New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/15/2018

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The New Jersey Devils head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, November 15, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +113 and the Flyers at -125.

New Jersey has a record of 7-8-1 this year. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 49 goals and surrendered 56 goals for a point differential of -7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 7-9-0 and an over/under record of 9-5-0. Philadelphia has a record of 9-8-1 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 58 goals and given up 62 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 9-9-0 while their over/under mark is 12-6-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 7-9-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 9-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 9-9-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 12-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

11/14/18 C Nico Hischier Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Philadelphia
11/13/18 C Brian Boyle Upper Body IR (11/13)
11/03/18 RW Stefan Noesen Upper Body IR (11/03)
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

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/05/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Undisclosed IR (11/05)
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/30/18 LW Michael Raffl Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/08/18 LW James van Riemsdyk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
09/20/18 GO Alex Lyon Pelvis is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Taylor Hall has scored 19 total points this year for the Devils. He has 5 goals this season with 58 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Kyle Palmieri averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by tallying 10 goals on 47 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the year. Keith Kinkaid has 7 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 416 shots against him and he's surrendered 37 goals. He's made 379 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jakub Voracek has 17 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 5 goals this year with 46 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Claude Giroux averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 7 goals on 57 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year. Calvin Pickard has 3 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Flyers. He has 155 shots against him and he's given up 21 goals. He's made 134 saves for a save percentage of 87%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 15 total points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They've scored 49 goals while giving up 56 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 10th respectively. They have had 61 power play chances and scored 14 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 11th in the league. The Devils have given up 60 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 13th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.30% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 26th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 17th in the league with a total of 19 points this season. They have 8 power play goals on 59 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 28th in the NHL. They've given up 64 power play opportunities and surrendered 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%, ranking 30th overall. As a team, the Flyers are 10th with a total of 58 goals scored while they've given up 62 goals this season, ranking 4th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.58%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2%, as they've attempted 923 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 954 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.8% as they have 729 attempts while they have given up 705 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 48.1% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 490 face-off wins compared to 561 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.6%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 374 hits and they have blocked 249 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 30th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 45.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 54.3% for the season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 570 face-off wins compared to 459 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.4%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 414 hits and they have blocked 268 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. Philadelphia is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've attempted 1,051 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,024 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.8% ranks 12th as they have 780 attempts while they have given up 756 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey +113

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