Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens NHL Picks & Parlay 12/2/2017

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Bell Centre

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, December 2, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +153 and the Canadiens at -170.

Detroit has a record of 10-10-5 this year and away from home they have a record of 6-6-1. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 73 goals and surrendered 80 goals for a point differential of -7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 10-15-0 and an over/under record of 12-13-0. Montreal has a record of 11-12-3, including 7-5-2 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 68 goals and have given up 85 for a goal differential of -17. Their record against the spread is 11-15-0 while their over/under mark is 11-13-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 10-15-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 12-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 11-15-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 11-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/01/17 RW Martin Frk Groin is "?" Saturday vs Montreal
12/01/17 D Trevor Daley Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Montreal
11/16/17 RW Luke Witkowski Suspension 10-game suspension (eligible to return 12/11 vs. Florida)
10/15/17 RW Johan Franzen Concussion IR (10/03)

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/30/17 LW Jonathan Drouin Lower Body is "?"
11/30/17 D Shea Weber Lower Body is "?"
11/15/17 LW Artturi Lehkonen Lower Body IR (11/13)
11/12/17 GO Al Montoya Concussion IR (11/09)
10/30/17 LW Nikita Scherbak Knee IR (10/26)
10/22/17 RW Ales Hemsky Upper Body IR (10/20)

Player Spotlight

Jimmy Howard has 8 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 596 shots against him and he's surrendered 47 goals. He's made 549 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Henrik Zetterberg has scored 15 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 4 goals this season with 60 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Anthony Mantha averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 11 goals on 67 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Drouin has 17 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 5 goals this year with 64 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 17.8 minutes played per contest. Carey Price has 6 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 419 shots against him and he's given up 41 goals. He's made 378 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Brendan Gallagher averages 15.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 10 goals on 78 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have given up 88 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this season. That is 5th in the league. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.00% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 11th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Red Wings are 23rd overall with 25 total points this year. They are 20th in the league with 70 goals and 15th in goals allowed with 74. They've had 78 power play chances and scored 17 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canadiens are 29th with a total of 62 goals scored while they are 5th with 82 goals surrendered this season. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 6.79%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 26th in the league. The Canadiens have a total of 25 points this season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have had 14 power play goals on 89 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th overall. They've given up 87 power play opportunities and surrendered 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 21st when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1%, as they've attempted 1,383 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,435 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.1% as they have 1,084 attempts while they have given up 1,125 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 771 face-off wins compared to 788 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Detroit has 462 hits and they have blocked 310 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 821 face-off wins compared to 840 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Montreal has 646 hits and they have blocked 416 shots from the opposition, which is 1st in the league. Montreal is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.2% as they've attempted 1,668 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,526 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.7% ranks 5th as they have 1,239 attempts while they have given up 1,110 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit +153 and over 5.5 total goals

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