Sunday, February 21, 2016

Madison Square Garden

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Sunday, February 21, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +160 and the Rangers at -190. The over/under has been set at 5.

Detroit comes into this matchup having played 58 games. They have an overall record of 29-20-9 and on the road they have a record of 14-10-3. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 149 goals and given up 153 goals for a point differential of -4. The Red Wings have 9 overtime losses including 4 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 5-4-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-29 and an over/under record of 21-27-10. New York shows up with a record of 33-19-6 including 21-6-3 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 170 goals and surrendered 150 for a goal differential of +20. The Rangers have 6 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 32-25 while their over/under record sits at 26-23-9.

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 19 goals this season with 157 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 this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 12 goals on 138 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 22 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 1,115 shots against him and has given up 81 goals. He has made 1,034 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Derick Brassard has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 22 goals this season with 135 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 20 goals on 120 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 46 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 28 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 1,409 shots against him and has given up 110 goals. He has made 1,299 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Red Wings have 67 total points this season. They have scored 148 goals while giving up 149 goals. They have had 186 power play opportunities and have scored 34 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Red Wings have allowed 192 power play opportunities and given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.73% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Rangers have a total of 72 points on the season. They have 29 power play goals on 162 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 178 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 167 goals scored while they've given up 148 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.84%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 51% as they've attempted 3,088 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,971 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.9% as they have 2,336 attempts while they've given up 2,345 shots on the defensive end. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 53.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.7% for the season. They have 1,651 face off wins compared to 1,658 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.9%. On defense Detroit has 1,149 hits and they've blocked 626 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 3,101 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,332 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.2% as they have 2,338 shots while they've given up 2,411 attempts on defense. The Rangers have an offensive zone percentage of 51.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.5% as they've compiled 1,643 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,676 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 921 shot attempts and they have 1,587 hits as a unit.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 29-29 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 21-27-10 against the over/under

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 32-25 straight up

The New York Rangers are 26-23-9 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
02/20/16 C Dylan Larkin Illness expected to miss Saturday vs. Ottawa
02/17/16 D Jonathan Ericsson Lower Body out indefinitely
02/02/16 D Niklas Kronwall Knee out indefinitely
01/11/16 LW Drew Miller Knee out 4-6 months

New York Rangers Injuries

02/20/16 D Ryan McDonagh Jaw out indefinitely
02/13/16 LW Rick Nash Knee out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take New York

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