Blues vs Blackhawks Betting Odds, Trends, & Free Pick [2/26/17]

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Jay Cooper
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St Louis (31-24-5) at Chicago (38-18-5)
When: Sunday, February 26th 2017
Where: United Center, Chicago, IL
Time: 7:35 ET | TV: NBC Sports Network

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The surging Chicago Blackhawks host the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night at United Center in a battle of Central Division foes. The Blues will be playing their first game since Monday as they’re coming off their bye week and went into their ‘break’ losing their last two games after winning six straight. The Blues are currently holding down the last playoff spot in the Western Conference, three points ahead of Los Angeles and one point behind Calgary. St. Louis is 2-1-1 against Chicago this season after recording a 4-1 victory on January 2nd in the 2017 Winter Classic and have won four of their last five visits to Chicago. Vladimir Tarasenko entered Saturday tied for fourth in the league with 28 goals and has scored five times over his last seven games. Patrik Berglund will celebrate his recent contract extension by appearing in his 616th game Sunday, which will move him past Bob Plager for seventh place on the franchise list. He’s also in a current a four-game pointless streak after recording a hat trick against Montreal on February 11th. The Blues have allowed a total of 17 goals in winning eight of their last 11 road games.

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The Blackhawks have won three in a row and eight of their last nine to move within three points of first place Minnesota for best record in the Western Conference. Patrick Kane leads the Blackhawks with 23 goals after recording his third career hat trick versus Arizona on Thursday and has 16 points over his last 13 games. Captain Jonathan Toews, who scored three goals during a five-point performance against Minnesota on Tuesday, and Kane are the first Chicago teammates to record hat tricks in consecutive games since Alexei Zhamnov and Eric Daze accomplished the feat in 1997. Defenseman Duncan Keith, who has gone over the 40-point mark for the fourth consecutive season and eighth time in nine seasons, is one away from 500 in the NHL. Tomas Jurco, who failed to record a point in 16 games with Detroit this season and has registered 15 goals and 24 assists in 159 NHL games, could make his debut for Chicago against St. Louis after being acquired on Friday. Chicago could be without defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson, who left Thursday’s game against the Coyotes in the first period with an upper-body injury.

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This is the first year that the NHL is using these bye weeks and the results for the teams coming out of them are not good. The Blackhawks have a lot of momentum right now and should be able to handle what I think will be a rusty St. Louis team tonight.

Pick: Blackhawks -1.5 +180

W/L TRENDS

St. Louis
  • Blues are 5-0 in their last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
  • Blues are 9-1 in their last 10 Sunday games.
  • Blues are 5-1 in their last 6 road games.
  • Blues are 8-2 in their last 10 games playing on 3 or more days rest.
  • Blues are 4-1 in their last 5 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
  • Blues are 4-1 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
  • Blues are 6-2 in their last 8 overall.
  • Blues are 35-17 in their last 52 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
  • Blues are 3-8 in their last 11 vs. Central.
Chicago
  • Blackhawks are 6-0 in their last 6 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
  • Blackhawks are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. Central.
  • Blackhawks are 8-1 in their last 9 overall.
  • Blackhawks are 7-1 in their last 8 vs. Western Conference.
  • Blackhawks are 6-1 in their last 7 games following a win.
  • Blackhawks are 38-14 in their last 52 Sunday games.
  • Blackhawks are 78-31 in their last 109 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
  • Blackhawks are 38-16 in their last 54 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
  • Blackhawks are 69-33 in their last 102 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.

OU TRENDS

St. Louis
  • Over is 4-0-1 in Blues last 5 vs. Central.
  • Over is 4-0 in Blues last 4 vs. Western Conference.
  • Over is 6-1 in Blues last 7 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
  • Over is 5-2 in Blues last 7 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
  • Over is 5-2 in Blues last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
Chicago
  • Over is 5-0 in Blackhawks last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
  • Over is 3-0-2 in Blackhawks last 5 Sunday games.
  • Over is 8-0 in Blackhawks last 8 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
  • Over is 7-1-3 in Blackhawks last 11 vs. Central.
  • Over is 6-1-3 in Blackhawks last 10 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
  • Over is 6-1-1 in Blackhawks last 8 home games.
  • Over is 11-2-3 in Blackhawks last 16 vs. Western Conference.
  • Over is 14-3-2 in Blackhawks last 19 games following a win.
  • Over is 19-6-5 in Blackhawks last 30 overall.
  • Under is 6-2-2 in Blackhawks last 10 games playing on 2 days rest.
  • Over is 6-2-3 in Blackhawks last 11 vs. a team with a winning record.
  • Over is 15-6-5 in Blackhawks last 26 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.

HEAD TO HEAD

  • Over is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings in Chicago.
  • Over is 5-1-4 in the last 10 meetings.
  • Blues are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Chicago.
  • Road team is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.

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