New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers NHL Picks & Predictions 3/1/2018

Thursday, March 1, 2018

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The New Jersey Devils travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Thursday, March 1, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Devils at +126 and the Panthers at -139.

New Jersey has a record of 33-22-8 this season and on the road they have a record of 16-10-5-3. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 188 goals and given up 190 goals for a point differential of -2. For the season they have an ATS record of 33-30-0 and an over/under record of 32-29-0. Florida has a record of 29-25-6 including 16-9-3-2 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 178 goals and surrendered 195 for a goal differential of -17. Their record against the spread is 29-31-0 while their over/under record is 32-28-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 33-30-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 32-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 29-31-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 32-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/27/18 LW Patrick Maroon Acquired is "?" Thursday vs Florida
02/09/18 GO Cory Schneider Groin IR (01/22)
01/25/18 LW Marcus Johansson Concussion IR (01/23)
01/22/18 C Brian Gibbons Thumb IR (01/20)

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

02/26/18 C Denis Malgin Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/17/18 C Frank Vatrano Lower Body IR (02/06)

Player Spotlight

Keith Kinkaid has 15 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 729 shots against him and he's given up 71 goals. He's made 658 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Taylor Hall has accumulated 68 total points this season for the Devils. He has 27 goals this year with 211 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 41 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Nico Hischier averages 16.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 13 goals on 139 shots. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Vincent Trocheck has scored 57 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 24 goals this season with 217 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 21.6 minutes played per game. Roberto Luongo has 10 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Panthers. He has 687 shots against him and he's surrendered 50 goals. He's made 637 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Jonathan Huberdeau averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 19 goals on 149 shots. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have allowed 211 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 10th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.47% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 22nd in the league. The Devils has 74 total points this season, ranking 15th in the NHL in offense. They are 13th in the league with 188 goals while they've given up 190 goals, which is 12th overall. They have had 194 power play opportunities and scored 38 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 17th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Panthers are 20th with 178 goals scored while they are 8th in the NHL with 195 goals allowed this year. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.61%. They give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 19th place in the league. The Panthers have a total of 64 points this year, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 37 power play goals on 189 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks their power play unit 19th. They've allowed 181 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, which is 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8%, as they've attempted 3,502 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,678 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.6% as they have 2,726 attempts while they have given up 2,772 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 1,814 face-off wins compared to 2,028 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.2%. That ranks them 30th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,367 hits and they have blocked 906 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the year. That ranks them 28th and 5th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,950 face-off wins as opposed to 1,876 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Florida has 1,183 hits and they've blocked 835 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 29th in blocked shots. Florida is ranked 15th in Corsi percentage with 49.7% as they've tried 3,591 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,637 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 16th in the NHL at 50%, as they have 2,798 shots while they've given up 2,802 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida -139

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