Monday, April 3, 2017

Joe Louis Arena

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The Ottawa Senators head to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Monday, April 3, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Senators at -131 and the Red Wings at +119.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 77 games. They have an overall record of 41-27-9 and on the road they have a record of 21-16-1. Currently they are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 199 goals and given up 203 goals for a point differential of -4. The Senators have an overall record of 2-5-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-36 and an over/under record of 30-44-3. Detroit shows up with a record of 31-35-12 including 15-17-6 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 196 goals and surrendered 234 for a goal differential of -38. The Red Wings have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 23-47 while their over/under record sits at 35-34-9.

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Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 36-36 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 30-44-3 against the over/under

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 23-47 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 35-34-9 against the over/under

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out for season
04/01/17 D Cody Ceci Lower Body left last game, is downgraded to expected to miss Monday vs. Detroit
04/01/17 D Erik Karlsson Lower Body "?" Monday vs. Detroit
04/01/17 C Zack Smith Upper Body "?" Monday vs. Detroit
03/24/17 D Marc Methot Finger out indefinitely
02/27/17 GO Andrew Hammond Hip out for season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
03/31/17 C Andreas Athanasiou Finger out for season
03/31/17 RW Anthony Mantha Finger out for season
03/29/17 C Luke Glendening Lower Body out for season
03/06/17 D Ryan Sproul Lower Body out indefinitely
02/10/17 D Jonathan Ericsson Wrist out for season

Player Spotlight

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 68 total points this season for the Senators. He has 15 goals this season with 208 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 53 assists on the season and averages 26.9 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 26 goals on 173 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Mike Condon has 19 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 1,102 shots against him and has given up 93 goals. He has made 1,009 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Thomas Vanek has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 17 goals this season with 125 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 14.4 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg has averaged 19.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 16 goals on 182 shots. He has 50 assists giving him a total of 66 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 17 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 1,387 shots against him and has given up 138 goals. He has made 1,249 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 91 total points this season. They have scored 199 goals while giving up 203 goals. They have had 240 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Senators have allowed 241 power play opportunities and given up 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.65% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have a total of 74 points on the season. They have 35 power play goals on 246 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 226 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 196 goals scored while they've given up 234 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.84%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 47.9% as they've attempted 4,252 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,618 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.6% as they have 3,149 attempts while they've given up 3,331 shots on the defensive end. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season. They have 2,404 face off wins compared to 2,309 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51%. On defense Ottawa has 2,007 hits and they've blocked 1,287 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit has attempted 4,087 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,319 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.5% as they have 3,120 shots while they've given up 3,313 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 52.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.9% as they've compiled 2,407 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,229 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 1,006 shot attempts and they have 1,563 hits as a unit.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa -131

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