Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 3/4/2018

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, March 4, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +136 and the Wild at -150.

Detroit has a record of 26-28-10 this year and away from home they have a record of 13-15-2-0. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 169 goals and surrendered 189 goals for a point differential of -20. For the year they have an ATS mark of 26-38-0 and an over/under record of 25-38-0. Minnesota has a record of 36-22-7 including 22-5-6-1 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 200 goals and have given up 189 for a goal differential of +11. Their record against the spread is 36-29-0 while their over/under mark is 34-28-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 26-38-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 25-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 36-29-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 34-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

03/02/18 D Jonathan Ericsson Illness is "?" Sunday vs Minnesota

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has scored 37 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 21 goals this season with 149 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Henrik Zetterberg averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by tallying 9 goals on 138 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 18 wins and 21 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 1,408 shots against him and he's surrendered 124 goals. He's made 1,284 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has 51 total points this season for the Wild. He has 26 goals this year with 166 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 17 minutes played per contest. Eric Staal averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 33 goals on 179 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 64 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 27 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,371 shots against him and he's given up 115 goals. He's made 1,256 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 62 total points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They've scored 169 goals while giving up 189 scores, which has them ranked 28th and 16th respectively. They have had 185 power play chances and scored 35 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 22nd in the league. The Red Wings have given up 200 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 23rd when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.70% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 19th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 7th in the league with a total of 79 points this season. They have 41 power play goals on 196 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 10th in the NHL. They've given up 226 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 15th overall. As a team, the Wild are 10th with a total of 200 goals scored while they've given up 189 goals this season, ranking 17th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.14%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 15th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.6% as they've tried 3,509 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,716 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 21st in Corsi percentage. They are 19th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.1% as they have 2,710 shots while they've given up 2,811 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 14th and 13th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,896 face-off wins as opposed to 2,042 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That is 26th overall in the NHL. On defense Detroit has 1,288 hits and they've blocked 905 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 22nd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the year. That ranks them 22nd and 7th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,937 face-off wins as opposed to 1,934 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,101 hits and they've blocked 1,030 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 4th in blocked shots. Minnesota is ranked 29th in Corsi percentage with 46.5% as they've tried 3,437 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,948 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 24th in the NHL at 47.6%, as they have 2,648 shots while they've given up 2,918 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit +136

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