New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 11/25/2018

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The New Jersey Devils head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, November 25, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +161 and the Lightning at -187.

New Jersey has a record of 9-9-3 this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 63 goals and surrendered 67 goals for a point differential of -4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-12-0 and an over/under record of 11-8-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 16-6-1 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 87 goals and given up 66 for a goal differential of +21. Their record against the spread is 16-7-0 while their over/under mark is 11-10-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 9-12-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 11-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 16-7-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 11-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

11/17/18 D Sami Vatanen Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/13/18 C Brian Boyle Upper Body IR (11/11)
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 Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/24/18 D Anton Stralman Upper Body is questionable Sunday vs New Jersey
11/15/18 GO Andrei Vasilevskiy Foot is out indefinitely
11/08/18 LW Ondrej Palat Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Kyle Palmieri has scored 21 total points this year for the Devils. He has 12 goals this season with 66 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Taylor Hall averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 7 goals on 73 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the year. Keith Kinkaid has 9 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 536 shots against him and he's surrendered 46 goals. He's made 490 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Yanni Gourde has 21 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 9 goals this year with 47 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 17 minutes played per contest. Brayden Point averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 15 goals on 59 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the year. Louis Domingue has 7 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 335 shots against him and he's given up 33 goals. He's made 302 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 21 total points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They've scored 63 goals while giving up 67 scores, which has them ranked 21st and 18th respectively. They have had 70 power play chances and scored 15 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 12th in the league. The Devils have given up 74 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking them 4th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.03% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 22nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the league with a total of 33 points this season. They have 23 power play goals on 83 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 5th in the NHL. They've given up 84 power play opportunities and surrendered 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 13th overall. As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 87 goals scored while they've given up 66 goals this season, ranking 19th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.62%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 9th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6%, as they've attempted 1,222 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,243 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.9% as they have 960 attempts while they have given up 926 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th 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 622 face-off wins compared to 716 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.5%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 482 hits and they have blocked 317 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 683 face-off wins compared to 699 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 566 hits and they have blocked 329 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. Tampa Bay is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6% as they've attempted 1,372 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,340 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.4% ranks 14th as they have 1,026 attempts while they have given up 1,011 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey +161

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