New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 11/1/2018

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Little Ceasars Arena

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The New Jersey Devils travel to Little Ceasars Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, November 1, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Devils at -140 and the Red Wings at +115.

New Jersey has a record of 5-3-1 this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 31 goals and given up 28 goals for a point differential of +3. For the season they have an ATS record of 5-3-0 and an over/under record of 4-4-0. Detroit has a record of 3-7-2 this year. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 30 goals and surrendered 46 for a goal differential of -16. Their record against the spread is 2-9-0 while their over/under record is 5-5-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 5-3-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 4-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 2-9-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 5-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

10/31/18 RW Drew Stafford Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Detroit
10/26/18 D Ben Lovejoy Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/23/18 D Steven Santini Facial IR (10/23)
10/05/18 LW Jesper Bratt Jaw is out indefinitely
10/03/18 GO Cory Schneider Hip IR (10/03)

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/31/18 LW Andreas Athanasiou Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs New Jersey
10/29/18 C Frans Nielsen None is out indefinitely
10/18/18 D Danny DeKeyser Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Evgeny Svechnikov Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Keith Kinkaid has 5 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 266 shots against him and he's given up 24 goals. He's made 242 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Taylor Hall has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Devils. He has 2 goals this year with 29 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 19.8 minutes played per game. Kyle Palmieri averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 30% by scoring 9 goals on 30 shots. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Dylan Larkin has scored 12 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 6 goals this season with 41 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Jimmy Howard has 2 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Red Wings. He has 302 shots against him and he's surrendered 26 goals. He's made 276 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Gustav Nyquist averages 16.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 1 goal on 27 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have allowed 36 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this year. That is 9th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.23% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 18th in the league. The Devils have 11 total points this season, ranking 23rd in the NHL in offense. They are 26th in the league with 31 goals while they've given up 28 goals, which is 28th overall. They have had 38 power play opportunities and scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Red Wings are 28th with 30 goals scored while they are 2nd in the NHL with 46 goals allowed this year. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.96%. They give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 23rd place in the league. The Red Wings have a total of 8 points this year, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 9 power play goals on 37 opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That ranks their power play unit 10th. They've allowed 47 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.3%, as they've attempted 474 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 528 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.3% as they have 390 attempts while they have given up 386 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 47.4% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.6% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 284 face-off wins compared to 309 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 185 hits and they have blocked 142 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 25th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.8% for the season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 402 face-off wins compared to 390 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Detroit has 245 hits and they have blocked 176 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Detroit is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.9% as they've attempted 654 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 741 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.7% ranks 26th as they have 496 attempts while they have given up 565 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit +115

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