New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 11/9/2018

Friday, November 9, 2018

Little Ceasars Arena

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The New York Rangers head to Little Ceasars Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, November 9, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at -109 and the Red Wings at -120.

New York has a record of 7-7-1 this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 43 goals and surrendered 47 goals for a point differential of -4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 7-8-0 and an over/under record of 6-9-0. Detroit has a record of 5-8-2 this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 40 goals and given up 55 for a goal differential of -15. Their record against the spread is 5-10-0 while their over/under mark is 8-6-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 7-8-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 6-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 5-10-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 8-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

11/08/18 C Brett Howden Undisclosed is questionable Friday vs Detroit
11/04/18 D Adam McQuaid Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/23/18 D Fredrik Claesson Lower Body IR (10/23)
10/04/18 C Boo Nieves Concussion IR (10/04)

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

11/08/18 LW Andreas Athanasiou Undisclosed is questionable Friday vs NY Rangers
11/08/18 D Jonathan Ericsson Undisclosed is questionable Friday vs NY Rangers
11/01/18 C Frans Nielsen Undisclosed is out indefinitely
11/01/18 LW Thomas Vanek Knee is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Evgeny Svechnikov Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mats Zuccarello has scored 10 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 3 goals this season with 24 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 19.4 minutes played per contest. Mika Zibanejad averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 6 goals on 60 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 5 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Rangers. He has 411 shots against him and he's surrendered 32 goals. He's made 379 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Andreas Athanasiou has 6 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 4 goals this year with 36 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 2 assists on the year and averages 16.2 minutes played per contest. Dylan Larkin averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 6 goals on 47 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 372 shots against him and he's given up 31 goals. He's made 341 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 15 total points this year, which is 22nd in the NHL. They've scored 43 goals while giving up 47 scores, which has them ranked 19th and 12th respectively. They have had 49 power play chances and scored 8 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 22nd in the league. The Rangers have given up 53 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 22nd when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.43% for the year. They allow 35 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 12th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings are 29th in the league with a total of 12 points this season. They have 12 power play goals on 46 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 9th in the NHL. They've given up 56 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 10th overall. As a team, the Red Wings are 25th with a total of 40 goals scored while they've given up 55 goals this season, ranking 4th in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.48%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 16th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.8%, as they've attempted 844 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 960 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.8% as they have 626 attempts while they have given up 713 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.4% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 432 face-off wins compared to 449 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense New York has 341 hits and they have blocked 247 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 514 face-off wins compared to 485 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Detroit has 320 hits and they have blocked 206 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Detroit is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.8% as they've attempted 816 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 928 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46% ranks 27th as they have 615 attempts while they have given up 722 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York -109

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