Bet Jamaica NHL Preview — Chicago Blackhawks vs. San Jose Sharks

The Chicago Blackhawks and the San Jose Sharks will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at HP Pavilion.

Oddsmakers currently have the Sharks listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Blackhawks, while the game’s total is sitting at 5½.

The Blackhawks defeated Vancouver 1-0 as a +115 underdog on Sunday. The one goal scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (5.5).

Antti Niemi stopped all 30 shots he faced to earn the shutout for Chicago, while Bryan Bickell scored the lone goal in the win.

Dany Heatley and Joe Thornton each had a goal and an assist to help the Sharks defeat the Ducks 3-2. The Sharks won the game as -125 favorites, while the five goals went UNDER the posted over/under (5.5).

Ryane Clowe added his fourth of the season in the win for the Sharks, while Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves.

Current streak:
Chicago has won 7 straight games.
San Jose has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Chicago: 15-5-2
San Jose: 16-5-4

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Edmonton are 7-3
After playing Vancouver are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

San Jose most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Toronto are 3-3-2
After playing Anaheim are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago’s last 5 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago’s last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chicago’s last 14 games
San Jose is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago
San Jose is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
San Jose is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose’s last 5 games when playing Chicago

Next up:
Chicago at Anaheim, Friday, November 27
San Jose at Edmonton, Friday, November 27