Saturday, April 1, 2017

Wells Fargo Center

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The New Jersey Devils head to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, April 1, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Devils at +171 and the Flyers at -190. The over/under has been set at 5.

New Jersey comes into this matchup having played 76 games. They have an overall record of 27-35-14 and on the road they have a record of 12-20-6. Currently they are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 174 goals and given up 224 goals for a point differential of -50. The Devils have an overall record of 2-6-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-49 and an over/under record of 28-28-20. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 37-32-8 including 23-11-4 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 206 goals and surrendered 225 for a goal differential of -19. The Flyers have a record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 30-40 while their over/under record sits at 34-35-8.

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Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 24-49 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 28-28-20 against the over/under

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 30-40 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 34-35-8 against the over/under

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

03/31/17 LW Michael Cammalleri Shoulder probable Friday vs. NY Islanders
03/18/17 RW Devante Smith-Pelly Lower Body out indefinitely
03/14/17 C Jacob Josefson Upper Body out indefinitely

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

03/31/17 C Nick Cousins Concussion "?" Saturday vs. New Jersey
03/01/17 LW Michael Raffl Lower Body out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Taylor Hall has accumulated 51 total points this season for the Devils. He has 19 goals this season with 217 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. Kyle Palmieri has averaged 17.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 25 goals on 179 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 50 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 20 wins and 24 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,677 shots against him and has given up 149 goals. He has made 1,528 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has accumulated 56 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 14 goals this season with 184 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 42 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 30 goals on 209 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Steve Mason has 25 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 1,507 shots against him and has given up 140 goals. He has made 1,367 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 68 total points this season. They have scored 174 goals while giving up 224 goals. They have had 230 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Devils have allowed 232 power play opportunities and given up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.32% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have a total of 82 points on the season. They have 51 power play goals on 261 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 229 power play opportunities and have given up 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Devils have a total of 206 goals scored while they've given up 225 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.52%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey has a Corsi percentage of 46.6% as they've attempted 3,685 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,227 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.8% as they have 2,860 attempts while they've given up 3,257 shots on the defensive end. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 46.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.4% for the season. They have 2,258 face off wins compared to 2,289 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.7%. On defense New Jersey has 1,508 hits and they've blocked 970 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia has attempted 4,663 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,297 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.8% as they have 3,416 shots while they've given up 3,056 attempts on defense. The Flyers have an offensive zone percentage of 54.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 45.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.8% as they've compiled 2,382 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,214 face off losses. On defense Philadelphia has blocked 1,241 shot attempts and they have 1,949 hits as a unit.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia -190

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