Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +104 and the Canucks at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.

Detroit comes into this matchup having played 60 games. They have an overall record of 24-26-10 and on the road they have a record of 12-12-5. Currently they are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 150 goals and given up 178 goals for a point differential of -28. The Red Wings have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-36 and an over/under record of 27-27-6. Vancouver shows up with a record of 26-29-6 including 18-10-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 143 goals and surrendered 176 for a goal differential of -33. The Canucks have a record of 3-7-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 22-35 while their over/under record sits at 24-25-12.

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Henrik Zetterberg has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 14 goals this season with 136 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 14.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 15 goals on 98 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 14 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 1,050 shots against him and has given up 103 goals. He has made 947 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Henrik Sedin has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 12 goals this season with 73 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Bo Horvat has averaged 17.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 18 goals on 111 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 16 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,187 shots against him and has given up 100 goals. He has made 1,087 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Red Wings have 58 total points this season. They have scored 150 goals while giving up 178 goals. They have had 195 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 12%. The Red Wings have allowed 179 power play opportunities and given up 34 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 Canucks have a total of 58 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 181 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 162 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 143 goals scored while they've given up 176 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.45%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.5% as they've attempted 3,133 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,326 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.2% as they have 2,381 attempts while they've given up 2,561 shots on the defensive end. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 52% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season. They have 1,883 face off wins compared to 1,703 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.5%. On defense has 1,193 hits and they've blocked 765 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 3,183 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,338 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.5% as they have 2,339 shots while they've given up 2,586 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 51.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.6% as they've compiled 1,916 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,797 face off losses. On defense has blocked 752 shot attempts and they have 1,088 hits as a unit.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 17-36 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 27-27-6 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 22-35 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 24-25-12 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

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season
02/09/17 LW Sven Baertschi Concussion out indefinitely
01/15/17 RW Anton Rodin Knee out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver -115

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