Saturday, February 4, 2017

Bridgestone Arena

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Saturday, February 4, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +195 and the Predators at -215. The over/under has been set at 5.

Detroit comes into this game having played 50 games. They have an overall record of 20-21-9 and away from home they have a record of 10-9-5. The currently are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 126 goals and surrendered 148 goals for a point differential of -22. 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 14-30 and an over/under record of 23-21-6. Nashville shows up with a record of 25-18-8 including 14-5-6 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 142 goals and surrendered 134 for a goal differential of +8. The Predators have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 23-26 while their over/under record sits at 24-23-4.

Thomas Vanek has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 12 goals this season with 82 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 19 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 9% by scoring 10 goals on 110 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 10 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 764 shots against him and has given up 81 goals. He has made 683 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

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Ryan Johansen has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Predators. He has 9 goals this season with 107 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Viktor Arvidsson has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 13 goals on 151 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 20 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 1,154 shots against him and has given up 90 goals. He has made 1,064 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Red Wings have 49 total points this season. They have scored 126 goals while giving up 148 goals. They have had 167 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 11%. The Red Wings have allowed 146 power play opportunities and given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.76% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Predators have a total of 58 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 166 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 154 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 142 goals scored while they've given up 134 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.90%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.8% as they've attempted 2,646 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,777 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.3% as they have 1,992 attempts while they've given up 2,130 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 1,569 face off wins compared to 1,434 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.2%. On defense Detroit has 1,003 hits and they've blocked 647 shots from the opposition.

Nashville has attempted 2,982 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,864 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.4% as they have 2,207 shots while they've given up 2,170 attempts on defense. The Predators have an offensive zone percentage of 50.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.2% as they've compiled 1,567 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,556 face off losses. On defense Nashville has blocked 694 shot attempts and they have 1,069 hits as a unit.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 14-30 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 23-21-6 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 23-26 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 24-23-4 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
02/02/17 D Brendan Smith Knee probable Friday vs. NY Islanders
01/19/17 C Steve Ott Shoulder out indefinitely
01/03/17 GO Jimmy Howard Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Nashville Predators Injuries

10/17/16 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body out indefinitely
01/20/17 C Cody Bass Lower Body out for season
01/13/17 D Roman Josi Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit +195

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