Saturday, January 14, 2017

Joe Louis Arena

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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, January 14, 2017.

Pittsburgh comes into this matchup having played 41 games. They have an overall record of 26-10-5 and on the road they have a record of 8-8-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 142 goals and given up 118 goals for a point differential of +24. The Penguins have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-15 and an over/under record of 26-11-4. Detroit shows up with a record of 17-19-6 including 7-10-3 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 105 goals and surrendered 124 for a goal differential of -19. The Red Wings have a record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 12-25 while their over/under record sits at 19-17-6.

Evgeni Malkin has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 17 goals this season with 126 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Sidney Crosby has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 26 goals on 120 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 13 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 792 shots against him and has given up 73 goals. He has made 719 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Frans Nielsen has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 8 goals this season with 86 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 15 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 8 goals on 90 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 9 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 674 shots against him and has given up 72 goals. He has made 602 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Penguins have 57 total points this season. They have scored 142 goals while giving up 118 goals. They have had 145 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Penguins have allowed 143 power play opportunities and given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 35 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.98% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Red Wings have a total of 40 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 140 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 11%. They have allowed 126 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Penguins have a total of 105 goals scored while they've given up 124 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.56%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Pittsburgh has a Corsi percentage of 51% as they've attempted 2,493 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,397 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.8% as they have 1,888 attempts while they've given up 1,755 shots on the defensive end. The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 53.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the season. They have 1,255 face off wins compared to 1,366 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.9%. On defense Pittsburgh has 1,008 hits and they've blocked 642 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 2,227 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,359 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.3% as they have 1,681 shots while they've given up 1,802 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 51.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 53.4% as they've compiled 1,341 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,172 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 557 shot attempts and they have 847 hits as a unit.

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 24-15 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 26-11-4 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 12-25 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 19-17-6 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

12/28/16 D Brian Dumoulin Jaw expected to miss 6-8 weeks
10/29/16 RW Daniel Sprong Shoulder out indefinitely
10/21/16 D Derrick Pouliot Lower Body out indefinitely

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

11/16/16 C Darren Helm Shoulder expected to miss 6-8 weeks
10/27/16 C Joe Vitale Concussion out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
01/10/17 D Brendan Smith Knee expected to miss 2-3 weeks
01/10/17 D Niklas Kronwall Lower Body expected to miss 2-3 weeks
01/03/17 GO Jimmy Howard Knee expected to miss another month

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit

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