Minnesota Wild at Ottawa Senators NHL Picks & Predictions 12/19/2017

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +114 and the Senators at -126.

Minnesota has a record of 17-13-3 this season and on the road they have a record of 7-9-1. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 94 goals and given up 95 goals for a point differential of -1. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-16-0 and an over/under record of 16-15-0. Ottawa is 11-13-7 including 6-5-5 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 85 goals and surrendered 103 for a goal differential of -18. Their record against the spread is 11-20-0 while their over/under record is 15-16-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 17-16-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 16-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 11-20-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 15-16-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/14/17 GO Devan Dubnyk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/24/17 LW Zach Parise Back IR (10/01)

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/20/17 D Mark Borowiecki Concussion IR (11/19)
11/17/17 D Chris Wideman Hamstring IR (11/16)

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Wild. He has 14 goals this year with 74 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 17.5 minutes played per game. Eric Staal averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 12 goals on 102 shots. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Alex Stalock has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 361 shots against him and he's given up 30 goals. He's made 331 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mike Hoffman has scored 22 total points this year for the Senators. He has 9 goals this season with 109 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Mark Stone averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 14 goals on 74 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 9 wins and 10 losses this year in goal for the Senators. He has 659 shots against him and he's surrendered 65 goals. He's made 594 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 37 total points this season, which ranks them 17th in the NHL. They are 20th in the league in goals scored with 94 while they've given up 95 goals, ranking them 21st overall. They have had 94 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 10th in the NHL. The Wild have allowed 129 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, putting them 3rd in the league when short-handed. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.97% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 12th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators are 29th in the NHL with a total of 29 points this year. They have 17 power play goals on 114 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 27th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 88 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. That is 28th in the NHL. As a team, the Senators are 28th in the league with 85 goals scored while they've given up 103 goals, which is 11th overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.96%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 45.7% as they've tried 1,692 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,008 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 30th in Corsi percentage. They are 27th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.1% as they have 1,310 shots while they've given up 1,471 attempts on defense. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the year. That puts them 26th and 6th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 985 face-off wins as opposed to 988 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 18th overall in the NHL. On defense Minnesota has 599 hits and they've blocked 537 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 1st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 52.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.2% for the year. That ranks them 11th and 24th respectively in the NHL. They have 984 face-off wins as opposed to 892 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Ottawa has 705 hits and they've blocked 503 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 8th in blocked shots. Ottawa is ranked 16th in Corsi percentage with 49.6% as they've tried 1,801 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,829 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 17th in the NHL at 50.1%, as they have 1,331 shots while they've given up 1,326 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Wild/Senators NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa -126

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