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On Wednesday, the Chicago Blackhawks will host the Boston Bruins on their home ice as they look to snap a three-game skid. After ending November with a loss and beginning December with two straight losses, the team will look to get back in the win column tonight as they face off with a Boston Bruins team looking to make it three straight.
Boston Bruins vs Chicago Blackhawks: Head-to-head & key stats
Tonight's game between Chicago and Boston will be the first of two meetings between the two teams this season.
- Boston ranks 30th in goals per game with 2.48
- Chicago ranks 31st in the same category with 2.44 goals per game
- Chicago ranks 20th in goals allowed per game with 3.12
- Boston ranks 17th in the same category with 3.04 goals allowed per game
- Chicago is 4-6-0 at home this season
- Boston is 5-5-1 on the road this season
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Boston Bruins vs Chicago Blackhawks: Preview
The Boston Bruins are riding plenty of momentum into tonight's game after winning back-to-back, putting them in third place in a stacked Atlantic Division that the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers are battling for control over.
Boston has a 13-11-3 record that sees it with 29 points, just three points ahead of the fourth-place Lightning and three points behind both the Maple Leafs and Panthers.
On the flip side, Chicago is sitting at the bottom of the Central Division with a record of 8-15-2 that's seen them go just 3-6-1 over their last 10. While Chicago's front office made some big offseason moves acquiring Teuvo Teravainen and Tyler Bertuzzi, the team has struggled to find consistency.
The team is two points outside of seventh place, a position held by the Nashville Predators with 20 points.
Boston Bruins vs Chicago Blackhawks: Odds & Prediction
Heading into tonight's game, Boston is a slight betting favorite with -160 odds to win. On the flip side, Chicago is a +132 underdog on FanDuel. On DraftKings, these odds are slightly closer to even with Boston sitting as a -155 favorite and Chicago sitting as a +130 underdog.
This means that it would take a $155 bet on Boston as the favorite to win $100 whereas a $100 bet on Chicago as the underdog could win $130.
Editor's note: Odds are subject to change between now and puck drop.
Prediction: Boston 4, Chicago 2
