Team records:<\/strong> Tonight, 10:30 p.m. ET It seems every Blackhawks game is fun to watch and tonight\u2019s battle with fellow division leader San Jose should be no exception. The powerhouse Hawks will play their seventh straight road game tonight and they\u2019re starting to show us a pattern. As a first-class team, they\u2019ve disposed of any mediocre opponents on the road \u2013 like Columbus, Detroit, Calgary and Edmonton. <\/p>\n When they\u2019ve run into opponents who play well at home, however \u2013 like Ottawa and Vancouver \u2013 fatigue set in and Chicago took a beating. <\/p>\n While the Blackhawks may not get pounded tonight, the Sharks should get the better of them. They\u2019ve won five straight games and seven of eight; they\u2019ve allowed two goals or fewer in eight straight as well. Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Dany Heatley continue to roll as one of the NHL\u2019s best three lines but a big reason for San Jose\u2019s latest streak has been the arrival of secondary scoring, which had eluded the Sharks for a while. Little Joe Pavelski has nine points in his last five games; Ryane Clowe has six points over that span and Devin Setoguchi has five points in his last five. If the Sharks can roll two scoring lines, they\u2019re extremely tough to beat. It also certainly helps that Evgeni Nabokov is playing some of the best hockey of his career right now, going 8-2-1 with a 1.76 goals against average and .939 save percentage in January. <\/p>\n The talented Hawks will test San Jose \u2013 what team couldn\u2019t with Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa \u2013 but this long, long road trip has to take its toll at some point. <\/p>\n The Shark Tank may be a bit too much. <\/p>\n NHL Betting Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
\nChicago: 36-13-4
\nSan Jose: 35-10-8<\/p>\n
\nSportsbook odds: Blackhawks +105, Sharks -125<\/p>\n![\"Sports](\"http:\/\/www.bodogaffiliate.com\/resources\/ca-banners\/sportsbook\/square\/250x250\/250x250h-sportsbook.gif\")
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\nSan Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
\nThe total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose’s last 5 games
\nThe total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose’s last 5 games when playing Chicago
\nChicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
\nThe total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago’s last 10 games on the road
\nThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago’s last 5 games when playing San Jose
\nChicago is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games <\/p>\n