New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Predictions 3/10/2018

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The New Jersey Devils head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Saturday, March 10, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +171 and the Predators at -190.

New Jersey has a record of 34-26-8 this year and away from home they have a record of 16-12-5-3. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 201 goals and surrendered 206 goals for a point differential of -5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 34-34-0 and an over/under record of 33-33-0. Nashville has a record of 44-14-9 including 24-7-3-2 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 220 goals and have given up 170 for a goal differential of +50. Their record against the spread is 44-23-0 while their over/under mark is 34-32-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 34-34-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 33-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 44-23-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 34-32-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

03/08/18 C Pavel Zacha Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Nashville
03/08/18 C Travis Zajac Undisclosed left last game, is "?" Saturday vs Nashville
01/25/18 LW Marcus Johansson Concussion IR (01/23)

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/08/18 D Roman Josi Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs New Jersey

Player Spotlight

Taylor Hall has scored 74 total points this year for the Devils. He has 30 goals this season with 228 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 44 assists on the year and averages 19.2 minutes played per contest. Nico Hischier averages 16.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 14 goals on 148 attempts. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the year. Cory Schneider has 17 wins and 14 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 1,188 shots against him and he's surrendered 105 goals. He's made 1,083 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Kevin Fiala has 42 total points this season for the Predators. He has 21 goals this year with 152 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 15.3 minutes played per contest. P.K. Subban averages 24.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 15 goals on 171 attempts. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 50 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 37 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,573 shots against him and he's given up 113 goals. He's made 1,460 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 76 total points this year, which is 17th in the NHL. They've scored 201 goals while giving up 206 scores, which has them ranked 12th and 10th respectively. They have had 211 power play chances and scored 44 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the league. The Devils have given up 219 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 9th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.33% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 21st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 2nd in the league with a total of 97 points this season. They have 50 power play goals on 226 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 4th in the NHL. They've given up 239 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 12th overall. As a team, the Predators are 6th with a total of 220 goals scored while they've given up 170 goals this season, ranking 29th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.16%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 1st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey has a Corsi percentage of 49.1% as they've tried 3,800 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,945 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 21st in Corsi percentage. They are 17th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.8% as they have 2,952 shots while they've given up 2,979 attempts on defense. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 49.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.5% for the year. That puts them 18th and 9th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,957 face-off wins as opposed to 2,193 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.2%. That is 30th overall in the NHL. On defense New Jersey has 1,508 hits and they've blocked 966 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 19th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the year. That ranks them 25th and 8th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,229 face-off wins as opposed to 1,975 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,372 hits and they've blocked 974 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 17th in blocked shots. Nashville is ranked 9th in Corsi percentage with 51% as they've tried 4,038 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,885 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 13th in the NHL at 51%, as they have 3,029 shots while they've given up 2,911 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey +171

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