The United Center will play host to an intriguing showdown as the Anaheim Ducks come into town to face the Chicago Blackhawks. It’s the third and last time that the two clubs will go at it in the regular season. The opening face-off is at 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 3, and you can view this Western Conference matchup live on Fox Sports West.

Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks Odds

Playing the role of favorite will be Chicago (-160), whereas Anaheim is a dog showing moneyline odds of +140, and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals. If gamblers want to wager on this matchup’s total, they’ll be looking at odds of -110 for the over and -110 for the under.

Losing 0.3 units for moneyline gamblers, the Blackhawks are 29-36 straight up (SU) overall this year. That early-season winning percentage is right in line with the 36-46 record the team produced during the 2018-19 season campaign. Through 65 regular season contests, 33 of the team’s games have gone under the total, while 31 have gone over and just one has pushed. The team’s 13-17 SU at home this season.

Chicago has converted on just 15.2 percent of its power play chances this season, a figure that puts the team in the bottom- overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked eighth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.1 percent of all penalties.

As a collective unit, Chicago has been penalized 3.5 times per game overall this season, and 4.6 per game over its last five outings home outings. The team’s had to stave off opponent power plays for just 7.8 minutes per game over its last 10 outings, in total.

Averaging 32.1 saves per game with a .918 save percentage, Robin Lehner (16-17-6) has been the primary option in goal for the Blackhawks this year. If the Hawks decide to give him a rest, however, the team might turn to Corey Crawford (13-22-22 record, .915 save percentage, 2.84 goals against average).

The Hawks will continue to lean on the offensive production via Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. Kane (78 points) has produced 28 goals and 50 assists and has recorded two or more points in 18 different games this year. Toews has 17 goals and 39 assists to his name and has recorded a point in 32 games.

Anaheim has lost 11.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year and is currently 26-39 straight up (SU). Through 65 regular season outings, 34 of its games have gone over the total, while 30 have gone under the total and just one has pushed. Anaheim’s 12-21 SU as the road team this season.

Anaheim has converted on just 14.6 percent of its power play chances this season, a figure that’s ranked 32nd in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 25th overall and it’s successfully killed off 76.9 percent of all penalties.

Anaheim’s skaters have been penalized 4.0 times per game in total this season, and 3.1 per game over their past ten outings. The team’s had to defend opponent power plays just 7.5 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.

John Gibson (.904 save percentage and 2.99 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for Anaheim. Gibson is averaging 27.7 saves per game and has 19 wins, 30 losses, and five OT losses to his credit.

For the visiting Ducks, much of the offense will be facilitated by Ryan Getzlaf (13 goals, 27 assists) and Adam Henrique (24 goals, 15 assists).

Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks Betting Predictions

Prediction: SU Winner – Ducks, O/U – Under

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Betting Trends

For both of these clubs, the game went under the total in three of their past five outings.

Power plays and penalty kills may have a key role in this matchup. The Ducks are 7-14 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 14-22 when they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total. The Blackhawks are 8-14 when the team serves fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 19-26 in games where they’re in the box for less than 10 minutes.

Anaheim is 5-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while Chicago is 4-4 in shootouts.

Chicago is ranked 8th overall this season with 8.3 takeaways per game. That figure has trended lower recently, however, as the team has managed 7.5 takeaways over its last 10 games and 5.8 takeaways over its last five.

Anaheim is ranked 28th in the NHL this season with 6.2 takeaways per game. That figure has trended down recently, however, as the team has created 4.9 takeaways over its last 10 games and 5.0 takeaways over its last five.