New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 4/12/2018

Saturday, April 14, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The New Jersey Devils head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, April 14, 2018 in Game 2 of their 1st round series. Tampa Bay leads the series 1-0. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +215 and the Lightning at -295.

New Jersey has a record of 44-29-9 this year and away from home they have a record of 21-15-5-3. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 248 goals and surrendered 244 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 44-38-0 and an over/under record of 42-38-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 54-23-5 including 29-10-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 296 goals and have given up 236 for a goal differential of +60. Their record against the spread is 54-28-0 while their over/under mark is 49-31-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 44-38-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 42-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 54-28-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 49-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

04/12/18 LW Marcus Johansson Concussion is "?" Saturday vs Tampa Bay

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

03/29/18 LW Adam Erne Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Taylor Hall has scored 93 total points this year for the Devils. He has 39 goals this season with 278 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 54 assists on the year and averages 19.1 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 11% by tallying 20 goals on 180 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the year. Keith Kinkaid has 26 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 1,214 shots against him and he's surrendered 106 goals. He's made 1,108 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has 100 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 39 goals this year with 279 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 61 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Brayden Point averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 32 goals on 217 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 66 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 44 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 2,075 shots against him and he's given up 167 goals. He's made 1,908 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 97 total points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They've scored 248 goals while giving up 244 scores, which has them ranked 15th and 15th respectively. They have had 252 power play chances and scored 54 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 10th in the league. The Devils have given up 258 power play opportunities and surrendered 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 8th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.54% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 18th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 3rd in the league with a total of 113 points this season. They have 66 power play goals on 276 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 267 power play opportunities and surrendered 64 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 28th overall. As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 296 goals scored while they've given up 236 goals this season, ranking 19th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.04%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 8th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.5%, as they've attempted 4,561 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,846 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.2% as they have 3,557 attempts while they have given up 3,670 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 2,371 face-off wins compared to 2,675 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47%. That ranks them 30th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,816 hits and they have blocked 1,176 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 9th 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 27th in the NHL. They have 2,441 face-off wins compared to 2,621 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,728 hits and they have blocked 1,127 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Tampa Bay is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3% as they've attempted 4,952 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,709 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.2% ranks 14th as they have 3,764 attempts while they have given up 3,582 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey +215

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