Detroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames Expert NHL Picks 1/18/2019

Friday, January 18, 2019

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Friday, January 18, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +195 and the Flames at -235.

Detroit has a record of 18-23-7 this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 136 goals and surrendered 161 goals for a point differential of -25. For the year they have an ATS mark of 18-30-0 and an over/under record of 24-22-0. Calgary has a record of 30-13-5 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have scored 176 goals and given up 137 for a goal differential of +39. Their record against the spread is 30-17-0 while their over/under mark is 25-21-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 18-30-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 24-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 30-17-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 25-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

01/15/19 C Michael Rasmussen Lower Body IR (01/15)
01/04/19 D Trevor Daley Foot is out indefinitely

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/28/18 D Juuso Valimaki Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/16/19 LW James Neal Illness is questionable Friday vs Detroit
01/16/19 D Travis Hamonic Personal is questionable Friday vs Detroit

Player Spotlight

Andreas Athanasiou has scored 28 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 17 goals this season with 123 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 16.3 minutes played per contest. Dylan Larkin averages 21.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 18 goals on 177 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 13 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 999 shots against him and he's surrendered 83 goals. He's made 916 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has 58 total points this season for the Flames. He has 25 goals this year with 149 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 33 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 28 goals on 155 attempts. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 71 points on the year. David Rittich has 17 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 769 shots against him and he's given up 64 goals. He's made 705 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 43 total points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They've scored 136 goals while giving up 161 scores, which has them ranked 20th and 5th respectively. They have had 125 power play chances and scored 21 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the league. The Red Wings have given up 157 power play opportunities and surrendered 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 22nd when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.77% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 16th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 2nd in the league with a total of 65 points this season. They have 37 power play goals on 164 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 8th in the NHL. They've given up 149 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 21st overall. As a team, the Flames are 2nd with a total of 176 goals scored while they've given up 137 goals this season, ranking 20th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.52%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 18th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.1%, as they've attempted 2,562 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,872 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.4% as they have 1,941 attempts while they have given up 2,242 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 1,577 face-off wins compared to 1,463 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Detroit has 995 hits and they have blocked 630 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.9% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 1,464 face-off wins compared to 1,347 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Calgary has 706 hits and they have blocked 596 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Calgary is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.1% as they've attempted 2,831 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,500 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.6% ranks 5th as they have 2,113 attempts while they have given up 1,904 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit +195

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