Detroit Red Wings vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction, 10/24/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Chicago Blackhawks

Date: Sunday, October 24, 2021

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (+250) Blackhawks (+125)

Marc-Andre Fleury and the Chicago Blackhawks host the Detroit Red Wings at United Center on Sunday. The Blackhawks open this matchup at +125 while the Red Wings are priced at +250. The total opens at 5.5.

The Red Wings were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 3-0 loss to the Flames in the last game they played. The Red Wings didn't have a great showing offensively in this loss. For the game, they walked away having not converted any of the 33 shots they looked to score on. Additionally, they had 3 power play tries but weren't able to net one. Detroit garnered 11 penalty mins in this game. The Corsi for the Red Wings was sitting at 50 and the Corsi against when all was said and done was 44 which had their Corsi percentage coming in at 53.2%. Their Fenwick came in at 44 and the Fenwick against was 32, meaning the had a Fenwick percentage of 57.9%. They garnered 19 face-off victories when at even strength and were beaten on 21 attempts to take control of the puck. Their offensive zone starts sat at 58.1% and they had a PDO at even strength of 88.5 for this matchup.

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The Red Wings have had 141 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .915. While at even strength, the Red Wings have surrendered 8 goals while getting 11 when they are on offense. Detroit Red Wings opponents have amassed 16 power play tries (8th in the NHL) and have racked up 4 goals in those attempts. For the current campaign, they have racked up 5 points and their points percentage sits at .625. Detroit has taken 125 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.4%. In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Detroit Red Wings have accumulated 13 goals (13th in the league) on the season and have surrendered 12. Detroit comes into tonight with 14 power play opportunities and they have notched 2 goals during those advantages, earning them a percentage of 14.29%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Thomas Greiss. The opposition has scored 747 goals versus Greiss in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.62. Greiss has participated in 318 games throughout his pro hockey career. His save percentage currently is at .915 during his 17,090 mins between the pipes. He has accumulated an overall record of 147-105-36 and he started in 279 games. For his professional hockey career, Greiss has tallied 157 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .563. Greiss has seen 8,756 shots against him and has recorded 8,009 saves.

The last time they were on the ice, Chicago squared up with the Canucks in an outing where the Blackhawks went home in defeat by a final score of 4-1. They had 4 power play chances in this game and earned 1 goal out of those chances. The Blackhawks recorded 1 goal out of the 30 shots on goal they took. Their PDO was 81 and they had an oZS percentage of 43.5%. Chicago wound up with a 52.6% Corsi rating. These Corsi stats tell us the story of the kind of game Chicago played and you can safely assume that they'll look to improve in their next outing. Their Fenwick percentage came in at 51.9% by way of having a Fenwick of 28 and the Canucks finishing with a 26 Fenwick at even strength.

So far this season, the Chicago Blackhawks have earned 9 goals, 1 point, as well as a points percentage of .100. They have permitted 21 goals to be scored by of a combination of 20 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they were shorthanded. The Blackhawks have earned 4 goals at even strength and 5 goals (4th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 18 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 27.78%. Chicago has attempted 151 shots (5th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 5.96%, while allowing their opponents 145 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 92.86% on their oppositions 14 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 85.5%.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. Opponents are averaging 2.55 goals/game and he has relinquished 2,181 goals altogether. Fleury's quality start rate is 55.2% and he has 403 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has made the start in 730 contests and his ice time sits at 51,232 mins. Fleury is the owner of a career record of 492-279-82 and has been in net for 886 games. He has tallied 22,890 stops out of the 25,071 shots attempted, giving him a percentage of .913.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Chicago (+125)

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