Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 12/14/2018

Friday, December 14, 2018

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Ottawa Senators head to Little Ceasars Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, December 14, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at +128 and the Red Wings at -175.

Ottawa has a record of 13-15-4 this year. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 106 goals and surrendered 125 goals for a point differential of -19. For the year they have an ATS mark of 13-19-0 and an over/under record of 21-9-0. Detroit has a record of 14-14-4 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 93 goals and given up 107 for a goal differential of -14. Their record against the spread is 14-18-0 while their over/under mark is 16-15-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 13-19-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 21-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 14-18-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 16-15-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/12/18 D Christian Jaros Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Detroit
12/12/18 D Dylan Demelo Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Detroit
12/08/18 RW Bobby Ryan Upper Body IR (12/08)
12/08/18 C Matt Duchene Lower Body IR (12/08)
11/27/18 D Mark Borowiecki Undisclosed IR (11/27)
10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 C Jean-Gabriel Pageau Achilles is out indefinitely

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/06/18 D Danny DeKeyser Upper Body is OUT 4-6 weeks
12/05/18 RW Anthony Mantha Hand IR (12/05)
11/18/18 LW Darren Helm Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Thomas Chabot has scored 33 total points this year for the Senators. He has 8 goals this season with 85 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 24.4 minutes played per contest. Mark Stone averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by tallying 15 goals on 77 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the year. Craig Anderson has 12 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Senators. He has 1,008 shots against him and he's surrendered 94 goals. He's made 914 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Dylan Larkin has 30 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 13 goals this year with 113 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 21.6 minutes played per contest. Andreas Athanasiou averages 16.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 11 goals on 86 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 10 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 714 shots against him and he's given up 55 goals. He's made 659 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 30 total points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They've scored 106 goals while giving up 125 scores, which has them ranked 7th and 1st respectively. They have had 101 power play chances and scored 22 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 13th in the league. The Senators have given up 92 power play opportunities and surrendered 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking them 30th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.25% for the year. They allow 38 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 22nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings are 18th in the league with a total of 32 points this season. They have 15 power play goals on 85 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 20th in the NHL. They've given up 110 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 19th overall. As a team, the Red Wings are 18th with a total of 93 goals scored while they've given up 107 goals this season, ranking 4th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.05%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43%, as they've attempted 1,677 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,225 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 43.5% as they have 1,270 attempts while they have given up 1,649 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 46.3% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.7% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,006 face-off wins compared to 996 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 649 hits and they have blocked 576 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 1,070 face-off wins compared to 986 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Detroit has 678 hits and they have blocked 444 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. Detroit is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46% as they've attempted 1,701 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,996 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.6% ranks 28th as they have 1,301 attempts while they have given up 1,552 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit -175

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