Chicago Blackhawks vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 2/27/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Blackhawks vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

Odds/Point Spread: Blackhawks (+125) Golden Knights (-150)

T-Mobile Arena is the location where the Vegas Golden Knights (34-18-6) will meet the Chicago Blackhawks (17-34-7) on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Blackhawks at +125 and the Golden Knights open at -150. The over/under is 6.

The Chicago Blackhawks will look to clean up some issues after taking a 2-1 defeat against the Hockey Club in their previous outing. The Blackhawks had an offensive game that was below their expectations in the loss. While out there on the ice, they converted 1 of the 22 shots they put on net. Furthermore, they had 2 power play chances and were able to notch 1 goal. Chicago accounted for 12 penalty minutes for this game.

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When playing at even strength, the Blackhawks have allowed 170 goals while notching 117 on offense. Chicago Blackhawks opponents have recorded 170 power play tries (9th in the NHL) and have notched 31 goals in those chances. With regard to their scoring, the Chicago Blackhawks have earned 152 goals (28th in pro hockey) over the course of the season and have given up 201. Chicago has taken 1,439 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.6%. For the season, the have a total of 41 points and their points % is .353. The Blackhawks thus far have had 1,837 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .891. Chicago is sitting with 137 power play chances and they have tallied 35 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 25.55%.

The man in goal for this game is Petr Mrazek. The opposition has scored 1,119 goals against Mrazek in his career and his goals against average per game is 3.07. Mrazek has played in 422 games over the course of his NHL career. He has a save percentage of .906 in his 21,882 mins guarding the cage. He has accumulated an overall mark of 178-174-40 and he has started in 391 games. During his career on the ice, Mrazek has earned 200 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .512. Mrazek has had 11,921 shot attempts taken against him and he has 10,802 saves.

Their last time out, Vegas faced off against the Kings in a matchup where the Golden Knights ended up taking the loss by a score of 5-2. They had 2 power play chances in this game but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Golden Knights netted 2 goals of the 23 shots on goal they were seeking.

Over the course of the season, the Vegas Golden Knights have accounted for 189 goals, 74 points, in addition to a points percentage of .638. They have permitted 159 goals to be scored by of a combination of 131 goals at even strength and 28 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Golden Knights have scored 152 goals at even strength and 37 goals (11th in the league) while having a power play advantage. They have a tally of 137 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 27.01%. Vegas has tried 1,786 shots (4th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.58%, while allowing the other team 1,533 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 76.86% on their opponents 121 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.6%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Adin Hill defending the net. He is sitting with 4,169 saves out of the 4,589 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .908. Hill has compiled a career mark of 85-61-12 and has participated in 171 games. He got the starting nod in 158 contests and has racked up 7,505 minutes. Hill's percentage of quality starts is 51.9% and he has 82 quality starting assignments in his career. Opponents are averaging 3.36 goals per game and he has yielded 420 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Chicago (+125)

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