Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Air Canada Centre

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +153 and the Maple Leafs at -170. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Detroit comes into this matchup having played 63 games. They have an overall record of 25-27-11 and on the road they have a record of 13-13-6. Currently they are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 158 goals and given up 187 goals for a point differential of -29. The Red Wings have an overall record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 18-38 and an over/under record of 28-27-8. Toronto shows up with a record of 28-22-14 including 15-10-6 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 194 goals and surrendered 193 for a goal differential of +1. The Maple Leafs have a record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-36 while their over/under record sits at 29-32-3.

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Henrik Zetterberg has accumulated 51 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 14 goals this season with 147 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 37 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 14.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 15 goals on 106 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 15 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 1,146 shots against him and has given up 112 goals. He has made 1,034 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Nazem Kadri has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 26 goals this season with 195 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 16.6 minutes played per game. Auston Matthews has averaged 17.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 31 goals on 227 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 55 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 24 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 1,660 shots against him and has given up 140 goals. He has made 1,520 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Red Wings have 61 total points this season. They have scored 158 goals while giving up 187 goals. They have had 201 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Red Wings have allowed 187 power play opportunities and given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.86% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Maple Leafs have a total of 70 points on the season. They have 43 power play goals on 192 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 204 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 194 goals scored while they've given up 193 goals to this point. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.26%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.4% as they've attempted 3,287 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,507 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.1% as they have 2,494 attempts while they've given up 2,687 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 1,980 face off wins compared to 1,780 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.7%. On defense has 1,230 hits and they've blocked 820 shots from the opposition.

Toronto has attempted 3,959 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,905 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.1% as they have 2,973 shots while they've given up 2,962 attempts on defense. The Maple Leafs have an offensive zone percentage of 50.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.9% as they've compiled 1,934 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,019 face off losses. On defense has blocked 943 shot attempts and they have 1,567 hits as a unit.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 18-38 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 28-27-8 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 27-36 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 29-32-3 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
03/04/17 D Ryan Sproul Lower Body left last game, "?" Tuesday vs. Toronto
02/10/17 D Jonathan Ericsson Wrist out for season
01/03/17 GO Jimmy Howard Knee out indefinitely

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

10/09/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
02/28/17 D Connor Carrick Upper Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto -170

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