NHL Betting Preview By: George Pappas Jr (www.georgepappasjr.com)
The Detroit Red Wings’ offensive woes have led to back-to-back losses, but a date with the struggling New York Rangers may help them get back on track.
Detroit hopes to avoid being shut out in three straight games for the first time in its storied history Monday night when it hosts New York, which has lost four in a row.
The offense may get a boost Monday, with forwards Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Holmstrom each nearing a return from a broken right hand.
Joey MacDonald made 26 saves Saturday but fell to 1-3-1 when giving regular starter Jimmy Howard a rest. Howard won the only start of his career against the Rangers, making 28 saves in a 3-1 victory Dec. 6, 2009.
New York (29-22-4) hopes to avoid its first five-game overall losing streak since Jan. 21-30, 2010. Coach John Tortorella benched goaltender Henrik Lundqvist – who gave up 10 goals in his last three starts – in favor of Martin Biron for Saturday’s game, but the offense let him down in a 2-0 loss at Montreal.
Tortorella praised Biron after publicly calling out Lundqvist earlier in the week for his recent poor play. Biron stopped 27 of 28 shots and has allowed only two goals in his last 180 minutes in net.
However, neither Biron nor Lundqvist has been very successful against the Red Wings. Biron is 1-2-0 with a 3.25 goals-against average in four career appearances, while Lundqvist is 0-3-1 with a 3.78 GAA lifetime against Detroit.
The Red Wings have been victorious in nine of the last 10 meetings in Detroit, including five in a row since a 3-2 defeat Jan. 30, 1999.
The starters tonight are Martin Biron for the Rangers and Jimmy Howard for the Red Wings. Howard won his only other start against his hometown team, stopping 28 of 29 shots.
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The Detroit Red Wings’ offensive woes have led to back-to-back losses, but a date with the struggling New York Rangers may help them get back on track.
Detroit hopes to avoid being shut out in three straight games for the first time in its storied history Monday night when it hosts New York, which has lost four in a row.
The offense may get a boost Monday, with forwards Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Holmstrom each nearing a return from a broken right hand.
Joey MacDonald made 26 saves Saturday but fell to 1-3-1 when giving regular starter Jimmy Howard a rest. Howard won the only start of his career against the Rangers, making 28 saves in a 3-1 victory Dec. 6, 2009.
New York (29-22-4) hopes to avoid its first five-game overall losing streak since Jan. 21-30, 2010. Coach John Tortorella benched goaltender Henrik Lundqvist – who gave up 10 goals in his last three starts – in favor of Martin Biron for Saturday’s game, but the offense let him down in a 2-0 loss at Montreal.
Tortorella praised Biron after publicly calling out Lundqvist earlier in the week for his recent poor play. Biron stopped 27 of 28 shots and has allowed only two goals in his last 180 minutes in net.
However, neither Biron nor Lundqvist has been very successful against the Red Wings. Biron is 1-2-0 with a 3.25 goals-against average in four career appearances, while Lundqvist is 0-3-1 with a 3.78 GAA lifetime against Detroit.
The Red Wings have been victorious in nine of the last 10 meetings in Detroit, including five in a row since a 3-2 defeat Jan. 30, 1999.
The starters tonight are Martin Biron for the Rangers and Jimmy Howard for the Red Wings. Howard won his only other start against his hometown team, stopping 28 of 29 shots.
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