Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 3/18/2018

Sunday, March 18, 2018

Pepsi Center

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, March 18, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +155 and the Avalanche at -175.

Detroit has a record of 26-34-11 this season and on the road they have a record of 13-20-3-0. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 183 goals and given up 219 goals for a point differential of -36. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-45-0 and an over/under record of 28-42-0. Colorado is 38-25-8 including 24-9-2-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 226 goals and surrendered 208 for a goal differential of +18. Their record against the spread is 38-33-0 while their over/under record is 38-28-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 26-45-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 28-42-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 38-33-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 38-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/18/17 D Sergei Boikov Shoulder is out indefinitely
03/16/18 C Colin Wilson Concussion is "?" Sunday vs Detroit
03/16/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Arm is "?" Sunday vs Detroit
03/12/18 GO Jonathan Bernier Concussion is out indefinitely
03/04/18 GO Andrew Hammond Concussion IR (02/26)
02/19/18 D Erik Johnson Upper Body IR (02/18)
01/30/18 D Mark Barberio Lower Body IR (01/24)

Player Spotlight

Henrik Zetterberg has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 10 goals this year with 151 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 37 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Anthony Mantha averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 23 goals on 165 shots. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 18 wins and 25 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 1,556 shots against him and he's given up 141 goals. He's made 1,415 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has scored 86 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 36 goals this season with 236 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 50 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Mikko Rantanen averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 25 goals on 150 shots. He has 50 assists, giving him a total of 75 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 20 wins and 14 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,393 shots against him and he's surrendered 117 goals. He's made 1,276 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 63 total points this season, which ranks them 27th in the NHL. They are 27th in the league in goals scored with 183 while they've given up 219 goals, ranking them 9th overall. They have had 206 power play opportunities and have scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 22nd in the NHL. The Red Wings have allowed 222 power play opportunities and have given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, putting them 22nd in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.57% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 21st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 12th in the NHL with a total of 84 points this year. They have 54 power play goals on 262 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 16th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 245 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. That is 2nd in the NHL. As a team, the Avalanche are 9th in the league with 226 goals scored while they've given up 208 goals, which is 17th overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.84%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.5% as they've tried 3,880 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,114 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 20th in Corsi percentage. They are 20th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.9% as they have 2,993 shots while they've given up 3,123 attempts on defense. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the year. That puts them 13th and 12th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,094 face-off wins as opposed to 2,230 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 27th overall in the NHL. On defense Detroit has 1,427 hits and they've blocked 991 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 22nd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the year. That ranks them 21st and 5th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,827 face-off wins as opposed to 2,338 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 43.9%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,365 hits and they've blocked 1,104 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 7th in blocked shots. Colorado is ranked 28th in Corsi percentage with 46.7% as they've tried 3,831 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,367 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 28th in the NHL at 46.6%, as they have 2,850 shots while they've given up 3,263 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado -175

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