Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, and the Chicago Blackhawks will do battle against Filip Forsberg, Ryan Johansen, and the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena in a Central Division showdown. WGN Channel 9 will showcase the matchup, which gets underway at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 1.
Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators Odds
The Predators (-230) are currently solidly favored over the Blackhawks (+190), and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Nashville is 17-9 straight up (SU) and has netted 2.4 units for moneyline bettors this year. That winning percentage, ranked third in the NHL in this young season, hasn’t moved much from the 53-29 record the team managed during the 2017-18 season campaign. Of the team’s 26 regular season contests, 14 have gone under the total, while 11 have gone over and just one has pushed. Thus far, the team’s 9-5 SU at home.
The Predators have converted on just 15.5 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s ranked 29th overall in the NHL. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated 14th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 80.0 percent of all penalties.
Sporting a .935 save percentage and 25.5 saves per game, Pekka Rinne (11-6-1) has been the primary option in goal for Nashville this year. If head coach Peter Laviolette decides to rest him, however, Nashville could turn to Juuse Saros (7-4-4 record, .891 save percentage, 3.29 goals against average).
Chicago has lost 8.3 units for moneyline bettors thus far and is currently 9-17 straight up (SU). A total of 13 of its contests have gone over the total, while 11 have gone under the total and just two have pushed. The Blackhawks are 4-10 SU as the away team this season.
The Blackhawks have converted on just 12.0 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that places them in the bottom- overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 29th overall and it’s successfully killed off 74.0 percent of all penalties.
Corey Crawford (.901 save percentage and 3.18 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for Chicago. Crawford is averaging 27.8 saves per game and has five wins, 11 losses, and one OT loss to his credit.
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Betting Notes
The under has hit in three of Nashville’s last five outings.
Over Chicago’s last ten games, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-4 in those games).
Chicago skaters recorded 16.8 hits per game last season, while the Preds accounted for 21.0 hits per matchup.
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