Friday, January 13, 2017

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The New Jersey Devils travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Friday, January 13, 2017.

New Jersey comes into this matchup having played 42 games. They have an overall record of 16-18-8 and on the road they have a record of 6-12-5. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 95 goals and given up 124 goals for a point differential of -29. The Devils have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 13-26 and an over/under record of 15-16-11. Calgary shows up with a record of 23-19-2 including 12-10-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 117 goals and surrendered 121 for a goal differential of -4. The Flames have a record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 21-21 while their over/under record sits at 17-21-6.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Devils. He has 9 goals this season with 105 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Travis Zajac has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 8 goals on 77 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 12 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 946 shots against him and has given up 86 goals. He has made 860 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Mikael Backlund has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Flames. He has 12 goals this season with 101 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Johnny Gaudreau has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 96 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 15 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 723 shots against him and has given up 56 goals. He has made 667 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Devils have 40 total points this season. They have scored 95 goals while giving up 124 goals. They have had 143 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Devils have allowed 130 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.25% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flames have a total of 48 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 145 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 163 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Devils have a total of 117 goals scored while they've given up 121 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.21%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

New Jersey has a Corsi percentage of 46.6% as they've attempted 2,033 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,331 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.6% as they have 1,568 attempts while they've given up 1,797 shots on the defensive end. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 47.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season. They have 1,275 face off wins compared to 1,248 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.5%. On defense New Jersey has 851 hits and they've blocked 534 shots from the opposition.

Calgary has attempted 2,387 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,377 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.6% as they have 1,757 shots while they've given up 1,788 attempts on defense. The Flames have an offensive zone percentage of 48.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.6% as they've compiled 1,329 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,353 face off losses. On defense Calgary has blocked 589 shot attempts and they have 839 hits as a unit.

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 13-26 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 15-16-11 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 21-21 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 17-21-6 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/28/16 LW Vernon Fiddler Lower Body expected to miss 3-4 weeks
01/09/17 D Andy Greene Wrist out indefinitely
01/09/17 D Yohann Auvitu Lower Body out indefinitely
01/07/17 C Jacob Josefson Concussion out indefinitely
01/02/17 D John Moore Concussion out indefinitely

Calgary Flames Injuries

12/28/16 RW Troy Brouwer Finger out indefinitely
10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season
01/11/17 LW Micheal Ferland Lower Body injured last game, "?" Friday vs New Jersey

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey

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