Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings - 4/15/21 NHL Picks and Prediction
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Detroit Red Wings (15-23-6) vs Chicago Blackhawks (20-18-5)
Game Info: Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 7:30 pm (Little Caesars Arena)
Betting Odds: Detroit Red Wings +137 / Chicago Blackhawks -152 --- Over/Under: 5.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings meet in NHL action from Little Caesars Arena on Thursday night.
The Chicago Blackhawks will look to build on their 4-3 overtime win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in their last matchup. Patrick Kane leads the Blackhawks in scoring with 54 points including 14 goals and a team-high 40 assists while Alex DeBrincat has 41 points with a team-high 21 goals and 20 assists. Dominik Kubalik also has 29 points with 14 goals and 15 assists and Pius Suter has 19 points with 11 goals this season. As a team, Chicago is averaging 2.8 goals on 29.4 shots with a 24.4% success rate on the power play while allowing 3.1 goals on 33.3 shots against with a 73.3% success rate killing off penalties this season.
The Detroit Red Wings will look to build on back-to-back wins after their 3-1 triumph over Carolina last time out. Jakub Vrana comes over from Washington and now leads the Red Wings with 25 points this season while Dylan Larkin has 22 points with 8 goals and 14 assists and Filip Hronek also has 22 points with a team-high 20 assists this season. Robby Fabbri and Adam Erne each have double-digit goal tallies for the Red Wings this season. As a team, Detroit is averaging 2.2 goals on 27.6 shots with a 12% success rate on the power play while allowing 3.2 goals on 31.3 shots against with a 76.2% success rate on the PK this season.
Chicago is 2-5 in their last 7 road games and 1-4 in their last 5 games overall while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall. Detroit is 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 5-15 in their last 20 games following a win while the over is 3-1-1 in their last 5 games as an underdog. The favorite is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings between these two teams.
I get why the Blackhawks would be favored here, and if the Red Wings had played this game close to their win over Carolina, I could understand the letdown theory. However, the Red Wings appear to be playing with some confidence now, and I personally think they won their trade with the Capitals in getting Jakub Vrana and Richard Panik in the lineup. I just think there’s too much value to be had with the Red Wings here, so I’ll take my shot with Detroit and the plus money in this spot.
Chris’s Pick Detroit +137
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
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