Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/24/2017

Friday, November 24, 2017

Madison Square Garden

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Friday, November 24, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +144 and the Rangers at -160.

Detroit has a record of 10-9-3 this year and away from home they have a record of 6-6-0. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 65 goals and surrendered 64 goals for a point differential of +1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 10-12-0 and an over/under record of 11-11-0. New York has a record of 11-9-2 including 8-4-2 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 72 goals and have given up 68 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 11-11-0 while their over/under mark is 13-8-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 10-12-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 11-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 11-11-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 13-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

11/23/17 RW Martin Frk Lower Body is "?" Friday vs. NY Rangers
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 New York Rangers Injuries

11/23/17 D Ryan McDonagh Abdominal is "?" Friday vs. Detroit

Player Spotlight

Henrik Zetterberg has scored 13 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 4 goals this season with 54 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Anthony Mantha averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 10 goals on 58 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 8 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 521 shots against him and he's surrendered 40 goals. He's made 481 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mats Zuccarello has 17 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 3 goals this year with 38 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 18.9 minutes played per contest. Kevin Shattenkirk averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 5 goals on 47 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 10 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 572 shots against him and he's given up 49 goals. He's made 523 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 23 total points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They've scored 65 goals while giving up 64 scores, which has them ranked 12th and 17th respectively. They have had 69 power play chances and scored 16 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 6th in the league. The Red Wings have given up 79 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking them 6th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.57% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 9th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers are 15th in the league with a total of 24 points this season. They have 18 power play goals on 77 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 5th in the NHL. They've given up 75 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 13th overall. As a team, the Rangers are 5th with a total of 72 goals scored while they've given up 68 goals this season, ranking 10th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.18%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 19th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.9%, as they've attempted 1,216 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,271 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.7% as they have 951 attempts while they have given up 1,000 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 50.1% of the time, which is 17th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 672 face-off wins compared to 690 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense Detroit has 404 hits and they have blocked 271 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 660 face-off wins compared to 657 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That is 18th in the league. On defense New York has 463 hits and they have blocked 314 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. New York is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.5% as they've attempted 1,252 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,275 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50% ranks 18th as they have 962 attempts while they have given up 961 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit +144

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