Thursday, January 12, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Thursday, January 12, 2017.

Detroit comes into this matchup having played 41 games. They have an overall record of 17-18-6 and on the road they have a record of 10-8-3. Currently they are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 103 goals and given up 119 goals for a point differential of -16. The Red Wings have an overall record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-24 and an over/under record of 18-17-6. Dallas shows up with a record of 17-17-8 including 11-6-4 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 109 goals and surrendered 127 for a goal differential of -18. The Stars have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 17-25 while their over/under record sits at 19-23-0.

Frans Nielsen has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 8 goals this season with 83 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 this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 7 goals on 89 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 9 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 654 shots against him and has given up 68 goals. He has made 586 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Jason Spezza has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Stars. He has 7 goals this season with 76 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 15 goals on 149 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 9 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 650 shots against him and has given up 67 goals. He has made 583 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Red Wings have 40 total points this season. They have scored 103 goals while giving up 119 goals. They have had 135 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 11%. The Red Wings have allowed 125 power play opportunities and given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.63% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Stars have a total of 42 points on the season. They have 25 power play goals on 149 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 140 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 109 goals scored while they've given up 127 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.66%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.2% as they've attempted 2,150 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,306 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48% as they have 1,628 attempts while they've given up 1,762 shots on the defensive end. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 50.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the season. They have 1,310 face off wins compared to 1,145 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 53.4%. On defense Detroit has 839 hits and they've blocked 544 shots from the opposition.

Dallas has attempted 2,460 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,487 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.5% as they have 1,843 shots while they've given up 1,809 attempts on defense. The Stars have an offensive zone percentage of 47.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.5% as they've compiled 1,327 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,353 face off losses. On defense Dallas has blocked 678 shot attempts and they have 838 hits as a unit.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 12-24 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 18-17-6 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 17-25 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 19-23-0 against the over/under

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

Dallas Stars Injuries

12/07/16 D Julius Honka Wrist out indefinitely
11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee expected to miss 5-6 months
10/31/16 RW Ales Hemsky Hip expected to miss 5-6 months
01/11/17 C Cody Eakin Undisclosed "?" Thursday vs. Detroit
01/10/17 D Jamie Oleksiak Upper Body injured last game, "?" Thursday vs Detroit
01/06/17 LW Jamie Benn Foot out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit

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