opportunities and surrendered 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this season. That is 20th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.84% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 5th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Lightning are 1st overall with 65 total points this year. They are 2nd in the league with 164 goals and 27th in goals allowed with 121. They've had 164 power play chances and scored 40 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That is 3rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blackhawks are 14th with a total of 139 goals scored while they are 18th with 130 goals surrendered this season. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.76%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 8th in the league. The Blackhawks have a total of 50 points this season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have had 26 power play goals on 169 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th overall. They've given up 148 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 11th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.6%, as they've attempted 2,867 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,587 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.4% as they have 2,148 attempts while they have given up 1,949 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 54% of the time, which is 6th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 1,346 face-off wins compared to 1,525 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.9%. That ranks them 30th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 908 hits and they have blocked 638 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blackhawks are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 57% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 43% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 1,432 face-off wins compared to 1,451 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Chicago has 849 hits and they have blocked 630 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Chicago is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.1% as they've attempted 3,028 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,672 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.1% ranks 12th as they have 2,134 attempts while they have given up 2,042 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago +118 and under 6 total goals

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