Detroit Red Wings at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 3/2/2018

Friday, March 2, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, March 2, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +182 and the Jets at -203.

Detroit has a record of 26-27-10 this year and away from home they have a record of 13-14-2-0. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 166 goals and surrendered 185 goals for a point differential of -19. For the year they have an ATS mark of 26-37-0 and an over/under record of 24-38-0. Winnipeg has a record of 37-17-9 including 23-7-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 213 goals and have given up 170 for a goal differential of +43. Their record against the spread is 37-26-0 while their over/under mark is 33-28-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 26-37-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 24-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 37-26-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 33-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

02/28/18 D Mike Green Neck is "?" Friday vs Winnipeg

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

02/27/18 LW Brandon Tanev Upper Body is "?" Friday vs Detroit
02/27/18 GO Steve Mason Concussion is "?" Friday vs Detroit
02/27/18 D Toby Enstrom Undisclosed is "?" Friday vs Detroit
02/05/18 C Adam Lowry Upper Body IR (02/01)
01/29/18 D Jacob Trouba Ankle IR (01/25)
01/22/18 LW Shawn Matthias Upper Body IR (01/12)

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has scored 36 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 20 goals this season with 145 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 33 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 18 wins and 20 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 1,366 shots against him and he's surrendered 120 goals. He's made 1,246 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has 48 total points this season for the Jets. He has 25 goals this year with 178 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 16.1 minutes played per contest. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 16.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 25 goals on 178 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 32 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,557 shots against him and he's given up 122 goals. He's made 1,435 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 62 total points this year, which is 24th in the NHL. They've scored 166 goals while giving up 185 scores, which has them ranked 28th and 16th respectively. They have had 184 power play chances and scored 34 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 22nd in the league. The Red Wings have given up 197 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 23rd when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.69% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 18th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 6th in the league with a total of 83 points this season. They have 54 power play goals on 219 chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 2nd in the NHL. They've given up 217 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 8th overall. As a team, the Jets are 4th with a total of 213 goals scored while they've given up 170 goals this season, ranking 27th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.60%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 7th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.7% as they've tried 3,456 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,636 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 49.2% as they have 2,667 shots while they've given up 2,752 attempts on defense. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the year. That puts them 14th and 18th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,869 face-off wins as opposed to 1,998 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That is 26th overall in the NHL. On defense Detroit has 1,271 hits and they've blocked 884 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 24th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 49.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.6% for the year. That ranks them 25th and 12th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,044 face-off wins as opposed to 1,855 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,357 hits and they've blocked 982 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 11th in blocked shots. Winnipeg is ranked 19th in Corsi percentage with 49.5% as they've tried 3,659 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,733 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 18th in the NHL at 50.2%, as they have 2,770 shots while they've given up 2,751 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit +182

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