Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils NHL Picks & Predictions 11/11/2017

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Prudential Center

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The Florida Panthers head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, November 11, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at +122 and the Devils at -135.

Florida has a record of 4-8-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 1-5-0. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 48 goals and surrendered 59 goals for a point differential of -11. For the year they have an ATS mark of 4-10-0 and an over/under record of 11-3-0. New Jersey has a record of 9-4-2 including 4-3-1 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 52 goals and have given up 48 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 9-6-0 while their over/under mark is 9-6-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 4-10-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 11-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 9-6-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 9-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

11/09/17 LW Marcus Johansson Concussion IR (11/09)

Player Spotlight

Evgeni Dadonov has scored 14 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 6 goals this season with 40 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 19.4 minutes played per contest. Nick Bjugstad averages 13.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by tallying 2 goals on 34 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the year. James Reimer has 3 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Panthers. He has 264 shots against him and he's surrendered 29 goals. He's made 235 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Jesper Bratt has 12 total points this season for the Devils. He has 5 goals this year with 25 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 16 minutes played per contest. Nico Hischier averages 16.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 2 goals on 31 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year. Cory Schneider has 6 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 391 shots against him and he's given up 32 goals. He's made 359 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 10 total points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They've scored 48 goals while giving up 59 scores, which has them ranked 14th and 4th respectively. They have had 51 power play chances and scored 9 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 18th in the league. The Panthers have given up 56 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking them 30th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.00% for the year. They allow 38 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 27th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils are 4th in the league with a total of 20 points this season. They have 11 power play goals on 51 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 8th in the NHL. They've given up 64 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 15th overall. As a team, the Devils are 8th with a total of 52 goals scored while they've given up 48 goals this season, ranking 11th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.63%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 11th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 47.4% as they've tried 815 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 904 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 27th in Corsi percentage. They are 26th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.9% as they have 640 shots while they've given up 696 attempts on defense. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 43.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 56.4% for the year. That puts them 29th and 1st in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 495 face-off wins as opposed to 445 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. On defense Florida has 274 hits and they've blocked 208 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 25th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 30th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 44% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 56% for the season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 456 face-off wins compared to 525 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.5%. That is 28th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 336 hits and they have blocked 212 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. New Jersey is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.8% as they've attempted 796 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 943 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.1% ranks 29th as they have 626 attempts while they have given up 731 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Panthers/Devils NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Florida +122

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