Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Picks & Predictions 1/12/2019

Saturday, January 12, 2019

United Center

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, January 12, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at -158 and the Blackhawks at +143.

Vegas has a record of 27-16-4 this year. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 142 goals and surrendered 124 goals for a point differential of +18. For the year they have an ATS mark of 27-19-0 and an over/under record of 20-23-0. Chicago has a record of 16-22-8 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 134 goals and given up 167 for a goal differential of -33. Their record against the spread is 16-30-0 while their over/under mark is 26-17-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 27-19-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 20-23-0 against the over/under this season

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 16-30-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 26-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

12/29/18 D Colin Miller Undisclosed IR (12/29)
11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
01/10/19 GO Malcolm Subban Illness is questionable Saturday vs Chicago
01/10/19 RW Reilly Smith Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs Chicago
01/10/19 LW William Carrier Illness is questionable Saturday vs Chicago

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/18/18 GO Corey Crawford Concussion IR (12/18)
01/10/19 D Brent Seabrook Illness is questionable Saturday vs Vegas
01/09/19 D Gustav Forsling Upper Body IR (01/09)

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has scored 30 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 15 goals this season with 100 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 19.4 minutes played per contest. Jon Marchessault averages 19 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by tallying 14 goals on 167 attempts. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 25 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 1,112 shots against him and he's surrendered 98 goals. He's made 1,014 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Patrick Kane has 58 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 24 goals this year with 177 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 21.9 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Toews averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 18 goals on 116 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the year. Cam Ward has 7 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 624 shots against him and he's given up 69 goals. He's made 555 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 58 total points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They've scored 142 goals while giving up 124 scores, which has them ranked 11th and 21st respectively. They have had 142 power play chances and scored 27 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 136 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 7th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.12% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 13th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks are 26th in the league with a total of 40 points this season. They have 23 power play goals on 137 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 138 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking 31st overall. As a team, the Blackhawks are 15th with a total of 134 goals scored while they've given up 167 goals this season, ranking 2nd in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.25%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 25th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.5%, as they've attempted 2,996 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,505 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.1% as they have 2,187 attempts while they have given up 1,855 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 54.8% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 1,376 face-off wins compared to 1,410 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,263 hits and they have blocked 650 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blackhawks are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 1,326 face-off wins compared to 1,347 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Chicago has 737 hits and they have blocked 596 shots from the opposition, which is 25th in the league. Chicago is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1% as they've attempted 2,655 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,747 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.4% ranks 27th as they have 1,937 attempts while they have given up 2,151 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Chicago +143

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