Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Joe Louis Arena

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The New Jersey Devils head to Joe Louis Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +118 and the Red Wings at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.

New Jersey comes into this game having played 50 games. They have an overall record of 20-21-9 and away from home they have a record of 10-12-6. The currently are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 113 goals and surrendered 144 goals for a point differential of -31. The Devils have an overall record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-30 and an over/under record of 17-20-13. Detroit shows up with a record of 20-20-9 including 10-11-4 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 123 goals and surrendered 144 for a goal differential of -21. The Red Wings have a record of 3-3-4 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 14-29 while their over/under record sits at 22-21-6.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Devils. He has 11 goals this season with 128 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Travis Zajac has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 9 goals on 85 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 14 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,067 shots against him and has given up 96 goals. He has made 971 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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Frans Nielsen has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 10 goals this season with 97 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 9 goals on 106 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 10 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 764 shots against him and has given up 81 goals. He has made 683 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Devils have 49 total points this season. They have scored 113 goals while giving up 144 goals. They have had 168 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Devils have allowed 160 power play opportunities and given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.34% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Red Wings have a total of 49 points on the season. They have 18 power play goals on 162 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 11%. They have allowed 145 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Devils have a total of 123 goals scored while they've given up 144 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.74%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

New Jersey has a Corsi percentage of 46.2% as they've attempted 2,382 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,776 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.3% as they have 1,839 attempts while they've given up 2,134 shots on the defensive end. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 47.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.6% for the season. They have 1,490 face off wins compared to 1,486 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.1%. On defense New Jersey has 1,016 hits and they've blocked 642 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 2,587 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,739 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.1% as they have 1,949 shots while they've given up 2,099 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 51.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.3% as they've compiled 1,539 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,403 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 640 shot attempts and they have 979 hits as a unit.

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 17-30 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 17-20-13 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 14-29 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 22-21-6 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Injuries

01/26/17 RW Beau Bennett Leg "?" Tuesday vs Detroit
01/23/17 D Andy Greene Wrist out indefinitely
01/02/17 D John Moore Concussion out indefinitely

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/27/16 C Joe Vitale Concussion out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
01/25/17 C Dylan Larkin Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs New Jersey
01/19/17 C Steve Ott Shoulder out indefinitely
01/10/17 D Brendan Smith Knee expected to miss 2-3 weeks
01/03/17 GO Jimmy Howard Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey +118

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