Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 2/22/2019

Friday, February 22, 2019

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Little Ceasars Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, February 22, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Wild at -120 and the Red Wings at -105.

Minnesota has a record of 27-27-6 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 164 goals and given up 180 goals for a point differential of -16. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-33-0 and an over/under record of 26-29-0. Detroit has a record of 23-29-9 this year. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 172 goals and surrendered 204 for a goal differential of -32. Their record against the spread is 23-37-0 while their over/under record is 28-30-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 27-33-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 26-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 23-37-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 28-30-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 21 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,372 shots against him and he's given up 126 goals. He's made 1,246 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jason Zucker has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Wild. He has 14 goals this year with 158 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Zach Parise averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 23 goals on 190 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Andreas Athanasiou has scored 39 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 22 goals this season with 160 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 16.3 minutes played per game. Jimmy Howard has 17 wins and 16 losses this year in goal for the Red Wings. He has 1,262 shots against him and he's surrendered 113 goals. He's made 1,149 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Gustav Nyquist averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 15 goals on 152 shots. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have allowed 188 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 14th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.68% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 24th in the league. The Wild have 60 total points this season, ranking 23rd in the NHL in offense. They are 27th in the league with 164 goals while they've given up 180 goals, which is 18th overall. They have had 181 power play opportunities and scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Red Wings are 21st with 172 goals scored while they are 4th in the NHL with 204 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.42%. They give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 20th place in the league. The Red Wings have a total of 55 points this year, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 27 power play goals on 165 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks their power play unit 24th. They've allowed 190 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5%, as they've attempted 3,429 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,362 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51% as they have 2,575 attempts while they have given up 2,470 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 51.5% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 1,825 face-off wins compared to 1,814 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That ranks them 14th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,183 hits and they have blocked 892 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 1,967 face-off wins compared to 1,870 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Detroit has 1,251 hits and they have blocked 810 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Detroit is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48% as they've attempted 3,310 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,580 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.6% ranks 27th as they have 2,512 attempts while they have given up 2,770 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit -105

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