Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Amalie Arena

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, December 20, 2016.

Detroit comes into this matchup having played 32 games. They have an overall record of 14-14-4 and on the road they have a record of 7-5-1. Currently they are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 78 goals and given up 89 goals for a point differential of -11. The Red Wings have an overall record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 10-18 and an over/under record of 13-14-5. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 15-14-3 including 7-5-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 91 goals and surrendered 91 for a goal differential of 0. The Lightning have a record of 2-6-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 13-17 while their over/under record sits at 15-13-4.

Mike Green has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 7 goals this season with 59 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Gustav Nyquist has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 4 goals on 66 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 9 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 530 shots against him and has given up 52 goals. He has made 478 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Nikita Kucherov has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 13 goals this season with 84 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Victor Hedman has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 6 goals on 65 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 9 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 608 shots against him and has given up 57 goals. He has made 551 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Red Wings have 32 total points this season. They have scored 78 goals while giving up 89 goals. They have had 108 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Red Wings have allowed 93 power play opportunities and given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.64% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Lightning have a total of 33 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 114 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 110 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 91 goals scored while they've given up 91 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.41%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48% as they've attempted 1,635 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,769 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.7% as they have 1,238 attempts while they've given up 1,357 shots on the defensive end. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 50.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the season. They have 999 face off wins compared to 896 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.7%. On defense Detroit has 631 hits and they've blocked 412 shots from the opposition.

Tampa Bay has attempted 1,739 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,723 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.2% as they have 1,333 shots while they've given up 1,323 attempts on defense. The Lightning have an offensive zone percentage of 49.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.1% as they've compiled 970 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,007 face off losses. On defense Tampa Bay has blocked 400 shot attempts and they have 661 hits as a unit.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 10-18 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 13-14-5 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 13-17 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 15-13-4 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/19/16 D Mike Green Undisclosed "?" Monday vs. Carolina
12/17/16 D Alexey Marchenko Shoulder "?" Monday vs Carolina
12/02/16 LW Justin Abdelkader Knee expected to miss 2-4 weeks
11/28/16 D Brendan Smith Knee expected to miss 4-6 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

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/19/16 C Cedric Paquette Upper Body injured last game, "?" Tuesday vs. Detroit
12/17/16 RW Nikita Kucherov Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Detroit
12/17/16 LW Ondrej Palat Undisclosed "?" Tuesday vs Detroit
12/17/16 RW Ryan Callahan Hip "?" Tuesday vs Detroit
11/16/16 C Steven Stamkos Knee out 4 months

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit

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