Sunday, March 26, 2017

Joe Louis Arena

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday, March 26, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Wild at -155 and the Red Wings at +130. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Minnesota comes into this matchup having played 73 games. They have an overall record of 44-23-6 and on the road they have a record of 20-12-5. Currently they are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 236 goals and given up 183 goals for a point differential of +53. The Wild have an overall record of 2-8-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 41-29 and an over/under record of 36-28-9. Detroit shows up with a record of 29-32-12 including 14-16-6 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 181 goals and surrendered 215 for a goal differential of -34. The Red Wings have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 21-44 while their over/under record sits at 32-33-8.

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Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 41-29 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 36-28-9 against the over/under

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 21-44 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 32-33-8 against the over/under

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/10/16 D Victor Bartley Tricep out indefinitely
03/24/17 D Christian Folin Arm is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Vancouver
03/24/17 C Ryan White Flu "?" Saturday vs. Vancouver
03/14/17 D Gustav Olofsson Upper Body out indefinitely

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
03/24/17 C Darren Helm Lower Body "?"
03/06/17 D Ryan Sproul Lower Body out indefinitely
02/10/17 D Jonathan Ericsson Wrist out for season

Player Spotlight

Ryan Suter has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Wild. He has 8 goals this season with 147 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 27.1 minutes played per game. Eric Staal has averaged 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 24 goals on 185 shots. He has 32 assists giving him a total of 56 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 37 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 1,708 shots against him and has given up 125 goals. He has made 1,583 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Thomas Vanek has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 16 goals this season with 118 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 14.5 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg has averaged 19.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 16 goals on 171 shots. He has 45 assists giving him a total of 61 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 16 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 1,314 shots against him and has given up 130 goals. He has made 1,184 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 94 total points this season. They have scored 236 goals while giving up 183 goals. They have had 204 power play opportunities and have scored 43 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Wild have allowed 193 power play opportunities and given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.49% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have a total of 70 points on the season. They have 32 power play goals on 234 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 215 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Wild have a total of 181 goals scored while they've given up 215 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.74%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 49.2% as they've attempted 4,065 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,190 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.5% as they have 3,055 attempts while they've given up 3,118 shots on the defensive end. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 50.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the season. They have 2,251 face off wins compared to 2,125 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.4%. On defense Minnesota has 1,137 hits and they've blocked 1,072 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit has attempted 3,829 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,035 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.4% as they have 2,911 shots while they've given up 3,100 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 52.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.1% as they've compiled 2,274 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,087 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 935 shot attempts and they have 1,445 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Wild/Red Wings NHL game against the moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit +130

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