Tuesday, January 24, 2017

TD Garden

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +153 and the Bruins at -170. The over/under has been set at 5.

Detroit comes into this matchup having played 47 games. They have an overall record of 20-19-8 and on the road they have a record of 10-9-4. Currently they are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 120 goals and given up 136 goals for a point differential of -16. The Red Wings have an overall record of 4-3-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-27 and an over/under record of 21-20-6. Boston shows up with a record of 23-21-6 including 10-12-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 123 goals and surrendered 129 for a goal differential of -6. The Bruins have a record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 21-27 while their over/under record sits at 21-24-5.

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Frans Nielsen has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 10 goals this season with 93 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 9 goals on 102 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 10 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 736 shots against him and has given up 77 goals. He has made 659 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Brad Marchand has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 17 goals this season with 147 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. David Pastrnak has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 19 goals on 148 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 22 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 974 shots against him and has given up 78 goals. He has made 896 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Red Wings have 48 total points this season. They have scored 120 goals while giving up 136 goals. They have had 159 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 11%. The Red Wings have allowed 141 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.82% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Bruins have a total of 52 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 154 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 164 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 123 goals scored while they've given up 129 goals to this point. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.22%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.8% as they've attempted 2,496 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,616 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.4% as they have 1,880 attempts while they've given up 2,002 shots on the defensive end. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 52.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season. They have 1,488 face off wins compared to 1,340 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.6%. On defense Detroit has 926 hits and they've blocked 614 shots from the opposition.

Boston has attempted 3,167 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,550 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 55.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 55.7% as they have 2,368 shots while they've given up 1,883 attempts on defense. The Bruins have an offensive zone percentage of 54.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 45.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 53% as they've compiled 1,612 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,432 face off losses. On defense Boston has blocked 667 shot attempts and they have 1,047 hits as a unit.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 14-27 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 21-20-6 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 21-27 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 21-24-5 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/27/16 C Joe Vitale Concussion out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
01/22/17 LW Thomas Vanek Wrist injured last game, "?" Tuesday vs Boston
01/19/17 C Steve Ott Shoulder out indefinitely
01/10/17 D Brendan Smith Knee expected to miss 2-3 weeks
01/03/17 GO Jimmy Howard Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Boston Bruins Injuries

01/22/17 D Colin Miller Knee "?" Tuesday vs Detroit
01/22/17 GO Tuukka Rask Migraine left last game, "?" Tuesday vs Detroit
01/18/17 D Kevan Miller Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Boston -170

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