Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 2/22/2019

Friday, February 22, 2019

United Center

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The Colorado Avalanche head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, February 22, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at +105 and the Blackhawks at -130.

Colorado has a record of 25-24-11 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've tallied 196 goals and surrendered 193 goals for a point differential of +3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 24-35-0 and an over/under record of 31-27-0. Chicago has a record of 26-26-9 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 205 goals and given up 227 for a goal differential of -22. Their record against the spread is 25-35-0 while their over/under mark is 39-18-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 24-35-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 31-27-0 against the over/under this season

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 25-35-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 39-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/18/18 GO Corey Crawford Concussion IR (12/18)
02/20/19 D Brent Seabrook Stomach is questionable Friday vs Colorado
02/20/19 LW Drake Caggiula Eye left last game, is questionable Friday vs Colorado
02/20/19 LW Brendan Perlini Illness is questionable Friday vs Colorado
02/07/19 C David Kampf Foot is out 3-4 weeks

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has scored 77 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 25 goals this season with 154 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 52 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Nathan MacKinnon averages 21.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 30 goals on 260 attempts. He has 47 assists, giving him a total of 77 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 16 wins and 15 losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,196 shots against him and he's surrendered 107 goals. He's made 1,089 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Patrick Kane has 92 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 38 goals this year with 243 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 54 assists on the year and averages 22.3 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Toews averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 28 goals on 165 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the year. Cam Ward has 14 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 936 shots against him and he's given up 99 goals. He's made 837 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 61 total points this year, which is 19th in the NHL. They've scored 196 goals while giving up 193 scores, which has them ranked 9th and 9th respectively. They have had 219 power play chances and scored 48 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 9th in the league. The Avalanche have given up 215 power play opportunities and surrendered 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 26th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.95% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 25th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks are 20th in the league with a total of 61 points this season. They have 40 power play goals on 183 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 10th in the NHL. They've given up 181 power play opportunities and surrendered 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking 31st overall. As a team, the Blackhawks are 6th with a total of 205 goals scored while they've given up 227 goals this season, ranking 1st in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.62%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4%, as they've attempted 3,537 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,478 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.7% as they have 2,627 attempts while they have given up 2,559 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 54.5% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.5% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 1,734 face-off wins compared to 1,850 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,208 hits and they have blocked 919 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blackhawks are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 1,773 face-off wins compared to 1,802 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Chicago has 992 hits and they have blocked 798 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Chicago is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.7% as they've attempted 3,467 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,656 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.2% ranks 28th as they have 2,552 attempts while they have given up 2,858 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado +105

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