Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils NHL Picks & Predictions 10/27/2017

Friday, October 27, 2017

Prudential Center

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The Ottawa Senators head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Friday, October 27, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at +112 and the Devils at -122.

Ottawa has a record of 4-1-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 3-0-0. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 32 goals and surrendered 24 goals for a point differential of +8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 4-5-0 and an over/under record of 5-4-0. New Jersey has a record of 6-2-0 including 2-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 31 goals and have given up 24 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 6-2-0 while their over/under mark is 5-3-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 4-5-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 5-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 6-2-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 5-3-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/25/17 C Kyle Turris Illness is OUT Thursday vs. Philadelphia
10/23/17 RW Bobby Ryan Hand is out indefinitely
10/20/17 C Zack Smith Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/15/17 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion IR (10/03)
10/15/17 C Colin White Wrist IR (10/03)
10/09/17 D Ben Harpur Shoulder IR (10/06)

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

10/22/17 RW Kyle Palmieri Lower Body is "?" Friday vs Ottawa
10/20/17 GO Cory Schneider Lower Body IR (10/20)

Player Spotlight

Mark Stone has scored 9 total points this year for the Senators. He has 5 goals this season with 25 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 20.2 minutes played per contest. Derick Brassard averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 26% by tallying 6 goals on 23 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year. Craig Anderson has 3 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Senators. He has 212 shots against him and he's surrendered 18 goals. He's made 194 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Nico Hischier has 7 total points this season for the Devils. He has 2 goals this year with 15 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 16.1 minutes played per contest. Kyle Palmieri averages 16.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 3 goals on 17 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the year. Keith Kinkaid has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Devils. He has 73 shots against him and he's given up 5 goals. He's made 68 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 12 total points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They've scored 32 goals while giving up 24 scores, which has them ranked 6th and 22nd respectively. They have had 40 power play chances and scored 7 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 15th in the league. The Senators have given up 25 power play opportunities and surrendered 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 92%, ranking them 1st when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.63% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is 5th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils are 9th in the league with a total of 12 points this season. They have 8 power play goals on 35 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 9th in the NHL. They've given up 42 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 20th overall. As a team, the Devils are 8th with a total of 31 goals scored while they've given up 24 goals this season, ranking 21st in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 12.35%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 46.8% as they've tried 511 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 580 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 28th in Corsi percentage. They are 14th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.6% as they have 409 shots while they've given up 415 attempts on defense. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 56.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.5% for the year. That puts them 4th and 28th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 303 face-off wins as opposed to 272 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That is 7th overall in the NHL. On defense Ottawa has 199 hits and they've blocked 165 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 1st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 30th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 45.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 54.9% for the season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 239 face-off wins compared to 271 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.9%. That is 27th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 191 hits and they have blocked 107 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. New Jersey is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.4% as they've attempted 438 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 486 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.6% ranks 18th as they have 358 attempts while they have given up 379 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa +112

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