Sunday, February 12, 2017

Xcel Energy Center

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, February 12, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +214 and the Wild at -240. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Detroit comes into this game having played 54 games. They have an overall record of 22-22-10 and away from home they have a record of 11-10-5. The currently are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 137 goals and surrendered 161 goals for a point differential of -24. The Red Wings have an overall record of 3-3-4 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-32 and an over/under record of 25-23-6. Minnesota shows up with a record of 36-12-6 including 18-6-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 181 goals and surrendered 126 for a goal differential of +55. The Wild have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 33-18 while their over/under record sits at 27-19-8.

Thomas Vanek has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 13 goals this season with 90 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 15 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 10% by scoring 12 goals on 120 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 12 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 899 shots against him and has given up 93 goals. He has made 806 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

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Ryan Suter has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Wild. He has 7 goals this season with 106 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Eric Staal has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 16 goals on 133 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 30 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 1,251 shots against him and has given up 83 goals. He has made 1,168 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Red Wings have 54 total points this season. They have scored 137 goals while giving up 161 goals. They have had 178 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 12%. The Red Wings have allowed 157 power play opportunities and given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.99% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Wild have a total of 78 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 146 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 147 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 181 goals scored while they've given up 126 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.19%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.2% as they've attempted 2,802 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,011 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.9% as they have 2,123 attempts while they've given up 2,311 shots on the defensive end. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season. They have 1,682 face off wins compared to 1,545 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.1%. On defense Detroit has 1,078 hits and they've blocked 700 shots from the opposition.

Minnesota has attempted 2,952 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,156 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.6% as they have 2,222 shots while they've given up 2,347 attempts on defense. The Wild have an offensive zone percentage of 50% and their defensive zone percentage is 50% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.9% as they've compiled 1,691 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,569 face off losses. On defense Minnesota has blocked 809 shot attempts and they have 849 hits as a unit.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 16-32 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 25-23-6 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 33-18 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 27-19-8 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
02/10/17 D Jonathan Ericsson Wrist out for season
02/09/17 D Niklas Kronwall Knee "?" Saturday vs Columbus
02/06/17 C Frans Nielsen Shoulder out indefinitely
01/03/17 GO Jimmy Howard Knee out indefinitely

Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/10/16 D Victor Bartley Tricep out indefinitely
01/18/17 D Jonas Brodin Finger out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit +214

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