New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators NHL Picks & Predictions 2/6/2018

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Canadian Tire Centre

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The New Jersey Devils travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Devils at -155 and the Senators at +104.

New Jersey has a record of 27-16-8 this season and on the road they have a record of 12-8-5-3. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 154 goals and given up 151 goals for a point differential of +3. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-24-0 and an over/under record of 26-24-0. Ottawa is 17-25-9 including 10-11-5-3 at home this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 132 goals and surrendered 176 for a goal differential of -44. Their record against the spread is 17-34-0 while their over/under record is 25-26-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 27-24-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 26-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 17-34-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 25-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/03/18 GO Cory Schneider Lower Body is "?" Tuesday vs Ottawa
01/25/18 LW Marcus Johansson Concussion IR (01/23)
01/22/18 C Brian Gibbons Thumb IR (01/20)

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/17/17 D Chris Wideman Hamstring IR (11/16)
02/04/18 RW Bobby Ryan Hand is "?"
01/30/18 C Gabriel Dumont Ankle IR (01/28)
01/29/18 RW Mark Stone Knee IR (01/21)

Player Spotlight

Nico Hischier has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Devils. He has 9 goals this year with 117 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 16.3 minutes played per game. Jesper Bratt averages 16.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 12 goals on 71 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Keith Kinkaid has 10 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 440 shots against him and he's given up 45 goals. He's made 395 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Erik Karlsson has scored 34 total points this year for the Senators. He has 5 goals this season with 126 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 26.4 minutes played per game. Mike Hoffman averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 13 goals on 167 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 13 wins and 17 losses this year in goal for the Senators. He has 1,136 shots against him and he's surrendered 110 goals. He's made 1,026 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 62 total points this season, which ranks them 11th in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 154 while they've given up 151 goals, ranking them 15th overall. They have had 162 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL. The Devils have allowed 173 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 7th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.63% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 21st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators are 29th in the NHL with a total of 43 points this year. They have 25 power play goals on 160 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks them 28th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 150 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. That is 28th in the NHL. As a team, the Senators are 29th in the league with 132 goals scored while they've given up 176 goals, which is 3rd overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.63%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey has a Corsi percentage of 48.7% as they've tried 2,802 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,957 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 22nd in Corsi percentage. They are 17th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.6% as they have 2,176 shots while they've given up 2,214 attempts on defense. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 49.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the year. That puts them 22nd and 9th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,481 face-off wins as opposed to 1,652 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.3%. That is 29th overall in the NHL. On defense New Jersey has 1,070 hits and they've blocked 743 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 20th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 1,613 face-off wins compared to 1,494 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 1,206 hits and they have blocked 850 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.4% as they've attempted 2,869 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,182 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.6% ranks 28th as they have 2,118 attempts while they have given up 2,332 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa +104

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