Saturday, October 29, 2016

Joe Louis Arena

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The Boston Bruins travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, October 29, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +115 and the Red Wings at -143. The over/under has been set at 5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 7 games. They have an overall record of 3-4-0 and on the road they have a record of 2-2-0. Currently they are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 17 goals and given up 23 goals for a point differential of -6. For the season they have an ATS record of 3-4 and an over/under record of 3-4-0. Detroit shows up with a record of 6-2-0 including 4-0-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 26 goals and surrendered 18 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 5-2 while their over/under record sits at 4-3-1.

Brad Marchand has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 3 goals this season with 15 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. David Pastrnak has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 5 goals on 26 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 3 wins and no losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 95 shots against him and has given up 5 goals. He has made 90 saves for a save percentage of 95%.

Mike Green has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 3 goals this season with 9 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 33%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 13 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 31% by scoring 4 goals on 13 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 200 shots against him and has given up 15 goals. He has made 185 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Bruins have 6 total points this season. They have scored 17 goals while giving up 23 goals. They have had 24 power play opportunities and have scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 8%. The Bruins have allowed 30 power play opportunities and given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.50% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Red Wings have a total of 12 points on the season. They have 6 power play goals on 32 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 30 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 26 goals scored while they've given up 18 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.61%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 94%.

Boston has a Corsi percentage of 50.1% as they've attempted 395 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 393 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.3% as they have 296 attempts while they've given up 292 shots on the defensive end. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 51% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the season. They have 217 face off wins compared to 221 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.5%. On defense Boston has 161 hits and they've blocked 101 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 377 shots at full strength and they've given up 477 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 44.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 45% as they have 294 shots while they've given up 359 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 44% and their defensive zone percentage is 56% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.9% as they've compiled 235 face off wins this season and they have suffered 236 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 118 shot attempts and they have 134 hits as a unit.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 3-4 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 3-4-0 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 5-2 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 4-3-1 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

10/28/16 GO Tuukka Rask Hamstring is upgraded to "?" Saturday vs. Detroit
10/27/16 RW David Pastrnak Possible Suspension "?" Saturday vs. Detroit
10/26/16 RW David Backes Elbow out indefinitely
10/25/16 GO Anton Khudobin Arm expected to miss 3 weeks
10/12/16 D Kevan Miller Hand expected to miss 6 weeks
10/10/16 C Frank Vatrano Foot out indefinitely

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/27/16 C Joe Vitale Concussion out indefinitely
10/27/16 LW Thomas Vanek Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Boston
10/24/16 D Niklas Kronwall Knee expected to miss 5-7 days
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
10/10/16 RW Tomas Jurco Back out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit

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