Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 10/26/2017

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Amalie Arena

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, October 26, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +193 and the Lightning at -215.

Detroit has a record of 4-5-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 3-3-0. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 27 goals and given up 30 goals for a point differential of -3. For the season they have an ATS record of 4-6-0 and an over/under record of 6-4-0. Tampa Bay is 8-1-1 including 5-0-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 41 goals and surrendered 25 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread is 8-2-0 while their over/under record is 7-3-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 4-6-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 6-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 8-2-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 7-3-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/19/17 D Danny DeKeyser Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/15/17 RW Johan Franzen Concussion IR (10/03)

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

10/24/17 C Cedric Paquette Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs. Detroit

Player Spotlight

Mike Green has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 1 goal this year with 19 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 23.1 minutes played per game. Anthony Mantha averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 4 goals on 27 shots. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 3 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 211 shots against him and he's given up 16 goals. He's made 195 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has scored 11 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 4 goals this season with 17 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 24%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 30% by scoring 11 goals on 37 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 8 wins and 1 loss this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 314 shots against him and he's surrendered 20 goals. He's made 294 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 9 total points this season, which ranks them 19th in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 27 while they've given up 30 goals, ranking them 7th overall. They have had 35 power play opportunities and have scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 24th in the NHL. The Red Wings have allowed 41 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, putting them 8th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.00% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 15th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the NHL with a total of 17 points this year. They have 12 power play goals on 39 opportunities for a percentage of 31%. That ranks them 1st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 41 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 13th in the NHL. As a team, the Lightning are 1st in the league with 41 goals scored while they've given up 25 goals, which is 16th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 13.62%. As a team they give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 49.2% as they've tried 549 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 567 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 17th in Corsi percentage. They are 24th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.1% as they have 422 shots while they've given up 455 attempts on defense. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the year. That puts them 11th and 20th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 295 face-off wins as opposed to 338 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.6%. That is 25th overall in the NHL. On defense Detroit has 203 hits and they've blocked 112 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 26th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the year. That ranks them 17th and 13th respectively in the NHL. They have 309 face-off wins as opposed to 329 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 211 hits and they've blocked 134 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 8th in blocked shots. Tampa Bay is ranked 24th in Corsi percentage with 48.4% as they've tried 580 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 619 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 26th in the NHL at 47.7%, as they have 443 shots while they've given up 485 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -215

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