Detroit at Vancouver

Playing an NHL-high 23 home games through the 2014 portion of its schedule has been very profitable for Detroit, but now they head out for a road trip (including 17 of 23 away) and will have to rely more on their defense. Detroit has a winning record both home and away with exceptional balance at #13 in goals scored and #5 in goals allowed. Darren Helm scored two goals and Detroit held off the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Wednesday night. The 13 shots were the fewest Detroit has allowed this season. Detroit is on an 8-2-2 run UNDER the total as well as 29-14-8 UNDER the total against the Pacific Division. Vancouver has been focusing more on defense of late, riding a 4-1-1 run UNDER the total. Look for a slow-paced, defensive game as the Canucks are 4-0-1 UNDER the total against a team with a winning record. Play UNDER the total.