Chicago
Blackhawks
Stadium United Center
0-1-1 Overall | CENTRAL 5th
TEAM STATSGFGAPOWER PLAY
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    Scout Staff

    Buy Low Alert: Corey Crawford is a Fantasy Sleeper (59% Owned)...

    Scout Fantasy Hockey Outlook 2019
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    Scout Staff

    Draft Patrick Kane as the #2 Right Wing... Ahead of Mikko Rantanen...

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    Draft Jonathan Toews as the #13 Center... Ahead of Sebastian...

    Schedule
    Preseason
    Mon  9/16
    @
    Capitals
    		L / OT3-4
    Tue  9/17
    @
    Red Wings
    		L3-5
    Wed  9/18
    vs
    Red Wings
    		NHL8:30pm
    Sat  9/21
    vs
    Bruins
    		8:30pm
    Wed  9/25
    vs
    Capitals
    		NHL8:30pm
    Sat  9/28
    @
    Bruins
    		NHL3:00pm
    Team Outlook and Scouting Report

    SEASON FORECASTS AND FUTURES PICKS

    They are one of 4 teams with 40/1, 2.4% odds to win the Cup. They are not a good bet to win the championship. Their 0.5% chance is #19 in the league. In simulations, they win the West 2.5% of the time and are not a good value at 20/1, 4.8%. The Blackhawks are averaging 93.2 points per sim which makes them a solid bet to go over 89.5. At +180 the Blackhawks are a good value to make the playoffs with a 64.7% chance. Their odds of winning their division are 16/1, 5.9%. They win the division in 10.6% of simulations. Their average wins per simulation puts them at #8 in the West.

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    REGULAR SEASON RECAP AND UPCOMING GAMES

    They were expected to win 45% of their games last season so their 36-34-12 met expectations. Against the money line they lost -250 units. They were not good on puck lines going 44-38 (-614 loss). They went over 52 times and came in under 26 times. They are favored in their upcoming game vs the Philadelphia Flyers. The table below shows their upcoming games, their simulation based win percentage and their recent head to head record (WL, ATS, OU).

    TEAM STATISTICAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

    Their record is slightly better than it should be. Since 10/2/2018 their average goal differential is -0.29 (includes playoff games) which ranks #21 in the league, but their rank based on points (per game) is #20. They are the #20 ranked team in goal differential (based on all teams' road stats) and the #22 ranked team among home teams.

    OFFENSIVE STATS PER GAME (League Rank):

    DEFENSIVE STATS PER GAME (Lower # is Better):

    TEAM FANTASY LEADERS

    The table below show the most valuable fantasy players on the team led by Corey Crawford who is projected to be the #17 Goalie. The Better Option column shows the player directly above him and the Better Than column shows the player directly below him in the projected position rankings.

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    Roster
    NoPlayerPosHeightWeightBirthdateEXPCOLLEGE
    74 Beaudin, Nicolas D5-1017210/09/1999No College
    27 Boqvist, Adam D5-1116808/15/2000No College
    91 Caggiula, Drake LW5-1017606/20/1994No College
    46 Carlsson, Lucas D6-018907/05/1997No College
    22 Carpenter, Ryan LW6-020001/18/1991No College
    50 Crawford, Corey G6-221612/31/1984No College
    85 Dach, Kirby C6-419801/21/2001No College
    63 Dahlstrom, Carl D6-423101/28/1995No College
    12 DeBrincat, Alex LW5-716512/18/1997No College
    60 Delia, Collin G6-220006/20/1994No College
    58 Entwistle, MacKenzie RW6-317507/14/1999No College
    84 Fortin, Alexandre LW6-017502/25/1997No College
    39 Gilbert, Dennis D6-219910/30/1996No College
    33 Gravel, Alexis G6-322203/21/2000No College
    56 Gustafsson, Erik D6-019703/14/1992No College
    38 Hagel, Brandon LW5-1117408/27/1998No College
    59 Hakkarainen, Mikael C6-019301/26/1998No College
    36 Highmore, Matthew RW5-1118102/27/1996No College
    48 Holm, Philip D6-119012/08/1991No College
    52 Johnson, Reese RW6-119207/10/1998No College
    64 Kampf, David C6-218801/12/1995No College
    88 Kane, Patrick RW5-1017711/19/1988No College
    2 Keith, Duncan D6-119207/16/1983No College
    37 Knott, Graham LW6-319101/13/1997No College
    68 Koekkoek, Slater D6-219302/18/1994No College
    43 Krys, Chad D5-1118504/10/1998No College
    8 Kubalik, Dominik LW6-118108/21/1995No College
    71 Kurashev, Philipp C6-019010/12/1999No College
    34 Lankinen, Kevin G6-218504/28/1995No College
    40 Lehner, Robin G6-424007/24/1991No College
    6 Maatta, Olli D6-220608/22/1994No College
    45 McLaughlin, Dylan C5-1118706/05/1995No College
    5 Murphy, Connor D6-421203/26/1993No College
    67 Nilsson, Jacob C5-1018010/12/1993No College
    78 Noel, Nathan C5-1117406/21/1997No College
    92 Nylander, Alexander RW6-119203/02/1998No College
    11 Perlini, Brendan RW6-321104/27/1996No College
    47 Quenneville, John LW6-119504/16/1996No College
    85 Ramsey, Jack D6-318511/02/1995No College
    75 Ryczek, Jake D5-1018103/19/1998No College
    20 Saad, Brandon LW6-120610/27/1992No College
    28 Saarela, Aleksi C5-1119801/07/1997No College
    7 Seabrook, Brent D6-322004/20/1985No College
    65 Shaw, Andrew RW5-1118207/20/1991No College
    95 Sikura, Dylan RW5-1116606/01/1995No College
    70 Sikura, Tyler C6-219505/18/1992No College
    15 Smith, Zack LW6-220804/05/1988No College
    70 Soderlund, Tim C5-916301/23/1998No College
    17 Strome, Dylan C6-320003/07/1997No College
    19 Toews, Jonathan C6-220104/29/1988No College
    90 Tomkins, Matt G6-319406/19/1994No College
    41 Tuulola, Joni D6-318001/01/1996No College
    32 Versteeg, Kris LW5-1117605/13/1986No College
    57 Wedin, Anton LW5-1119403/01/1993No College
    44 de Haan, Calvin D6-119505/09/1991No College