Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils NHL Picks & Predictions 12/27/2017

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Prudential Center

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, December 27, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +119 and the Devils at -141.

Detroit has a record of 13-15-7 this year and away from home they have a record of 7-9-1-0. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 96 goals and surrendered 113 goals for a point differential of -17. For the year they have an ATS mark of 13-22-0 and an over/under record of 18-17-0. New Jersey has a record of 21-9-5 including 11-5-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 113 goals and have given up 103 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 21-14-0 while their over/under mark is 19-15-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 13-22-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 18-17-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 21-14-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 19-15-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/22/17 RW Luke Glendening Hand is out indefinitely

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

11/15/17 D Mirco Mueller Collarbone IR (11/12)

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has scored 24 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 13 goals this season with 88 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 17.1 minutes played per contest. Henrik Zetterberg averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by tallying 5 goals on 75 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 10 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 809 shots against him and he's surrendered 75 goals. He's made 734 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jesper Bratt has 23 total points this season for the Devils. He has 10 goals this year with 55 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 16.2 minutes played per contest. Nico Hischier averages 16.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 5 goals on 78 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the year. Cory Schneider has 16 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 867 shots against him and he's given up 68 goals. He's made 799 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 33 total points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They've scored 96 goals while giving up 113 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 10th respectively. They have had 108 power play chances and scored 24 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 7th in the league. The Red Wings have given up 117 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 18th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.96% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 23rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils are 6th in the league with a total of 47 points this season. They have 23 power play goals on 108 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 10th in the NHL. They've given up 123 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 5th overall. As a team, the Devils are 9th with a total of 113 goals scored while they've given up 103 goals this season, ranking 21st in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.61%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.5%, as they've attempted 1,926 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,966 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.9% as they have 1,497 attempts while they have given up 1,506 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.3% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season. That is 17th overall in the NHL. They have 1,066 face-off wins compared to 1,120 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense Detroit has 705 hits and they have blocked 460 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 31st 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 4th in the NHL. They have 1,045 face-off wins compared to 1,166 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.3%. That is 29th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 760 hits and they have blocked 534 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. New Jersey is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.9% as they've attempted 1,878 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,126 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.7% ranks 24th as they have 1,453 attempts while they have given up 1,592 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit +119

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