Thursday, January 21, 2016

Amalie Arena

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, January 21, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at +104 and the Lightning at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.

Chicago comes into this matchup having played 49 games. They have an overall record of 32-13-4 and on the road they have a record of 12-8-3. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 144 goals and given up 111 goals for a point differential of +33. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 25-17-4 including 13-8-2 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 125 goals and surrendered 111 for a goal differential of +14.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 71 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 30 goals this season with 177 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 41 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 19 goals on 117 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 27 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 1183 shots against him and has given up 82 goals. He has made 1101 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 20 goals this season with 135 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 19 goals on 115 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 18 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 934 shots against him and has given up 68 goals. He has made 866 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Blackhawks have 68 total points this season. They have scored 143 goals while giving up 111 goals. They have had 148 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blackhawks have allowed 134 power play opportunities and given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.39% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Lightning have a total of 54 points on the season. They have 28 power play goals on 156 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 138 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Blackhawks have a total of 123 goals scored while they've given up 108 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.33%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 31-17 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 16-23-9 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 23-21 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 16-23-7 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/19/15 C Marcus Kruger Wrist expected to miss 4 months

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/15/15 F Joel Vermin Hand out 6-8 weeks
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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