Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche NHL Tips 3/5/2019

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +170 and the Avalanche at -205.

Detroit has a record of 23-33-9 this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 177 goals and given up 218 goals for a point differential of -41. For the season they have an ATS record of 23-42-0 and an over/under record of 31-32-0. Colorado has a record of 28-26-12 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 215 goals and surrendered 207 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 28-37-0 while their over/under record is 35-29-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 23-42-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 31-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 28-37-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 35-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

03/03/19 LW Thomas Vanek Hip is questionable Tuesday vs Colorado
03/03/19 D Trevor Daley Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Colorado

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
02/25/19 LW Matt Nieto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jimmy Howard has 17 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 1,328 shots against him and he's given up 122 goals. He's made 1,206 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Andreas Athanasiou has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 22 goals this year with 166 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 16.3 minutes played per game. Dylan Larkin averages 21.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 27 goals on 247 shots. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 62 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has scored 82 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 28 goals this season with 169 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 54 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Semyon Varlamov has 18 wins and 16 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,350 shots against him and he's surrendered 120 goals. He's made 1,230 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Nathan MacKinnon averages 21.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 33 goals on 286 shots. He has 49 assists, giving him a total of 82 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have allowed 199 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this year. That is 25th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.18% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 23rd in the league. The Red Wings have 55 total points this season, ranking 30th in the NHL in offense. They are 26th in the league with 177 goals while they've given up 218 goals, which is 5th overall. They have had 175 power play opportunities and scored 29 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Avalanche are 9th with 215 goals scored while they are 10th in the NHL with 207 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.97%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 21st place in the league. The Avalanche have a total of 68 points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 54 power play goals on 239 opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That ranks their power play unit 8th. They've allowed 237 power play opportunities and have given up 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, which is 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.9%, as they've attempted 3,513 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,820 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.2% as they have 2,655 attempts while they have given up 2,965 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 49.4% of the time, which is 20th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.6% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 2,090 face-off wins compared to 1,996 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Detroit has 1,363 hits and they have blocked 855 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.5% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 1,905 face-off wins compared to 2,041 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,338 hits and they have blocked 1,043 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Colorado is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8% as they've attempted 3,853 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,891 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.2% ranks 15th as they have 2,869 attempts while they have given up 2,848 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado -205

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