Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 12/11/2017

Monday, December 11, 2017

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Florida Panthers head to Little Ceasars Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Monday, December 11, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at +113 and the Red Wings at -125.

Florida has a record of 11-14-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-8-1. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 88 goals and surrendered 104 goals for a point differential of -16. For the year they have an ATS mark of 11-18-0 and an over/under record of 16-13-0. Detroit has a record of 11-13-5 including 5-6-4 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 80 goals and have given up 97 for a goal differential of -17. Their record against the spread is 11-18-0 while their over/under mark is 16-13-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 11-18-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 16-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 11-18-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 16-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

12/09/17 C Aleksander Barkov Upper Body is "?" Monday vs Detroit
12/06/17 GO Roberto Luongo Leg is out indefinitely
11/26/17 RW Evgenii Dadonov Shoulder IR (11/25)

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/09/17 RW Luke Witkowski Suspension Served is probable Monday vs Florida
10/02/17 LW Tyler Bertuzzi Wrist out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Huberdeau has scored 31 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 9 goals this season with 85 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Vincent Trocheck averages 21.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 12 goals on 98 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the year. James Reimer has 5 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Panthers. He has 474 shots against him and he's surrendered 53 goals. He's made 421 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Henrik Zetterberg has 16 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 4 goals this year with 66 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Anthony Mantha averages 17.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 12 goals on 77 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 9 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 666 shots against him and he's given up 63 goals. He's made 603 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 26 total points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They've scored 88 goals while giving up 104 scores, which has them ranked 16th and 2nd respectively. They have had 99 power play chances and scored 17 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 24th in the league. The Panthers have given up 94 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 27th when short-handed. They average 35 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.60% for the year. They allow 36 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings are 26th in the league with a total of 27 points this season. They have 19 power play goals on 92 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 9th in the NHL. They've given up 103 power play opportunities and surrendered 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 9th overall. As a team, the Red Wings are 25th with a total of 80 goals scored while they've given up 97 goals this season, ranking 9th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.96%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 49.4% as they've tried 1,724 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,763 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 18th in Corsi percentage. They are 15th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50.1% as they have 1,368 shots while they've given up 1,362 attempts on defense. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 47.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.1% for the year. That puts them 26th and 5th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 959 face-off wins as opposed to 906 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 12th overall in the NHL. On defense Florida has 578 hits and they've blocked 401 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 25th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

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 year. That ranks them 13th and 20th respectively in the NHL. They have 883 face-off wins as opposed to 915 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.1%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Detroit has 564 hits and they've blocked 357 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 31st in blocked shots. Detroit is ranked 14th in Corsi percentage with 49.7% as they've tried 1,600 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,621 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 14th in the NHL at 49.7%, as they have 1,248 shots while they've given up 1,264 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Florida +113

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