Thursday, December 1, 2016

Joe Louis Arena

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The Florida Panthers travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +109 and the Red Wings at -120. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 23 games. They have an overall record of 11-10-2 and on the road they have a record of 4-6-2. Currently they are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 58 goals and given up 60 goals for a point differential of -2. The Panthers have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-12 and an over/under record of 9-9-5. Detroit shows up with a record of 11-10-2 including 6-6-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 57 goals and surrendered 59 for a goal differential of -2. The Red Wings have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 8-12 while their over/under record sits at 9-11-3.

Vincent Trocheck has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 6 goals this season with 52 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jon Marchessault has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 10 goals on 62 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 8 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 449 shots against him and has given up 32 goals. He has made 417 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Gustav Nyquist has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 4 goals this season with 46 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Mike Green has averaged 24 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 4 goals on 40 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 6 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 389 shots against him and has given up 37 goals. He has made 352 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Panthers have 24 total points this season. They have scored 58 goals while giving up 60 goals. They have had 78 power play opportunities and have scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Panthers have allowed 66 power play opportunities and given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.23% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Red Wings have a total of 24 points on the season. They have 13 power play goals on 81 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 70 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 57 goals scored while they've given up 59 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.93%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 53.5% as they've attempted 1,324 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,151 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.6% as they have 995 attempts while they've given up 898 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 53.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season. They have 692 face off wins compared to 719 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49%. On defense Florida has 479 hits and they've blocked 253 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 1,148 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,285 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.6% as they have 864 shots while they've given up 991 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 49.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.4% as they've compiled 697 face off wins this season and they have suffered 658 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 294 shot attempts and they have 447 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 9-12 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 9-9-5 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 8-12 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 9-11-3 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

11/21/16 D Alex Petrovic Lower Body out indefinitely
10/10/16 LW Jonathan Huberdeau Achilles expected to miss 3-4 months

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

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
11/26/16 GO Jimmy Howard Groin out indefinitely
11/21/16 D Alexey Marchenko Upper Body out indefinitely
11/16/16 C Darren Helm Shoulder expected to miss 6-8 weeks
11/11/16 C Andreas Athanasiou Knee expected to miss 2-3 weeks
10/27/16 C Joe Vitale Concussion out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Florida +109

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