Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres NHL Parlay 2/1/2019

Friday, February 1, 2019

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to KeyBank Center to take on the Buffalo Sabres on Friday, February 1, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +100 and the Sabres at -125.

Chicago has a record of 18-24-9 this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've tallied 156 goals and surrendered 190 goals for a point differential of -34. For the year they have an ATS mark of 18-33-0 and an over/under record of 30-18-0. Buffalo has a record of 25-19-6 this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 145 goals and given up 149 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 25-24-0 while their over/under mark is 27-21-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 18-33-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 30-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 25-24-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 27-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/18/18 GO Corey Crawford Concussion IR (12/18)
01/30/19 LW Brendan Perlini Concussion is questionable Friday vs Buffalo
01/09/19 D Gustav Forsling Upper Body IR (01/09)

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

12/07/18 D Casey Nelson Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Collin Delia has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 365 shots against him and he's surrendered 28 goals. He's made 337 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Patrick Kane has scored 71 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 29 goals this season with 203 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 42 assists on the year and averages 22.1 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Toews averages 20.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 22 goals on 128 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Sam Reinhart has 45 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 12 goals this year with 106 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 33 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Carter Hutton has 15 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has 969 shots against him and he's given up 86 goals. He's made 883 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jeff Skinner averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 31 goals on 157 attempts. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have given up 147 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74% this season. That is 31st in the league. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.76% for the year. They allow 35 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, ranking them 27th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blackhawks are 29th overall with 45 total points this year. They are 13th in the league with 156 goals and 1st in goals allowed with 190. They've had 153 power play chances and scored 31 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sabres are 21st with a total of 145 goals scored while they are 18th with 149 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.97%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 9th in the league. The Sabres have a total of 56 points this season, which is 14th in the NHL. They have had 25 power play goals on 150 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd overall. They've given up 138 power play opportunities and surrendered 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 9th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49%, as they've attempted 2,924 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,039 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.3% as they have 2,136 attempts while they have given up 2,377 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 26th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season. That is 21st overall in the NHL. They have 1,480 face-off wins compared to 1,485 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Chicago has 831 hits and they have blocked 662 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sabres are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 1,480 face-off wins compared to 1,567 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Buffalo has 918 hits and they have blocked 627 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Buffalo is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.7% as they've attempted 2,831 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,862 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.7% ranks 19th as they have 2,206 attempts while they have given up 2,235 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago +100 and over 6 total goals

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