Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Joe Louis Arena

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The Boston Bruins travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, January 18, 2017.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 47 games. They have an overall record of 23-18-5 and on the road they have a record of 13-8-5. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 117 goals and given up 117 goals for a point differential of 0. The Bruins have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-24 and an over/under record of 19-23-5. Detroit shows up with a record of 18-19-6 including 9-10-3 at home this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 112 goals and surrendered 127 for a goal differential of -15. The Red Wings have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 14-25 while their over/under record sits at 20-18-6.

Brad Marchand has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 17 goals this season with 134 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. David Pastrnak has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 19 goals on 134 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 22 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 890 shots against him and has given up 67 goals. He has made 823 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Frans Nielsen has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 9 goals this season with 88 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 9 goals on 93 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 9 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 674 shots against him and has given up 72 goals. He has made 602 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Bruins have 51 total points this season. They have scored 117 goals while giving up 113 goals. They have had 144 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Bruins have allowed 152 power play opportunities and given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 34 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.48% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Red Wings have a total of 42 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 144 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 12%. They have allowed 130 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 111 goals scored while they've given up 127 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.81%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Boston has a Corsi percentage of 55.1% as they've attempted 2,903 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,366 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 55.5% as they have 2,172 attempts while they've given up 1,743 shots on the defensive end. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 54.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the season. They have 1,485 face off wins compared to 1,331 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.7%. On defense Boston has 964 hits and they've blocked 623 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 2,284 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,412 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.3% as they have 1,723 shots while they've given up 1,844 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 51.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 53.4% as they've compiled 1,373 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,198 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 568 shot attempts and they have 862 hits as a unit.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 21-24 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 19-23-5 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 14-25 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 20-18-6 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

12/06/16 LW Matt Beleskey Knee out indefinitely
01/16/17 D Colin Miller Knee "?" Wednesday vs Detroit
01/16/17 D Kevan Miller Concussion "?" Wednesday vs Detroit

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

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
01/10/17 D Brendan Smith Knee expected to miss 2-3 weeks
01/10/17 D Niklas Kronwall Lower Body expected to miss 2-3 weeks
01/03/17 GO Jimmy Howard Knee expected to miss another month

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit

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