Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/28/2017

Saturday, October 28, 2017

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The Detroit Red Wings head to BB&T Center to take on the Florida Panthers on Saturday, October 28, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +136 and the Panthers at -150.

Detroit has a record of 4-6-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 3-4-0. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 29 goals and surrendered 33 goals for a point differential of -4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 4-7-0 and an over/under record of 6-5-0. Florida has a record of 4-5-0 including 3-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 33 goals and have given up 33 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 4-5-0 while their over/under mark is 8-1-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 4-7-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 6-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 4-5-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 8-1-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/27/17 D Danny DeKeyser Lower Body is "?" Saturday vs. Florida
10/15/17 RW Johan Franzen Concussion IR (10/03)

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/27/17 RW Colton Sceviour Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs. Detroit
10/27/17 C Jared McCann Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/23/17 GO Roberto Luongo Hand is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has scored 8 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 4 goals this season with 29 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 17 minutes played per contest. Henrik Zetterberg averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 4 goals on 29 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 3 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 249 shots against him and he's surrendered 19 goals. He's made 230 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Evgeni Dadonov has 9 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 4 goals this year with 21 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 18.9 minutes played per contest. Nick Bjugstad averages 13.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 2 goals on 18 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 6 points on the year. James Reimer has 3 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 188 shots against him and he's given up 18 goals. He's made 170 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 9 total points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They've scored 29 goals while giving up 33 scores, which has them ranked 17th and 8th respectively. They have had 40 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 24th in the league. The Red Wings have given up 47 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 12th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.76% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 12th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers are 25th in the league with a total of 8 points this season. They have 7 power play goals on 37 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 12th in the NHL. They've given up 36 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%, ranking 30th overall. As a team, the Panthers are 9th with a total of 33 goals scored while they've given up 33 goals this season, ranking 9th in goals against. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.58%. As a unit they give up 36 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 20th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.3%, as they've attempted 595 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 636 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.4% as they have 459 attempts while they have given up 510 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.2% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season. That is 15th overall in the NHL. They have 320 face-off wins compared to 362 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.9%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Detroit has 225 hits and they have blocked 126 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.8% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 305 face-off wins compared to 290 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Florida has 178 hits and they have blocked 136 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. Florida is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.1% as they've attempted 518 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 558 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.1% ranks 16th as they have 407 attempts while they have given up 422 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit +136

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