Sunday, March 12, 2017

Joe Louis Arena

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The New York Rangers travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday, March 12, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at -110 and the Red Wings at -110. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 68 games. They have an overall record of 43-23-2 and on the road they have a record of 24-9-0. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 219 goals and given up 179 goals for a point differential of +40. The Rangers have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 40-25 and an over/under record of 35-27-6. Detroit shows up with a record of 26-29-11 including 13-14-5 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 165 goals and surrendered 198 for a goal differential of -33. The Red Wings have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 19-40 while their over/under record sits at 30-28-8.

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J.T. Miller has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 19 goals this season with 114 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 16.4 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 12 goals on 173 shots. He has 34 assists giving him a total of 46 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 30 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 1,466 shots against him and has given up 127 goals. He has made 1,339 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Anthony Mantha has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 14 goals this season with 115 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 16.7 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg has averaged 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 14 goals on 155 shots. He has 41 assists giving him a total of 55 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 15 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 1,195 shots against him and has given up 118 goals. He has made 1,077 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Rangers have 88 total points this season. They have scored 219 goals while giving up 179 goals. They have had 201 power play opportunities and have scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Rangers have allowed 185 power play opportunities and given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.74% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Red Wings have a total of 63 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 209 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 12%. They have allowed 195 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 165 goals scored while they've given up 198 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.86%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 48.9% as they've attempted 3,751 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,915 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.9% as they have 2,859 attempts while they've given up 2,867 shots on the defensive end. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.4% for the season. They have 1,923 face off wins compared to 2,091 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.9%. On defense has 1,422 hits and they've blocked 1,048 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 3,436 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,646 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.2% as they have 2,609 shots while they've given up 2,801 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 52.5% as they've compiled 2,070 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,872 face off losses. On defense has blocked 845 shot attempts and they have 1,317 hits as a unit.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 40-25 straight up

The New York Rangers are 35-27-6 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 19-40 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 30-28-8 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

03/11/17 GO Henrik Lundqvist Lower Body "?" Sunday vs. Detroit
03/11/17 RW Michael Grabner Hip "?" Sunday vs. Detroit
03/11/17 LW Rick Nash Upper Body "?" Sunday vs. Detroit
03/04/17 D Kevin Klein Upper Body out indefinitely
03/01/17 RW Jesper Fast Lower Body out indefinitely
02/28/17 D Dan Girardi Ankle out indefinitely

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/27/16 C Joe Vitale Concussion out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
03/06/17 D Ryan Sproul Lower Body out indefinitely
02/10/17 D Jonathan Ericsson Wrist out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit -110

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