Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 4/5/2018

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to Little Ceasars Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, April 5, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at +122 and the Red Wings at -135.

Montreal has a record of 28-39-13 this season and on the road they have a record of 10-25-4-2. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 203 goals and given up 257 goals for a point differential of -54. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-52-0 and an over/under record of 36-42-0. Detroit is 30-38-12 including 16-15-8-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 211 goals and surrendered 247 for a goal differential of -36. Their record against the spread is 30-50-0 while their over/under record is 34-44-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 28-52-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 36-42-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 30-50-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 34-44-0 against the over/under this season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/18/17 D Shea Weber Foot IR (12/17)
10/22/17 RW Ales Hemsky Concussion IR (10/20)
04/03/18 LW Charles Hudon Undisclosed is "?" Thursday vs Detroit
03/26/18 RW Andrew Shaw Head is out indefinitely
03/23/18 LW Phillip Danault Neck is out indefinitely
03/23/18 D Rinat Valiev Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/05/18 LW Max Pacioretty Lower Body is out for season
03/05/18 D Victor Mete Finger is out for season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

04/03/18 GO Jared Coreau Flu is "?" Thursday vs Montreal
03/23/18 D Mike Green Back is out for season

Player Spotlight

Brendan Gallagher has accumulated 52 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 30 goals this year with 272 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 16.1 minutes played per game. Alex Galchenyuk averages 16.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 19 goals on 210 shots. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Carey Price has 16 wins and 25 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 1,457 shots against him and he's given up 144 goals. He's made 1,313 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has scored 47 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 24 goals this season with 183 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 17.3 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 10 goals on 175 shots. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 22 wins and 27 losses this year in goal for the Red Wings. He has 1,770 shots against him and he's surrendered 160 goals. He's made 1,610 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have 69 total points this season, which ranks them 29th in the NHL. They are 30th in the league in goals scored with 203 while they've given up 257 goals, ranking them 7th overall. They have had 239 power play opportunities and have scored 51 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 12th in the NHL. The Canadiens have allowed 255 power play opportunities and have given up 66 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, putting them 30th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.73% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 23rd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings are 26th in the NHL with a total of 72 points this year. They have 40 power play goals on 230 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 24th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 256 power play opportunities and have given up 57 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. That is 22nd in the NHL. As a team, the Red Wings are 27th in the league with 211 goals scored while they've given up 247 goals, which is 10th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.70%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9%, as they've attempted 4,881 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,903 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.8% as they have 3,556 attempts while they have given up 3,581 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 51.5% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 2,348 face-off wins compared to 2,569 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense Montreal has 2,132 hits and they have blocked 1,322 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.1% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 2,383 face-off wins compared to 2,509 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Detroit has 1,574 hits and they have blocked 1,144 shots from the opposition, which is 22nd in the league. Detroit is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.5% as they've attempted 4,385 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,649 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.1% ranks 20th as they have 3,382 attempts while they have given up 3,505 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit -135

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