Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/6/2017

Monday, November 6, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Monday, November 6, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +118 and the Canucks at -130.

Detroit has a record of 6-7-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 4-5-0. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 38 goals and surrendered 41 goals for a point differential of -3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-8-0 and an over/under record of 7-7-0. Vancouver has a record of 7-4-2 including 3-3-2 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 35 goals and have given up 31 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 7-6-0 while their over/under mark is 6-7-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 6-8-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 7-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 7-6-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 6-7-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/30/17 D Danny DeKeyser Ankle is out indefinitely
10/15/17 RW Johan Franzen Concussion IR (10/03)

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

10/23/17 D Troy Stecher Lower Body IR (10/23)
10/17/17 LW Loui Eriksson Knee IR (10/17)
10/15/17 C Cole Cassels Arm IR (10/03)
10/14/17 D Alexander Edler MCL IR (10/12)
10/07/17 F Brendan Gaunce Shoulder IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has scored 11 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 6 goals this season with 36 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 17 minutes played per contest. Henrik Zetterberg averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 4 goals on 40 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 357 shots against him and he's surrendered 26 goals. He's made 331 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has 11 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 5 goals this year with 35 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Brock Boeser averages 15.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 5 goals on 34 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 4 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 277 shots against him and he's given up 22 goals. He's made 255 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 13 total points this year, which is 24th in the NHL. They've scored 38 goals while giving up 41 scores, which has them ranked 22nd and 15th respectively. They have had 46 power play chances and scored 7 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 25th in the league. The Red Wings have given up 57 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 10th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.76% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 9th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 17th in the league with a total of 16 points this season. They have 8 power play goals on 56 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 28th in the NHL. They've given up 48 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 8th overall. As a team, the Canucks are 27th with a total of 35 goals scored while they've given up 31 goals this season, ranking 30th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.79%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 5th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.9% as they've tried 784 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 818 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 23rd in Corsi percentage. They are 24th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.9% as they have 605 shots while they've given up 657 attempts on defense. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the year. That puts them 14th and 19th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 425 face-off wins as opposed to 467 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.6%. That is 25th overall in the NHL. On defense Detroit has 286 hits and they've blocked 161 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 29th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 420 face-off wins compared to 388 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 214 hits and they have blocked 141 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Vancouver is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1% as they've attempted 707 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 677 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 12th as they have 546 attempts while they have given up 536 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit +118

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