Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers Expert NHL Picks 3/19/2019

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Madison Square Garden

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +115 and the Rangers at -145.

Detroit has a record of 25-37-10 this year. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 192 goals and surrendered 242 goals for a point differential of -50. For the year they have an ATS mark of 25-47-0 and an over/under record of 34-36-0. New York has a record of 28-31-13 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 196 goals and given up 237 for a goal differential of -41. Their record against the spread is 28-44-0 while their over/under mark is 35-33-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 25-47-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 34-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 28-44-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 35-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

03/17/19 LW Justin Abdelkader Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs NY Rangers
03/17/19 D Mike Green Illness is questionable Tuesday vs NY Rangers

Key New York Rangers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Tyler Bertuzzi has scored 34 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 16 goals this season with 107 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 18 assists on the year and averages 16.2 minutes played per contest. Andreas Athanasiou averages 16.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 26 goals on 188 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 18 wins and 20 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 1,444 shots against him and he's surrendered 135 goals. He's made 1,309 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Mika Zibanejad has 67 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 28 goals this year with 212 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 39 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Chris Kreider averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 26 goals on 188 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 18 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 1,566 shots against him and he's given up 143 goals. He's made 1,423 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 60 total points this year, which is 29th in the NHL. They've scored 192 goals while giving up 242 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 4th respectively. They have had 196 power play chances and scored 32 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the league. The Red Wings have given up 217 power play opportunities and surrendered 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 28th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.10% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 23rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers are 26th in the league with a total of 69 points this season. They have 39 power play goals on 206 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 16th in the NHL. They've given up 232 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 26th overall. As a team, the Rangers are 24th with a total of 196 goals scored while they've given up 237 goals this season, ranking 6th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.35%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 22nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5%, as they've attempted 3,864 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,278 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.6% as they have 2,908 attempts while they have given up 3,329 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time, which is 20th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 2,294 face-off wins compared to 2,201 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Detroit has 1,550 hits and they have blocked 949 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 1,939 face-off wins compared to 2,155 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.4%. That is 29th in the league. On defense New York has 1,871 hits and they have blocked 1,061 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. New York is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.3% as they've attempted 3,759 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,367 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.2% ranks 29th as they have 2,839 attempts while they have given up 3,306 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit +115

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