The Chicago Blackhawks and the Vegas Golden Knights meet in NHL action from T-Mobile Arena on Friday night.
Blackhawks Shut Out By Boston
The Chicago Blackhawks come into this game on the heels of a 3-0 shutout loss to the Boston Bruins in their last game. Corey Perry has a team-high 5 points with 2 goals and a team-high 3 assists while Connor Bedard has 4 points with 2 goals and 2 assists. Tyler Johnson has a team-high 3 goals while Ryan Donato and Nick Foligno each have a goal and two assists. Seth Jones and Andreas Athanasiou each have 3 assists as well this season. Petr Mrazek has gone 1-3 with a 3.03 GAA and a .925 save percentage in goal for the Blackhawks while Arvid Soderblom is 1-2 with a 2.68 GAA and a .912 save percentage this season.
Chicago Blackhawks Team Facts
- The Blackhawks have lost 12 of their last 13 day games.
- The Blackhawks have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six day games following a loss.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in 18 of the Blackhawks’ last 19 games following a loss.
- The Blackhawks have lost the second period in five of their last six day games.
Golden Knights Remain Unbeaten
The Vegas Golden Knights come into this game fresh off of a 3-2 win over Philadelphia in their last game. Jack Eichel leads the Golden Knights in scoring with 8 points including a team-high 3 goals and 5 assists while Shea Theodore, Chandler Stephenson and William Karlsson each have 7 points with 2 goals and 5 assists. Mark Stone has 6 points with 5 assists while Nicolas Roy and Jonathan Marchessault each have a team-high 3 goals. Adin Hill has gone 4-0 with a 1.73 GAA and a .934 save percentage while Logan Thompson has gone 3-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .933 save percentage this season.
Vegas Golden Knights Team Facts
- The Golden Knights have won each of their last nine games.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in each of their last nine games against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Golden Knights have won the third period in each of their last 10 games as favorites following a win.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in 12 of the Golden Knights’ last 13 games following a home win.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Vegas Golden Knights ranks T2nd in the league for goals against per game this season (1.86).
- The Vegas Golden Knights are one of three teams to rank in the top 10 for both goals scored and goals conceded per game this season.
- The Chicago Blackhawks ranks T30th in the league for goals per game this season (2.00).
- The Chicago Blackhawks ranks 30th in the league in power play percentage this season (6.67%).
Chris’ Pick
I’m rolling with Vegas here. The Golden Knights narrowly got by the Flyers last time out, but that’s a Flyers team that’s gotten off to a strong start behind solid goaltending and Vegas was bound for a game where they had to grind it out. I don’t think that’s the situation here. Chicago’s started to regress in goal to the team that we expected to see or at least I expected. I think Vegas comes out with purpose here and finds a way to get it done on the puck line once again.
