Saturday, January 21, 2017

Wells Fargo Center

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The New Jersey Devils head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, January 21, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +122 and the Flyers at -135. The over/under has been set at 5.

New Jersey comes into this game having played 46 games. They have an overall record of 19-18-9 and away from home they have a record of 9-12-6. The currently are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 105 goals and surrendered 132 goals for a point differential of -27. The Devils have an overall record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-27 and an over/under record of 16-18-12. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 22-18-6 including 14-6-3 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 132 goals and surrendered 148 for a goal differential of -16. The Flyers have a record of 2-6-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 17-24 while their over/under record sits at 24-17-5.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Devils. He has 11 goals this season with 119 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 18 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 11% by scoring 9 goals on 80 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 14 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,037 shots against him and has given up 93 goals. He has made 944 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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Claude Giroux has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 10 goals this season with 117 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 18 goals on 123 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Steve Mason has 14 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 965 shots against him and has given up 99 goals. He has made 866 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Devils have 47 total points this season. They have scored 105 goals while giving up 132 goals. They have had 152 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Devils have allowed 141 power play opportunities and given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.37% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flyers have a total of 50 points on the season. They have 36 power play goals on 159 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 138 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Devils have a total of 132 goals scored while they've given up 148 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.12%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

New Jersey has a Corsi percentage of 46.5% as they've attempted 2,222 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,552 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.5% as they have 1,708 attempts while they've given up 1,964 shots on the defensive end. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 47.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.5% for the season. They have 1,383 face off wins compared to 1,356 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.5%. On defense New Jersey has 933 hits and they've blocked 588 shots from the opposition.

Philadelphia has attempted 2,800 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,568 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.9% as they have 2,076 shots while they've given up 1,849 attempts on defense. The Flyers have an offensive zone percentage of 55.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 44.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.1% as they've compiled 1,431 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,367 face off losses. On defense Philadelphia has blocked 719 shot attempts and they have 1,148 hits as a unit.

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 16-27 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 16-18-12 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 17-24 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 24-17-5 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Injuries

01/20/17 GO Cory Schneider Illness "?" Friday vs. Montreal
01/17/17 D Andy Greene Wrist "?" Friday vs Montreal
01/17/17 LW Vernon Fiddler Lower Body "?" Friday vs Montreal
01/09/17 D Yohann Auvitu Lower Body out indefinitely
01/02/17 D John Moore Concussion out indefinitely

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

01/15/17 RW Matt Read Lower Body "?" Saturday vs New Jersey

Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey +122

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