Monday, December 28, 2015

Xcel Energy Center

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Monday, December 28, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +120 and the Wild at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.

Detroit comes into this matchup having played 35 games. They have an overall record of 18-10-7 and on the road they have a record of 7-3-3. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 92 goals and given up 91 goals for a point differential of +1. Minnesota shows up with a record of 18-10-6 including 13-5-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 92 goals and surrendered 83 for a goal differential of +9.

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 13 goals this season with 98 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 6 goals on 79 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 7 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 452 shots against him and has given up 38 goals. He has made 414 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Mikko Koivu has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Wild. He has 8 goals this season with 59 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 11 goals on 71 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 14 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 746 shots against him and has given up 63 goals. He has made 683 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Red Wings have 43 total points this season. They have scored 91 goals while giving up 89 goals. They have had 113 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Red Wings have allowed 117 power play opportunities and given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.07% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Wild have a total of 42 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 107 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 83 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 92 goals scored while they've given up 83 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.62%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 17-17 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 12-15-8 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 18-16 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 12-16-6 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/26/15 C Dylan Larkin Upper Body "?" Monday vs Minnesota
12/26/15 D Jonathan Ericsson Upper Body "?" Monday vs Minnesota
12/04/15 LW Drew Miller Jaw expected to miss 6 weeks
12/04/15 LW Teemu Pulkkinen Shoulder out 6-8 weeks
10/24/15 D Kyle Quincey Ankle out until mid-February
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely

Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/26/15 C Ryan Carter Undisclosed "?" Monday vs Detroit

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota

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