After winning on the road in overtime on Saturday the Chicago Blackhawks will try to tie up their first-round series with the Phoenix Coyotes on Monday with Game 6 of the set in the Windy City.
Chicago pulled out a 2-1 OT win to pay off for their supporters on the NHL lines in Game 5 on Saturday night, reducing their series deficit to 3-2. Jonathan Toews scored the goal in the extra frame.
All five games so far have gone to OT so odds are pretty good this will be another tight game. However, bettors are siding with the hometown Blackhawks, who opened as moneyline favorites at Sportsbook.
Chicago battles the Coyotes, currently with a 42-27-13 mark. The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals bettors, are 42-39-1 for the Blackhawks and 30-39-13 for the Coyotes.
View Phoenix vs Chicago Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook NHL line for this matchup, Chicago sat as -150 favorites. The total was set at 5.
Power Rankings:
This game puts the Blackhawks, most recently No. 11 in the Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings, up against the Coyotes, who rate a No. 16 in the latest survey.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Chicago's No. 6-ranked offense (3 goals per game) against a Coyotes defense that ranks No. 7 at 2.5 goals per game allowed. The Blackhawks Sportsbook has clicked at a 15.2% rate while the Coyotes have a 85.5% rate on the penalty kill.
In their last action, Chicago was a 2-1 Sportsbook on the road against the Coyotes. Bettors on Chicago at +117 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Phoenix Coyotes Trends:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Chicago are 8-2
After playing Chicago are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
Chicago Blackhawks Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Edmonton are 5-5
After playing Phoenix are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
A few Coyotes at Blackhawks trends to consider:
Phoenix is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Phoenix is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Phoenix is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Chicago is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Phoenix
Next up:
Phoenix home to Chicago, Wednesday, April 25
