Sunday, February 19, 2017

Consol Energy Center

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Consol Energy Center to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, February 19, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +264 and the Penguins at -300. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Detroit comes into this game having played 57 games. They have an overall record of 22-25-10 and away from home they have a record of 11-12-5. The currently are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 141 goals and surrendered 171 goals for a point differential of -30. The Red Wings have an overall record of 2-6-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-35 and an over/under record of 26-25-6. Pittsburgh shows up with a record of 36-13-8 including 24-3-3 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 202 goals and surrendered 160 for a goal differential of +42. The Penguins have a record of 6-1-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 34-21 while their over/under record sits at 35-18-4.

Henrik Zetterberg has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 13 goals this season with 132 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 15 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 14 goals on 94 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 12 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 966 shots against him and has given up 96 goals. He has made 870 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

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Sidney Crosby has accumulated 64 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 31 goals this season with 168 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 24 goals on 156 shots. He has 35 assists giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 15 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 921 shots against him and has given up 87 goals. He has made 834 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Red Wings have 54 total points this season. They have scored 141 goals while giving up 171 goals. They have had 186 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 12%. The Red Wings have allowed 167 power play opportunities and given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.71% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Penguins have a total of 80 points on the season. They have 42 power play goals on 190 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 189 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 202 goals scored while they've given up 160 goals to this point. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.27%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.4% as they've attempted 2,979 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,179 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48% as they have 2,258 attempts while they've given up 2,444 shots on the defensive end. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.1% for the season. They have 1,776 face off wins compared to 1,613 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.4%. On defense Detroit has 1,129 hits and they've blocked 735 shots from the opposition.

Pittsburgh has attempted 3,404 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,361 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.6% as they have 2,599 shots while they've given up 2,441 attempts on defense. The Penguins have an offensive zone percentage of 53.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.9% as they've compiled 1,735 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,886 face off losses. On defense Pittsburgh has blocked 920 shot attempts and they have 1,433 hits as a unit.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 16-35 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 26-25-6 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 34-21 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 35-18-4 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
02/15/17 RW Gustav Nyquist Suspension expected to miss 6 games, eligible to return March 4 vs. Edmonton.
02/10/17 D Jonathan Ericsson Wrist out for season
01/03/17 GO Jimmy Howard Knee out indefinitely

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

No key injuries to report

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit +264

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