Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 3/9/2018

Friday, March 9, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, March 9, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +239 and the Blue Jackets at -270.

Detroit has a record of 26-29-11 this season and on the road they have a record of 13-16-3-0. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 175 goals and given up 199 goals for a point differential of -24. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-40-0 and an over/under record of 26-39-0. Columbus is 34-28-5 including 20-11-2-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 180 goals and surrendered 187 for a goal differential of -7. Their record against the spread is 34-33-0 while their over/under record is 30-36-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 26-40-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 26-39-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 34-33-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 30-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

03/08/18 C Frans Nielsen Upper Body is OUT Thursday vs Vegas & Friday vs Columbus

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

03/08/18 GO Sergei Bobrovsky Illness is "?" Thursday vs Colorado
02/27/18 RW Josh Anderson Knee is out indefinitely
02/20/18 D Markus Nutivaara Upper Body IR (02/16)
02/19/18 D Dean Kukan Upper Body IR (02/18)

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 23 goals this year with 155 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 17.3 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 9 goals on 145 shots. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 18 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 1,455 shots against him and he's given up 129 goals. He's made 1,326 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 58 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 21 goals this season with 189 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 37 assists on the season and averages 20.2 minutes played per game. Seth Jones averages 24.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 10 goals on 220 shots. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 28 wins and 21 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,649 shots against him and he's surrendered 132 goals. He's made 1,517 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 63 total points this season, which ranks them 25th in the NHL. They are 28th in the league in goals scored with 175 while they've given up 199 goals, ranking them 14th overall. They have had 192 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 22nd in the NHL. The Red Wings have allowed 207 power play opportunities and have given up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, putting them 23rd in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.72% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 21st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 19th in the NHL with a total of 73 points this year. They have 27 power play goals on 186 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 30th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 172 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. That is 25th in the NHL. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 24th in the league with 180 goals scored while they've given up 187 goals, which is 21st overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.89%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.6%, as they've attempted 3,625 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,833 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.1% as they have 2,799 attempts while they have given up 2,901 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 1,968 face-off wins compared to 2,090 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Detroit has 1,335 hits and they have blocked 932 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 1,946 face-off wins compared to 2,124 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,461 hits and they have blocked 992 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. Columbus is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4% as they've attempted 4,066 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,842 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.5% ranks 3rd as they have 3,152 attempts while they have given up 2,850 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus -270

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