Blackhawks have looked awful on both ends of the iceThe Blackhawks are having an awful season with their offense struggling and scoring only 2. 26 goals per game with only five goals in the last four games. Patrick Kane, Max Domi, and Jonathan Toews have scored 24 goals and 36 assists but the rest of the offense has been awful. Only four skaters have scored five goals or more while only six skaters have added eight assists or more and opposing defenses can eliminate the hapless offense as a result. The offense has struggled but the defense has also let them down, allowing 3. 81 goals per game with 26 goals in the last five games. Jake McCabe and Connor Murphy have combined for 3.
Take the Blue Jackets money line as road Favorites. Prediction: Blue Jackets (-105) Full-Game Total Pick Both defenses have been awful this year and I see the two offenses stepping up and finding the back of the net throughout the game. The Blackhawks should create plenty of scoring chances against the Blue Jackets' defense that allows 4. 03 goals per game with Patrick Kane, Max Domi, and the rest of the forward unit carrying the puck into the offensive zone and creating open shots with great puck movement. The Blue Jackets should run up the score against a Blackhawks defense that has allowed 26 goals in the last five games with Johnny Gaudreau, Patrik Laine, Kent Johnson, and the rest of the forwards unit crashing the net on the rush and creating open shots with effective puck movement in the offensive zone.
The Over should cover in a high-scoring game with both offenses stepping up. Take the Over on 6. 5 goals. Prediction: Over 6. 5 Written By Mayer Fink, "Mike Fink" Mike Fink is a sports writer and a passionate football fan. After graduating from college, Fink picked up the passion he had since being a young child in following and covering all things sports and we are very excited to have him as a part of the StatSalt team. In recent weeks, Mike started a podcast which you can find on Spotify, called "The Mike and Grover Show" and it discusses all things football. He covers all forms of sports betting and also bets on all of the plays he gives out. Mike would advise hockey betting since the odds give you great payouts "Hockey is built to bet the Money Line Underdogs.
Patick Kane leads the way with 52 points, followed by Defensemen Duncan Keith, with 43 points — my, how great would it be to have a Blue Jacket blueliner to register 43 points, for a season, let alone barely at the halfway point, in the season? Nine Blackhawk players have 20 or more points. This is known in the NHL lexicon as secondary scoring. Did you hear that, CBJ brass, in Year NINE? The Jackets? They now struggle, offensively, since they've decided to buy in — 35 games into the season, mind you — to the tight checking, disciplined... otherwise known as Yawnfest 2010.
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Memo to CBJ Brass: Hey, it's post-lockout, the rest of the league — wait, the successful teams don't employ this system. Of course, I'll hear the following: Well, the NJ Devils employ this system, and look how well they're doing. Here's the difference: NJ actually has much more skill than the CBJ— it's a novel concept: They spend money to acquire talent. NJ has also struggled to advance into the Stanley Cup Playoffs the last several (post-lockout) years. Sorry to digress: Thanks for allowing me to get that off of my chest.
I feel so much better. Ken Hitchcock has made (yet) another shakeup in the CBJ's lines: This one has Rick Nash at Right Wing (RW), vs. his usual LW position. They will also have Antoine Vermette at Center and RJ Umberger at LW. Oh, and Juice (Kristian Huselius) has been demoted to the 3rd line — 30 games too late, but hey, aren't you glad it finally happened now that it's too late to salvage the season? Those shakeups must have the 'Hawks shaking in their skates right now, don't you think? Edge: Blackhawks (Huge)DEFENSE The following statistic, more so than the 'Hawks prolific offense, might be why they lead the NHL in total points, not to mention being primed for playoff success. In short, CBJ-nation, THIS is what "built for the playoffs" really means. They lead the NHL in goals against average, a 2.
Gotta love that Olympic year compressed schedule, eh? The hope is that, with the 'Hawks embarking on a brutal road swing, that the CBJ can catch them at the inception of it, not to mention the hope that the 'Hawks might be looking ahead to tomorrow's battle with the Red Wings. The other side of it is the 'Hawks might be trying to make a statement — strike the fire early. Then, there's Thursday night's outcome, a game in which the score — a 3-0 loss — wasn't indicative of how much of a blowout loss that should have been.
Vladislav Gavrikov and Andrew Peeke have combined for 2. 2 defensive point shares and 127 blocked shots but the rest of the offense has struggled, allowing opponents to find open shots on the net at will. In addition, goaltender Daniil Tarasov has struggled in the net with a. 913 save percentage and a 3. 13 goals-against average on 355 shots.
Edge: Blackhawks (Huge)GOALTENDING If the Blackhawks have an Achilles heel, then goaltending, and specifically Cristobal Huet, is it. Personally, it's a bit of a surprise, with tomorrow nationally-televised game against the Red Wings, that Huet, rather than backup goaltender Antti Niemi, is scheduled to start against the CBJ. Then again, this might be the 'Hawks signal, much like the rest of the league, that they are playing their backup goalie (Huet) today, and resting Niemi for a tougher opponent, against the CBJ. In a word, Ouch! Steve Mason returns in net for the CBJ. Mason's done generally well against the 'Hawks, most recently, that 11-round epic battle, that resulted in a shootout loss for the CBJ, though no fault of Mason's. It will be interesting to see which Mason shows up — the rookie year, and, in minor spurts, 'Stonewall' Steve Mason, or the inconsistent, sophomore jinx-riddled Steve Mason.
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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Chicago Blackhawks Prediction, Preview, and Odds - 12-23-2022The Columbus Blue Jackets face the Chicago Blackhawks with both teams looking to improve from rough starts to the season. The Blue Jackets have a 10-20-2 record and with five losses in a row, are in last place in the Metropolitan Division. The Blackhawks have a 7-20-4 record and with an eight-game losing streak, are in last place in the Central Division. Both teams are looking to improve in their divisions and head into the break on a high note and the upcoming game looks to be a good one as a result. Blue Jackets defense has been one of the worst in the leagueThe Blue Jackets are having a rough season with their offense struggling and scoring only 2.
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81 goals per game with Johnny Gaudreau, Patrik Laine, and the rest of the forward unit carrying the puck into the offensive zone and creating open shots with great puck movement. The Blue Jackets should also limit a Blackhawks offense that has scored only five goals in the last four games with Vladislav Gavrikov, Andrew Peeke, and the rest of the defensive unit creating turnovers in the defensive zone and limiting shots on the net, allowing goaltender Daniil Tarasov to make plenty of big saves. The Blue Jackets should win the game to snap their five-game losing streak with a strong performance on the road.
Thank you Mathieu Garon, for keeping the score within single digits. With that, onto the preview:OFFENSE As is often suggested in hair care maintenance, "Rinse and Repeat", today's analysis will be quite repetitive (from Thursday's pre-game analysis): The 'Hawks trump, and by quite a large margin, the CBJ in each and every category. The Blackhawks have scored 155 goals so far this season.
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05 GAA/game. They lead the league in blocked shots, also. The CBJ aren't exactly drawing comparisons to the Philly Flyer's defense of the 70s, nor the NJ Devil's defense of the 90s. They're ranked 26th overall, giving up 3. 06 goals per game. The CBJ can try to shut down the 'Hawks top line — Kane, Toews and Hossa — but, the 'Hawks talent, and their remaining three lines, come at you in waves. The only hope then is that the rest of the 'Hawks don't beat them. The other key factor, to give the CBJ a chance, will be to try to dictate the pace and flow of this game. Stated another way: "Avoid the track meet".
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