New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 12/1/2017

Friday, December 1, 2017

Pepsi Center

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The New Jersey Devils head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, December 1, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at -185 and the Avalanche at +155.

New Jersey has a record of 14-6-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 8-2-2. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 78 goals and surrendered 74 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 14-10-0 and an over/under record of 13-11-0. Colorado has a record of 12-9-2 including 8-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 76 goals and have given up 73 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 12-11-0 while their over/under mark is 14-9-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 14-10-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 13-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 12-11-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 14-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

11/22/17 RW Kyle Palmieri Foot IR (11/20)
11/15/17 D Mirco Mueller Collarbone IR (11/12)
11/09/17 LW Marcus Johansson Concussion IR (10/31)

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

11/27/17 LW Gabriel Landeskog Suspension 4-game suspension (eligible to return 12/07 vs Tampa Bay)
11/19/17 C Vladislav Kamenev Arm IR (11/16)
11/10/17 D Patrik Nemeth Lower Body IR (11/08)

Player Spotlight

Jesper Bratt has scored 15 total points this year for the Devils. He has 7 goals this season with 42 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 15.9 minutes played per contest. Nico Hischier averages 16.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 5 goals on 55 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the year. Cory Schneider has 9 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 599 shots against him and he's surrendered 49 goals. He's made 550 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has 20 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 7 goals this year with 48 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Nathan MacKinnon averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 8 goals on 64 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 8 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 434 shots against him and he's given up 41 goals. He's made 393 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 32 total points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They've scored 78 goals while giving up 74 scores, which has them ranked 8th and 17th respectively. They have had 74 power play chances and scored 17 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 7th in the league. The Devils have given up 89 power play opportunities and surrendered 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 14th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.63% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 9th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 20th in the league with a total of 26 points this season. They have 19 power play goals on 96 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL. They've given up 88 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 25th overall. As a team, the Avalanche are 10th with a total of 76 goals scored while they've given up 73 goals this season, ranking 18th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.18%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey has a Corsi percentage of 46.1% as they've tried 1,279 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,495 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 30th in Corsi percentage. They are 28th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 46.8% as they have 1,005 shots while they've given up 1,141 attempts on defense. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 45.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.8% for the year. That puts them 31st and 3rd in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 708 face-off wins as opposed to 825 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.2%. That is 30th overall in the NHL. On defense New Jersey has 525 hits and they've blocked 354 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 18th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the year. That ranks them 23rd and 6th respectively in the NHL. They have 617 face-off wins as opposed to 806 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 43.4%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 412 hits and they've blocked 340 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 21st in blocked shots. Colorado is ranked 26th in Corsi percentage with 47% as they've tried 1,230 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,386 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 27th in the NHL at 46.9%, as they have 925 shots while they've given up 1,046 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey -185

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