Detroit Red Wings at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Tips 3/23/2019

Saturday, March 23, 2019

T-Mobile Arena

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to T-Mobile Arena to play the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday, March 23, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +245 and the Golden Knights at -305.

Detroit has a record of 26-38-10 this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 197 goals and given up 249 goals for a point differential of -52. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-47-0 and an over/under record of 34-37-0. Vegas has a record of 42-27-5 this year. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 229 goals and surrendered 201 for a goal differential of +28. Their record against the spread is 41-32-0 while their over/under record is 34-35-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 26-47-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 34-37-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 41-32-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 34-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

03/21/19 D Jonathan Ericsson Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Vegas
03/21/19 D Libor Sulak Illness is questionable Saturday vs Vegas
03/21/19 D Mike Green Illness is out for season
03/21/19 D Trevor Daley Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/18/19 LW Justin Abdelkader Foot is out indefinitely

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
03/22/19 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Detroit
03/21/19 LW Max Pacioretty Knee left last game, is questionable Saturday vs Detroit
03/21/19 LW Pierre-Edouard Bellemare Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs Detroit
03/03/19 LW William Carrier Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jimmy Howard has 19 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 1,487 shots against him and he's given up 137 goals. He's made 1,350 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Andreas Athanasiou has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 28 goals this year with 195 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 16.7 minutes played per game. Dylan Larkin averages 21.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 27 goals on 254 shots. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 62 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has scored 51 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 22 goals this season with 158 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Malcolm Subban has 7 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 445 shots against him and he's surrendered 42 goals. He's made 403 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jon Marchessault averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 24 goals on 255 shots. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have allowed 222 power play opportunities and have given up 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77% this year. That is 28th in the NHL. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.11% 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 62 total points this season, ranking 29th in the NHL in offense. They are 26th in the league with 197 goals while they've given up 249 goals, which is 4th overall. They have had 198 power play opportunities and scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Golden Knights are 11th with 229 goals scored while they are 25th in the NHL with 201 goals allowed this year. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.95%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 12th place in the league. The Golden Knights have a total of 89 points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 38 power play goals on 216 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks their power play unit 19th. They've allowed 211 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.4%, as they've attempted 3,961 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,403 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.5% as they have 2,979 attempts while they have given up 3,424 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 2,339 face-off wins compared to 2,256 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Detroit has 1,589 hits and they have blocked 979 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 2,241 face-off wins compared to 2,209 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Vegas has 2,041 hits and they have blocked 1,018 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.6% as they've attempted 4,752 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,955 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.5% ranks 2nd as they have 3,518 attempts while they have given up 2,937 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas -305

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