Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks Against the Spread 2/7/2019

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to Little Ceasars Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, February 7, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at -135 and the Red Wings at +110.

Vegas has a record of 30-21-4 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 163 goals and given up 150 goals for a point differential of +13. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-25-0 and an over/under record of 23-27-0. Detroit is 21-25-7 this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 150 goals and surrendered 174 for a goal differential of -24. Their record against the spread is 21-32-0 while their over/under record is 25-26-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 29-25-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 23-27-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 21-32-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 25-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
02/01/19 D Nick Holden Lower Body IR (01/23)
01/21/19 GO Malcolm Subban Illness IR (01/21)

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

02/03/19 C Dylan Larkin Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/15/19 C Michael Rasmussen Lower Body IR (01/15)
01/04/19 D Trevor Daley Foot is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 16 goals this year with 113 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Jon Marchessault averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 17 goals on 202 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 28 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 1,295 shots against him and he's given up 115 goals. He's made 1,180 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Andreas Athanasiou has scored 33 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 17 goals this season with 136 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 16.2 minutes played per game. Gustav Nyquist averages 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 12 goals on 136 shots. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 15 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Red Wings. He has 1,089 shots against him and he's surrendered 92 goals. He's made 997 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 64 total points this season, which ranks them 11th in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 163 while they've given up 150 goals, ranking them 24th overall. They have had 168 power play opportunities and have scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 20th in the NHL. The Golden Knights have allowed 157 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, putting them 3rd in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.83% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 13th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings are 28th in the NHL with a total of 49 points this year. They have 23 power play goals on 143 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks them 25th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 172 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. That is 23rd in the NHL. As a team, the Red Wings are 24th in the league with 150 goals scored while they've given up 174 goals, which is 8th overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.71%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.7%, as they've attempted 3,510 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,907 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.4% as they have 2,570 attempts while they have given up 2,154 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 54.8% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 1,624 face-off wins compared to 1,655 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,503 hits and they have blocked 753 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 1,715 face-off wins compared to 1,630 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Detroit has 1,092 hits and they have blocked 693 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Detroit is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.3% as they've attempted 2,822 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,148 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.6% ranks 28th as they have 2,143 attempts while they have given up 2,455 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas -135

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