Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction, 10/22/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks

Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

The Vancouver Canucks (2-1-2) are on their way to United Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Chicago Blackhawks (2-3-1).

The Vancouver Canucks were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-0 victory over the Flyers in their previous game. The Canucks had a middle of the road offensive output in the victory. For the game, they earned a goal on 3 of the 32 shots they launched. In addition, they had 2 chances on the power play but didn't convert them into a score. Vancouver accounted for 8 mins in the box in this contest.

In relation to their scoring, the Vancouver Canucks have tallied 14 goals (24th in the National Hockey League) so far this season and have given up 14. For the season, they sit with 6 points and their points percentage comes in at .600. Vancouver steps onto the ice with 16 power play chances and they have tallied 3 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 18.75%. When at even strength, the Canucks have allowed the opponent to score 11 goals while scoring 11 of their own. Vancouver has tried 142 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.9%. The Canucks so far have had 138 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .899. Vancouver Canucks opponents have earned 16 power play opportunities (19th in professional hockey) and have come away with 3 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Kevin Lankinen. The opposition has scored 268 goals against Lankinen in his career and his goals against average per contest is 3.06. Lankinen has been in goal for 91 contests throughout his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .906 in his 5,247 mins in the crease. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 36-37-13 and he has gotten the start in 87 games. During his career on the ice, Lankinen has recorded 45 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .517. Lankinen has seen 2,845 shots against him and has recorded 2,577 total saves.

In their last contest, Chicago opposed the Sabres in an outing where the Blackhawks took the loss by a mark of 4-2. They had 1 power play chance in this matchup but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Blackhawks recorded 2 goals out of the 37 shots on goal they tried.

Chicago has tried 168 shots (11th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 8.93%, while allowing the opposition 171 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 87.50% on their oppositions 16 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 89.5%. They have a total of 17 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 29.41%. The Blackhawks are sitting with 10 goals at even strength and 5 goals (11th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 18 goals to be scored by of a combination of 16 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this year, the Chicago Blackhawks have notched a total of 15 goals, 5 points, and a points percentage of .417.

For the opposition you are going to see Petr Mrazek protecting the net. He has recorded 8,492 stops out of 9,360 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .907. Mrazek is the owner of a career record of 152-126-34 and has been in net for 338 contests. He got the starting nod in 310 games and his ice time sits at 18,892 mins. Mrazek's quality start rate comes out to 51.0% and he has earned 158 quality starts in his career. His opposition is averaging 2.76 goals/game and he has relinquished 868 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver

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