Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Joe Louis Arena

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at -145 and the Red Wings at +131. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Columbus comes into this matchup having played 51 games. They have an overall record of 33-13-5 and on the road they have a record of 15-7-4. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 170 goals and given up 127 goals for a point differential of +43. The Blue Jackets have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 31-18 and an over/under record of 22-25-4. Detroit shows up with a record of 22-21-9 including 11-12-4 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 132 goals and surrendered 152 for a goal differential of -20. The Red Wings have a record of 5-2-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 16-30 while their over/under record sits at 24-22-6.

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Zach Werenski has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 8 goals this season with 121 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Cam Atkinson has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 25 goals on 150 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 28 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 1,168 shots against him and has given up 87 goals. He has made 1,081 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Thomas Vanek has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 12 goals this season with 87 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 15 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 11 goals on 113 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 12 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 842 shots against him and has given up 85 goals. He has made 757 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Blue Jackets have 71 total points this season. They have scored 170 goals while giving up 127 goals. They have had 144 power play opportunities and have scored 35 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. The Blue Jackets have allowed 141 power play opportunities and given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.02% 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 53 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 174 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 11%. They have allowed 154 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Blue Jackets have a total of 132 goals scored while they've given up 152 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.91%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Columbus has a Corsi percentage of 49.4% as they've attempted 2,811 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,885 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.4% as they have 2,106 attempts while they've given up 2,153 shots on the defensive end. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 49.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the season. They have 1,488 face off wins compared to 1,641 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.6%. On defense Columbus has 993 hits and they've blocked 732 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 2,727 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,903 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48% as they have 2,060 shots while they've given up 2,229 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 51.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.1% as they've compiled 1,622 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,491 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 674 shot attempts and they have 1,037 hits as a unit.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 31-18 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 22-25-4 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 16-30 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 24-22-6 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/10/16 RW David Clarkson Back out indefinitely
02/04/17 RW Josh Anderson Flu "?" Tuesday vs Detroit
02/02/17 D David Savard Back out indefinitely
01/20/17 D Markus Nutivaara Lower Body out indefinitely

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/27/16 C Joe Vitale Concussion out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
02/06/17 C Frans Nielsen Upper Body out indefinitely
02/06/17 D Niklas Kronwall Lower Body is downgraded to doubtful Tuesday vs. Columbus
01/19/17 C Steve Ott Shoulder out indefinitely
01/03/17 GO Jimmy Howard Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit +131

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