Thursday, December 29, 2016

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, December 29, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +130 and the Senators at -144. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Detroit comes into this matchup having played 35 games. They have an overall record of 15-16-4 and on the road they have a record of 8-6-1. Currently they are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 86 goals and given up 100 goals for a point differential of -14. The Red Wings have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 10-20 and an over/under record of 15-14-6. Ottawa shows up with a record of 20-12-3 including 11-5-3 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 91 goals and surrendered 93 for a goal differential of -2. The Senators have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 17-15 while their over/under record sits at 15-18-2.

Henrik Zetterberg has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 6 goals this season with 74 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Frans Nielsen has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 8 goals on 69 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 545 shots against him and has given up 55 goals. He has made 490 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Mark Stone has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Senators. He has 10 goals this season with 52 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Erik Karlsson has averaged 27 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 7 goals on 85 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Mike Condon has 8 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 367 shots against him and has given up 28 goals. He has made 339 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Red Wings have 34 total points this season. They have scored 86 goals while giving up 100 goals. They have had 120 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Red Wings have allowed 108 power play opportunities and given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.50% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Senators have a total of 43 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 112 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 120 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 91 goals scored while they've given up 93 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.97%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.5% as they've attempted 1,812 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,927 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.1% as they have 1,374 attempts while they've given up 1,485 shots on the defensive end. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 50.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the season. They have 1,120 face off wins compared to 972 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 53.5%. On defense Detroit has 696 hits and they've blocked 442 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 1,870 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,091 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.1% as they have 1,375 shots while they've given up 1,486 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 52.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.6% as they've compiled 1,075 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,093 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 605 shot attempts and they have 917 hits as a unit.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 10-20 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 15-14-6 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 17-15 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 15-18-2 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/27/16 D Brian Lashoff Facial "?" Thursday vs Ottawa
12/27/16 RW Tomas Jurco Flu "?" Thursday vs Ottawa
12/20/16 GO Jimmy Howard Knee out 4-6 weeks
12/20/16 D Mike Green Upper Body out indefinitely
12/19/16 D Alexey Marchenko Shoulder out indefinitely
12/02/16 LW Justin Abdelkader Knee expected to miss 2-4 weeks
11/28/16 LW Tyler Bertuzzi Ankle expected to miss 3-5 weeks
11/16/16 C Darren Helm Shoulder expected to miss 6-8 weeks
10/27/16 C Joe Vitale Concussion out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/27/16 C Zack Smith Upper Body injured last game, "?" Thursday vs Detroit
12/22/16 GO Andrew Hammond Ankle out indefinitely
12/13/16 GO Craig Anderson Personal out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa -144

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