Sunday, January 22, 2017

Joe Louis Arena

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The New York Rangers head to Joe Louis Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday, January 22, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at -140 and the Red Wings at +127. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

New York comes into this game having played 46 games. They have an overall record of 29-16-1 and away from home they have a record of 16-7-0. The currently are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 163 goals and surrendered 125 goals for a point differential of +38. The Rangers have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-17 and an over/under record of 26-15-5. Detroit shows up with a record of 20-19-7 including 10-10-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 120 goals and surrendered 135 for a goal differential of -15. The Red Wings have a record of 4-3-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 14-26 while their over/under record sits at 21-19-6.

J.T. Miller has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 15 goals this season with 83 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Kevin Hayes has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 13 goals on 85 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 19 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 889 shots against him and has given up 87 goals. He has made 802 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

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Frans Nielsen has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 10 goals this season with 92 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. 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 9% by scoring 9 goals on 98 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 10 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 736 shots against him and has given up 77 goals. He has made 659 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Rangers have 59 total points this season. They have scored 163 goals while giving up 125 goals. They have had 140 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Rangers have allowed 127 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.85% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Red Wings have a total of 47 points on the season. They have 18 power play goals on 156 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 12%. They have allowed 137 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 120 goals scored while they've given up 135 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.96%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 49.4% as they've attempted 2,532 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,596 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.8% as they have 1,920 attempts while they've given up 1,857 shots on the defensive end. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the season. They have 1,282 face off wins compared to 1,405 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.7%. On defense New York has 976 hits and they've blocked 739 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 2,440 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,575 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.3% as they have 1,841 shots while they've given up 1,972 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 52.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.6% as they've compiled 1,451 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,310 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 603 shot attempts and they have 909 hits as a unit.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 27-17 straight up

The New York Rangers are 26-15-5 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 14-26 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 21-19-6 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

01/18/17 LW Matt Puempel Concussion out indefinitely
01/18/17 RW Jesper Fast Upper Body out indefinitely
01/16/17 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body out indefinitely
01/12/17 D Marc Staal 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
01/20/17 D Niklas Kronwall Groin "?" Sunday vs NY Rangers
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

Tony's Pick: Take New York -140

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