Thursday, December 10, 2015

Joe Louis Arena

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, December 10, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at +145 and the Red Wings at -165. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Montreal comes into this matchup having played 28 games. They have an overall record of 19-6-3 and on the road they have a record of 9-3-1. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 94 goals and given up 63 goals for a point differential of +31. Detroit shows up with a record of 15-8-5 including 9-5-3 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 73 goals and surrendered 72 for a goal differential of +1.

Tomas Plekanec has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 7 goals this season with 58 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 13 goals on 115 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Mike Condon has 9 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 415 shots against him and has given up 36 goals. He has made 379 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 11 goals this season with 76 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. 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. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 5 goals on 62 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 7 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 368 shots against him and has given up 29 goals. He has made 339 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canadiens have 41 total points this season. They have scored 93 goals while giving up 62 goals. They have had 99 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Canadiens have allowed 95 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.62% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Red Wings have a total of 35 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 88 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 95 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Canadiens have a total of 72 goals scored while they've given up 71 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.02%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 18-9 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 14-7-6 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 14-13 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 9-13-6 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/09/15 RW Devante Smith-Pelly Lower Body out indefinitely
11/30/15 GO Carey Price Knee out 6 weeks
11/27/15 C Torrey Mitchell Lower Body out indefinitely
11/22/15 RW Brendan Gallagher Finger out 4-6 weeks
10/06/15 RW Zach Kassian Suspension out indefinitely

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

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

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit

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