Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 12/23/2017

Saturday, December 23, 2017

TD Garden

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Saturday, December 23, 2017.

Detroit has a record of 13-14-7 this season and on the road they have a record of 7-8-1-0. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 95 goals and given up 110 goals for a point differential of -15. For the season they have an ATS record of 13-21-0 and an over/under record of 18-16-0. Boston is 18-10-5 including 11-5-3-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 98 goals and surrendered 88 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 17-15-0 while their over/under record is 15-17-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 13-21-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 18-16-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 17-15-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 15-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/22/17 RW Luke Glendening Upper Body injured last game, is "?" Saturday vs Boston

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

12/22/17 C Ryan Spooner Illness is "?" Saturday vs Detroit
12/21/17 C David Krejci Upper Body IR (12/21)
11/26/17 C Peter Cehlarik Lower Body IR (11/25)
10/20/17 D Adam McQuaid Fibula IR (10/19)

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 13 goals this year with 88 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 5 goals on 72 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 10 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 784 shots against him and he's given up 73 goals. He's made 711 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has scored 31 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 15 goals this season with 89 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 14 goals on 61 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 9 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 556 shots against him and he's surrendered 49 goals. He's made 507 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 33 total points this season, which ranks them 26th in the NHL. They are 23rd in the league in goals scored with 95 while they've given up 110 goals, ranking them 7th overall. They have had 106 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 7th in the NHL. The Red Wings have allowed 115 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 17th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.13% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 22nd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 12th in the NHL with a total of 39 points this year. They have 22 power play goals on 107 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 10th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 101 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 8th in the NHL. As a team, the Bruins are 21st in the league with 96 goals scored while they've given up 87 goals, which is 27th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.37%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 49.4% as they've tried 1,872 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,914 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 16th in Corsi percentage. They are 14th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.7% as they have 1,455 shots while they've given up 1,470 attempts on defense. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the year. That puts them 14th and 16th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,042 face-off wins as opposed to 1,082 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.1%. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. On defense Detroit has 678 hits and they've blocked 444 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 31st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 55.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.9% for the year. That ranks them 4th and 28th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,065 face-off wins as opposed to 1,034 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Boston has 790 hits and they've blocked 458 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 27th in blocked shots. Boston is ranked 6th in Corsi percentage with 51.9% as they've tried 1,972 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,827 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 6th in the NHL at 52.2%, as they have 1,497 shots while they've given up 1,369 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Red Wings/Bruins NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Boston

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