New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Predictions 12/15/2018

Saturday, December 15, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The New Jersey Devils travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Saturday, December 15, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Devils at +205 and the Predators at -278.

New Jersey has a record of 10-13-6 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 88 goals and given up 105 goals for a point differential of -17. For the season they have an ATS record of 10-19-0 and an over/under record of 18-9-0. Nashville is 21-10-1 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 102 goals and surrendered 81 for a goal differential of +21. Their record against the spread is 20-11-0 while their over/under record is 14-16-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 10-19-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 18-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 20-11-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 14-16-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/14/18 LW Taylor Hall Undisclosed is probable Friday vs Vegas

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

12/02/18 LW Filip Forsberg Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks
11/15/18 D P.K. Subban Undisclosed IR (11/15)
11/12/18 LW Viktor Arvidsson Upper Body IR (11/12)

Player Spotlight

Kyle Palmieri has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Devils. He has 16 goals this year with 88 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Taylor Hall averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 8 goals on 97 shots. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Keith Kinkaid has 10 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 723 shots against him and he's given up 70 goals. He's made 653 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Roman Josi has scored 23 total points this year for the Predators. He has 5 goals this season with 119 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 25.3 minutes played per game. Ryan Johansen averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 5 goals on 55 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 14 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Predators. He has 580 shots against him and he's surrendered 41 goals. He's made 539 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 26 total points this season, which ranks them 28th in the NHL. They are 22nd in the league in goals scored with 88 while they've given up 105 goals, ranking them 8th overall. They have had 93 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the NHL. The Devils have allowed 93 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 11th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.16% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 29th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 3rd in the NHL with a total of 43 points this year. They have 16 power play goals on 109 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 26th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 103 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 12th in the NHL. As a team, the Predators are 11th in the league with 102 goals scored while they've given up 81 goals, which is 30th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.89%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6%, as they've attempted 1,676 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,705 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.4% as they have 1,315 attempts while they have given up 1,294 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 47.6% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 868 face-off wins compared to 992 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.7%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense New Jersey has 643 hits and they have blocked 411 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 1,041 face-off wins compared to 946 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Nashville has 539 hits and they have blocked 408 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Nashville is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.6% as they've attempted 1,887 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,636 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.8% ranks 5th as they have 1,431 attempts while they have given up 1,228 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville -278

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