Saturday, March 12, 2016

Joe Louis Arena

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The New York Rangers travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, March 12, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at -108 and the Red Wings at -102. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 67 games. They have an overall record of 39-22-6 and on the road they have a record of 16-15-3. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 192 goals and given up 173 goals for a point differential of +19. The Rangers have 6 overtime losses including 2 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 7-3-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 38-28 and an over/under record of 29-27-11. Detroit shows up with a record of 33-23-11 including 17-11-6 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 170 goals and surrendered 179 for a goal differential of -9. The Red Wings have 11 losses in OT and 5 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 32-34 while their over/under record sits at 24-32-11.

Derick Brassard has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 24 goals this season with 150 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 0 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 0% by scoring 22 goals on 141 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 31 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 1,562 shots against him and has given up 120 goals. He has made 1,442 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 20 goals this season with 172 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 0 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 0% by scoring 12 goals on 173 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 25 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 1,261 shots against him and has given up 96 goals. He has made 1,165 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Rangers have 84 total points this season. They have scored 189 goals while giving up 171 goals. They have had 181 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Rangers have allowed 199 power play opportunities and given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.82% 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 77 points on the season. They have 37 power play goals on 217 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 223 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 168 goals scored while they've given up 174 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.51%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 47.8% as they've attempted 3,556 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,884 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.7% as they have 2,673 attempts while they've given up 2,813 shots on the defensive end. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the season. They have 1,898 face off wins compared to 1,934 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.5%. On defense New York has 1,801 hits and they've blocked 1,071 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 3,620 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,434 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.2% as they have 2,729 shots while they've given up 2,704 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 54% and their defensive zone percentage is 46% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.9% as they've compiled 1,915 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,925 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 730 shot attempts and they have 1,348 hits as a unit.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 38-28 straight up

The New York Rangers are 29-27-11 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 32-34 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 24-32-11 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

03/11/16 GO Henrik Lundqvist Neck "?" Saturday vs Detroit
03/08/16 D Dylan McIlrath Knee expected to miss 2 weeks
03/08/16 D Marc Staal Back "?" Saturday vs Detroit
02/13/16 LW Rick Nash Knee out indefinitely

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
01/11/16 LW Drew Miller Knee out 4-6 months

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit

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