New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 12/29/2017

Friday, December 29, 2017

Little Ceasars Arena

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The New York Rangers travel to Little Ceasars Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, December 29, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at -125 and the Red Wings at +113.

New York has a record of 20-13-4 this season and on the road they have a record of 5-7-1-1. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 118 goals and given up 104 goals for a point differential of +14. For the season they have an ATS record of 20-17-0 and an over/under record of 20-15-0. Detroit has a record of 13-16-7 including 6-6-6-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 97 goals and surrendered 116 for a goal differential of -19. Their record against the spread is 13-23-0 while their over/under record is 18-18-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 20-17-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 20-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 13-23-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 18-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

12/22/17 RW Jesper Fast Quad is out indefinitely

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/22/17 RW Luke Glendening Hand is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Henrik Lundqvist has 17 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 977 shots against him and he's given up 77 goals. He's made 900 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Kevin Shattenkirk has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 5 goals this year with 76 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 20.4 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello averages 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 8 goals on 82 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has scored 24 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 13 goals this season with 88 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 17.1 minutes played per game. Jimmy Howard has 10 wins and 12 losses this year in goal for the Red Wings. He has 840 shots against him and he's surrendered 77 goals. He's made 763 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Henrik Zetterberg averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 5 goals on 80 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have allowed 121 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this year. That is 6th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.20% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 4th in the league. The Rangers has 44 total points this season, ranking 13th in the NHL in offense. They are 7th in the league with 118 goals while they've given up 104 goals, which is 21st overall. They have had 119 power play opportunities and scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 16th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Red Wings are 27th with 97 goals scored while they are 11th in the NHL with 116 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.79%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 24th place in the league. The Red Wings have a total of 33 points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 24 power play goals on 113 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks their power play unit 9th. They've allowed 119 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

New York has a Corsi percentage of 47.8% as they've tried 2,062 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,256 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 26th in Corsi percentage. They are 26th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.2% as they have 1,567 shots while they've given up 1,687 attempts on defense. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the year. That puts them 18th and 11th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,090 face-off wins as opposed to 1,073 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 18th overall in the NHL. On defense New York has 751 hits and they've blocked 569 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 5th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the year. That ranks them 13th and 17th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,094 face-off wins as opposed to 1,152 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Detroit has 730 hits and they've blocked 473 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 29th in blocked shots. Detroit is ranked 14th in Corsi percentage with 49.6% as they've tried 1,983 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,019 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 14th in the NHL at 50%, as they have 1,545 shots while they've given up 1,546 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Rangers/Red Wings NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit +113

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