Chicago Blackhawks (5-6-0-0) at DallasStars (5-4-2-0)
| NHL Hockey Moneyline Betting |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
+160
| |
| Dallas Stars |
-180
| |
Wed, Oct 31, 2007 8:30 PM ET
The Dallas Stars will welcome the Chicago Blackhawks, to NationwideArena, tonight for some hard hitting NHL action.
The Dallas Stars are on and off again lately. Theyhave a team with average offense and defense. They’re having troublesscoring goals 5 on 5, as well as scoring on the power play. They seemto lack in shots on net, which would explain their scoring troubles.Defensively they aren’t all that bad. They have a good goal againstrecord, thanks partly due to the goaltending of Marty Turco.Turco has a 3-3-1 record with a 2.29 GAA. The best feature of the Starsdefense is their ability to kill penalties, their ranked 7th. BrendanMorrow leads the Stars with 11 points, as well as Mike Ribeiro.Franchise player Mike Modano struggles with just 5points and his age may be catching up with him. The Stars are currently3-1-1 at home and sit in second place in the Pacific Standings.
The young and talented Chicago Blackhawks bring theirimpressive power play into Dallas tonight. They currently have a powerplay that ranks in the Top 10 of all NHL teams. They have troubles scoringon regular 5 on 5 situations but still manage an average 29 shots onnet a game. Defensively for a young team the Blackhawks are doing surprisinglywell. They have a great goal against record thanks in part to the goaltendingof Nikolia Khabibulin who’s 3-5 with a 2.88 GAA. Backup goaliePatrick Lalime is just as good with a 2-1 record and a 2.70 GAA. PatrickKane leads the Blackhawks with 14 points and he leads with38 shots on net. Superstar Rookie Jonathan Toews hasimpressed the Hawks staff lately as he has 4 goals and 5 assists. TheBlackhawks are currently 2-2 on the road and they’re fourth inthe Central Standings.
Bodog
BettingTrends
CHICAGO
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games
Chicago is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Chicago is 3-14-2 SU in its last 19 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playingDallas
Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road againstDallas
DALLAS
Dallas is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games at home
Dallas is 14-3-1 SU in its last 18 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playingChicago
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
