Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche NHL Betting Tips 3/23/2019

Saturday, March 23, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, March 23, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +100 and the Avalanche at -120.

Chicago has a record of 32-31-10 this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've tallied 242 goals and surrendered 265 goals for a point differential of -23. For the year they have an ATS mark of 32-40-0 and an over/under record of 47-21-0. Colorado has a record of 33-29-12 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 234 goals and given up 224 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 32-41-0 while their over/under mark is 37-35-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 32-40-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 47-21-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 32-41-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 37-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

03/07/19 LW Drake Caggiula Concussion is out indefinitely

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
03/08/19 LW Gabriel Landeskog Upper Body IR (03/08)
02/25/19 LW Matt Nieto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Patrick Kane has scored 101 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 41 goals this season with 298 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 60 assists on the year and averages 22.4 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Toews averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 31 goals on 207 attempts. He has 42 assists, giving him a total of 73 points on the year. Corey Crawford has 12 wins and 16 losses this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 997 shots against him and he's surrendered 92 goals. He's made 905 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has 87 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 31 goals this year with 193 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 56 assists on the year and averages 20.8 minutes played per contest. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 37 goals on 331 attempts. He has 54 assists, giving him a total of 91 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 19 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 1,438 shots against him and he's given up 130 goals. He's made 1,308 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 74 total points this year, which is 22nd in the NHL. They've scored 242 goals while giving up 265 scores, which has them ranked 8th and 2nd respectively. They have had 217 power play chances and scored 45 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the league. The Blackhawks have given up 202 power play opportunities and surrendered 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking them 31st when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.20% for the year. They allow 35 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 28th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 19th in the league with a total of 78 points this season. They have 57 power play goals on 262 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 8th in the NHL. They've given up 254 power play opportunities and surrendered 57 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 27th overall. As a team, the Avalanche are 10th with a total of 234 goals scored while they've given up 224 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.55%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 14th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2%, as they've attempted 4,216 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,348 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48% as they have 3,111 attempts while they have given up 3,373 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 2,095 face-off wins compared to 2,156 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense Chicago has 1,172 hits and they have blocked 975 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.7% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 2,130 face-off wins compared to 2,269 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,530 hits and they have blocked 1,169 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Colorado is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50% as they've attempted 4,352 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,346 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 14th as they have 3,244 attempts while they have given up 3,177 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado -120

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