Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators NHL Parlay 2/17/2018

Saturday, February 17, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Saturday, February 17, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +193 and the Predators at -215.

Detroit has a record of 23-24-9 this year and away from home they have a record of 11-13-2-0. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 150 goals and surrendered 170 goals for a point differential of -20. For the year they have an ATS mark of 23-33-0 and an over/under record of 24-32-0. Nashville has a record of 34-13-9, including 19-6-3-2 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 176 goals and have given up 147 for a goal differential of +29. Their record against the spread is 34-22-0 while their over/under mark is 28-28-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 23-33-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 24-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 34-22-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 28-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

02/15/18 C Andreas Athanasiou Illness is "?" Saturday vs Nashville

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

02/15/18 C Kyle Turris Illness is "?" Saturday vs Detroit

Player Spotlight

Petr Mrazek has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 564 shots against him and he's surrendered 53 goals. He's made 511 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Anthony Mantha has scored 34 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 19 goals this season with 125 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 17.1 minutes played per contest. Henrik Zetterberg averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by tallying 7 goals on 119 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Kevin Fiala has 36 total points this season for the Predators. He has 18 goals this year with 127 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 18 assists on the year and averages 15.3 minutes played per contest. Pekka Rinne has 29 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,284 shots against him and he's given up 94 goals. He's made 1,190 saves for a save percentage of 93%. P.K. Subban averages 24.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 15 goals on 141 attempts. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have given up 175 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this season. That is 24th in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.07% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 20th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Red Wings are 25th overall with 55 total points this year. They are 27th in the league with 149 goals and 16th in goals allowed with 166. They've had 163 power play chances and scored 30 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Predators are 11th with a total of 173 goals scored while they are 29th with 143 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.96%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 1st in the league. The Predators have a total of 77 points this season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have had 43 power play goals on 190 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 5th overall. They've given up 200 power play opportunities and surrendered 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 9th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.6%, as they've attempted 2,984 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,151 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.9% as they have 2,306 attempts while they have given up 2,406 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time, which is 16th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 1,623 face-off wins compared to 1,736 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense Detroit has 1,126 hits and they have blocked 745 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 48.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the year. That ranks them 27th and 8th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,827 face-off wins as opposed to 1,637 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,145 hits and they've blocked 809 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 18th in blocked shots. Nashville is ranked 16th in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've tried 3,243 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,204 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 13th in the NHL at 50.5%, as they have 2,440 shots while they've given up 2,395 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Nashville -215 and under 5.5 total goals

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