Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators NHL Picks & Predictions 10/7/2017

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Canadian Tire Centre to take on the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +140 and the Senators at -175.

Detroit had a record of 33-36-13 last year and away from home they had a record of 16-19-6. They were 7th in the Atlantic Division. They tallied 207 goals and surrendered 244 goals for a point differential of -37. For the year they had an ATS mark of 33-49-0 and an over/under record of 36-34-0. Ottawa finished with a record of 44-28-10 including 22-11-8 on home ice last year. They were 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They scored 212 goals and gave up 214 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread was 55-46-0 while their over/under mark was 39-52-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings were 33-49-0 straight up last year

The Detroit Red Wings were 36-34-0 against the over/under last season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators were 55-46-0 straight up last year

The Ottawa Senators were 39-52-0 against the over/under last season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/06/17 D Niklas Kronwall Groin "?" Saturday vs. Ottawa
10/05/15 D Danny DeKeyser Foot out indefinitely

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/06/17 D Erik Karlsson Foot "?" Saturday vs. Detroit
10/06/17 D Johnny Oduya Lower Body left last game, "?" Saturday vs. Detroit

Player Spotlight

Henrik Zetterberg scored 66 total points last year for the Red Wings. He had 16 goals last season with 187 shots on net giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He had a total of 50 assists on the year and averaged 19.7 minutes played per contest. Anthony Mantha averaged 15.9 minutes of ice time per game last season. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 17 goals on 133 attempts. He had 19 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the year. Jimmy Howard had 10 wins and 11 losses last season in goal for the Red Wings. He had 675 shots against him and he surrendered 49 goals. He made 626 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Stone had 52 total points last season for the Senators. He had 22 goals last year with 132 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He had a total of 30 assists on the year and averaged 18.6 minutes played per contest. Mike Hoffman averaged 17.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 25 goals on 219 attempts. He had 35 assists giving him a total of 60 points on the year. Craig Anderson had 25 wins and 11 losses last season in net for the Senators. He had 1,247 shots against him and he gave up 92 goals. He made 1,155 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings had 79 total points last year, which was 25th in the NHL. They scored 207 goals while giving up 244 scores, which had them ranked 24th and 5th respectively. They had 252 power play chances and scored 38 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That was 27th in the league. The Red Wings gave up 235 power play opportunities and surrendered 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 16th when short-handed. They averaged 28 shots per contest and as a team shot 8.87% for the year. They allowed 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and had a team save percentage of 90%, which was 25th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators were 12th in the league with a total of 98 points last season. They had 43 power play goals on 254 chances for a percentage of 17%. That was 24th in the NHL. They gave up 247 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 21st overall. As a team, the Senators were 22nd with a total of 212 goals scored while they gave up 214 goals last season, ranking 20th in goals against. They averaged 30 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 8.61%. As a unit they gave up 30 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 92%, putting them 8th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit had a Corsi percentage of 48.5% as they tried 4,286 shots on goal while at full strength while they surrendered 4,546 shots on net when they had a full team on the ice. That ranked them 22nd in Corsi percentage. They were 25th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.4% as they had 3,270 shots while they gave up 3,480 attempts on defense. The Red Wings started possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 47.7% for the year. That put them 9th and 20th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They had 2,520 face-off wins as opposed to 2,338 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 51.9%. That was 5th overall in the NHL. On defense Detroit had 1,644 hits and they blocked 1,066 attempts from opposing offenses, which was 25th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators started possessions in the offensive zone 52.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 47.8% for the year. That ranked them 11th and 21st respectively in the NHL. They had 2,549 face-off wins as opposed to 2,452 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 51%. That was 10th in the league. On defense Ottawa had 2,114 hits and they blocked 1,352 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 3rd in blocked shots. Ottawa was ranked 26th in Corsi percentage with 48.3% as they tried 4,550 shots on goal while at full strength while they surrendered 4,863 shots on net when they had a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage was 22nd in the NHL at 49%, as they had 3,380 shots while they gave up 3,511 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit +140

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