Sunday, February 14, 2016

Joe Louis Arena

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The Boston Bruins travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday, February 14, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +118 and the Red Wings at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 54 games. They have an overall record of 29-19-6 and on the road they have a record of 17-5-3. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 163 goals and given up 149 goals for a point differential of +14. The Bruins have 6 overtime losses including 1 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 6-3-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-25 and an over/under record of 24-23-7. Detroit shows up with a record of 28-18-9 including 14-10-6 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 139 goals and surrendered 138 for a goal differential of +1. The Red Wings have 9 losses in OT and 4 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 28-27 while their over/under record sits at 19-26-10.

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 21 goals this season with 195 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Loui Eriksson has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 17 goals on 113 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 20 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 1,223 shots against him and has given up 102 goals. He has made 1,121 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 18 goals this season with 149 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 20 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 10 goals on 126 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 21 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 1,061 shots against him and has given up 71 goals. He has made 990 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Bruins have 64 total points this season. They have scored 159 goals while giving up 148 goals. They have had 151 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. The Bruins have allowed 184 power play opportunities and given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.19% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Red Wings have a total of 65 points on the season. They have 32 power play goals on 176 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 184 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 138 goals scored while they've given up 134 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.66%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Boston has a Corsi percentage of 49.6% as they've attempted 3,074 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,121 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.2% as they have 2,337 attempts while they've given up 2,320 shots on the defensive end. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 49.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.1% for the season. They have 1,687 face off wins compared to 1,682 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.1%. On defense Boston has 1,471 hits and they've blocked 801 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 2,899 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,823 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.6% as they have 2,192 shots while they've given up 2,231 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 53.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50% as they've compiled 1,572 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,570 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 592 shot attempts and they have 1,094 hits as a unit.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 28-25 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 24-23-7 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 28-27 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 19-26-10 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

11/03/15 C Chris Kelly Leg out indefinitely
02/13/16 C Patrice Bergeron Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Minnesota
02/08/16 GO Malcolm Subban Throat out indefinitely
01/06/16 D Adam McQuaid Concussion out indefinitely

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
02/02/16 D Niklas Kronwall Knee expected to miss 1-2 weeks
01/11/16 LW Drew Miller Knee out 4-6 months

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit

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