Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Bell Centre

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +205 and the Canadiens at -230. The over/under has been set at 5.

Detroit comes into this matchup having played 70 games. They have an overall record of 28-31-11 and on the road they have a record of 14-16-6. Currently they are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 177 goals and given up 210 goals for a point differential of -33. The Red Wings have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 20-42 and an over/under record of 32-30-8. Montreal shows up with a record of 41-23-8 including 21-10-4 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 199 goals and surrendered 180 for a goal differential of +19. The Canadiens have a record of 8-2-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 38-31 while their over/under record sits at 27-31-14.

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Thomas Vanek has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 16 goals this season with 116 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 14.4 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg has averaged 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 15 goals on 162 shots. He has 44 assists giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 16 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 1,252 shots against him and has given up 126 goals. He has made 1,126 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Alexander Radulov has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 15 goals this season with 128 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 18.2 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 33 goals on 242 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 60 points on the season. Carey Price has 33 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 1,607 shots against him and has given up 124 goals. He has made 1,483 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Red Wings have 67 total points this season. They have scored 177 goals while giving up 210 goals. They have had 224 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Red Wings have allowed 206 power play opportunities and given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.98% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Canadiens have a total of 90 points on the season. They have 42 power play goals on 210 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 233 power play opportunities and have given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 199 goals scored while they've given up 180 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.26%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.7% as they've attempted 3,655 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,854 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.4% as they have 2,780 attempts while they've given up 2,958 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 2,174 face off wins compared to 1,997 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.1%. On defense has 1,378 hits and they've blocked 896 shots from the opposition.

Montreal has attempted 4,140 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,970 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51% as they have 3,001 shots while they've given up 2,887 attempts on defense. The Canadiens have an offensive zone percentage of 48.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50% as they've compiled 2,211 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,212 face off losses. On defense has blocked 1,083 shot attempts and they have 1,588 hits as a unit.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 20-42 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 32-30-8 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 38-31 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 27-31-14 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
03/20/17 C Darren Helm Lower Body expected to miss Monday vs. Buffalo & Tuesday vs. Montreal
03/20/17 LW Mitch Callahan Undisclosed is downgraded to expected to miss Monday vs. Buffalo
03/06/17 D Ryan Sproul Lower Body out indefinitely
02/10/17 D Jonathan Ericsson Wrist out for season

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

03/19/17 D Nikita Nesterov Undisclosed "?" Tuesday vs. Detroit
03/19/17 C Brian Flynn Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs. Detroit

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal -230

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