Chicago Blackhawks vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 3/12/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Blackhawks vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

Odds/Point Spread: Blackhawks (+100) Senators (-118)

The Chicago Blackhawks (21-30-8) are on their way to Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday where they will play the Ottawa Senators (21-31-5). The moneyline on this contest has the Blackhawks at +100 while the Senators are sitting at -118. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Chicago Blackhawks will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-3 defeat against the Bruins in their last outing. Chicago accrued 8 penalty minutes in this contest. Moreover, they had 3 chances on the power play and netted 1 goal. The Blackhawks offense showed they have some room for improvement in this loss. In the game, they scored on 3 of the 25 shots they put on goal.

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The Blackhawks have had 1,895 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .893. While at even strength, the Blackhawks let the opposition score 161 goals while scoring 116 themselves. Chicago Blackhawks opponents have tallied 171 power play opportunities (12th in pro hockey) and have a total of 42 goals in those chances. For the current campaign, they have recorded 50 points and their points percentage is sitting at .424. Chicago has taken 1,697 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.0%. Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the Chicago Blackhawks have notched 152 goals (26th in hockey) on the year and have surrendered 203. Chicago has 178 power play opportunities and they have notched 36 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 20.22%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Marc-Andre Fleury. Opponents have scored 2,288 goals against Fleury in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.56. Fleury has been in goal for 925 games throughout his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .913 in his 53,551 minutes between the pipes. He has earned a mark of 510-296-86 and he started in 769 games. During his career on the ice, Fleury has accounted for 424 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .551. Fleury has had 26,292 shot attempts taken against him and he has 24,004 total saves.

In their last contest, Ottawa played the Kraken in a matchup where the Senators ended up with the victory by a score of 4-3. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this one and recorded 1 goal out of those tries. The Senators earned 4 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they pursued.

So far this year, the Ottawa Senators have accumulated 150 goals, 47 points, as well as a points percentage of .412. They have allowed 182 goals to be scored by of a combination of 147 goals at even strength and 35 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Senators have accumulated 119 goals at even strength and 31 goals (22nd in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 171 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 18.13%. Ottawa has tried 1,712 shots (22nd in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 8.76%, while allowing their opponents 1,926 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.34% on the other teams 178 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 90.6%.

For the opposition you will find Anton Forsberg in net. Forsberg has compiled a career record of 28-39-7 and has participated in 84 contests. Forsberg's quality start percentage sits at 50.0% and he has 38 quality starts in his NHL career. He has accounted for 2,163 saves out of 2,380 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .909. The opposition is averaging 3.04 goals/game and he has surrendered 217 goals in total. He has started in 76 games and has played for a total of 4,288 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa (-118)

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