Tuesday, March 28, 2017

PNC Arena

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +171 and the Hurricanes at -190. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Detroit comes into this matchup having played 74 games. They have an overall record of 30-32-12 and on the road they have a record of 15-16-6. Currently they are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 184 goals and given up 217 goals for a point differential of -33. The Red Wings have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-44 and an over/under record of 32-34-8. Carolina shows up with a record of 33-27-13 including 21-10-4 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 193 goals and surrendered 208 for a goal differential of -15. The Hurricanes have a record of 7-0-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 31-40 while their over/under record sits at 30-33-10.

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Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 22-44 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 32-34-8 against the over/under

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 31-40 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 30-33-10 against the over/under

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
03/26/17 C Darren Helm Lower Body "?" Monday vs. Carolina
03/06/17 D Ryan Sproul Lower Body out indefinitely
02/10/17 D Jonathan Ericsson Wrist out for season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/11/16 LW Bryan Bickell Illness out indefinitely
03/20/17 C Jay McClement Lower Body out indefinitely
03/13/17 RW Valentin Zykov Upper Body out indefinitely
03/13/17 LW Brock McGinn Upper Body out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Thomas Vanek has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 16 goals this season with 120 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 14.5 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg has averaged 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 16 goals on 172 shots. He has 46 assists giving him a total of 62 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 16 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 1,314 shots against him and has given up 130 goals. He has made 1,184 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Victor Rask has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 16 goals this season with 166 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 17.4 minutes played per game. Jeff Skinner has averaged 17.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 30 goals on 239 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 54 points on the season. Cam Ward has 24 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 1,568 shots against him and has given up 150 goals. He has made 1,418 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 72 total points this season. They have scored 184 goals while giving up 217 goals. They have had 236 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Red Wings have allowed 217 power play opportunities and given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.80% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have a total of 79 points on the season. They have 37 power play goals on 205 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 184 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 193 goals scored while they've given up 208 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.79%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.6% as they've attempted 3,863 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,086 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.4% as they have 2,939 attempts while they've given up 3,136 shots on the defensive end. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season. They have 2,298 face off wins compared to 2,118 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52%. On defense Detroit has 1,468 hits and they've blocked 950 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina has attempted 4,228 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,890 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.4% as they have 3,102 shots while they've given up 2,934 attempts on defense. The Hurricanes have an offensive zone percentage of 56.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 43.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.6% as they've compiled 2,148 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,934 face off losses. On defense Carolina has blocked 956 shot attempts and they have 1,392 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Red Wings/Hurricanes NHL game against the moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina -190

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