New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 3/14/2018

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

T-Mobile Arena

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The New Jersey Devils head to T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +170 and the Golden Knights at -230.

New Jersey has a record of 35-26-8 this year and away from home they have a record of 17-12-5-3. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 204 goals and surrendered 208 goals for a point differential of -4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 35-34-0 and an over/under record of 33-34-0. Vegas has a record of 45-19-5 including 24-7-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 235 goals and have given up 187 for a goal differential of +48. Their record against the spread is 45-24-0 while their over/under mark is 36-31-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 35-34-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 33-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 45-24-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 36-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

03/12/18 C Pavel Zacha Upper Body is downgraded to OUT Wednesday vs Vegas
03/10/18 C Travis Zajac Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Vegas
01/25/18 LW Marcus Johansson Concussion IR (01/23)

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
03/12/18 LW James Neal Hand is questionable Wednesday vs New Jersey
03/12/18 RW Reilly Smith Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs New Jersey
03/09/18 C Oscar Lindberg Concussion is out indefinitely
03/02/18 D Luca Sbisa Undisclosed is out indefinitely
02/10/18 GO Malcolm Subban Upper Body IR (02/09)
02/10/18 LW William Carrier Upper Body IR (02/04)

Player Spotlight

Taylor Hall has scored 74 total points this year for the Devils. He has 30 goals this season with 230 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 9% by tallying 14 goals on 151 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

Jon Marchessault has 65 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 22 goals this year with 229 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 43 assists on the year and averages 17.4 minutes played per contest. William Karlsson averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 36 goals on 154 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 62 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 25 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 1,147 shots against him and he's given up 80 goals. He's made 1,067 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 78 total points this year, which is 19th in the NHL. They've scored 204 goals while giving up 208 scores, which has them ranked 14th and 13th respectively. They have had 214 power play chances and scored 44 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the league. The Devils have given up 222 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.35% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 3rd in the league with a total of 95 points this season. They have 45 power play goals on 209 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 8th in the NHL. They've given up 199 power play opportunities and surrendered 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 16th overall. As a team, the Golden Knights are 2nd with a total of 235 goals scored while they've given up 187 goals this season, ranking 25th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.35%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 11th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey has a Corsi percentage of 48.9% as they've tried 3,856 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,023 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 49.6% as they have 2,991 shots while they've given up 3,040 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 17th and 9th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,991 face-off wins as opposed to 2,228 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.2%. That is 30th overall in the NHL. On defense New Jersey has 1,520 hits and they've blocked 983 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 20th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 52.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.3% for the year. That ranks them 7th and 28th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,078 face-off wins as opposed to 2,167 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,375 hits and they've blocked 988 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 19th in blocked shots. Vegas is ranked 7th in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've tried 4,204 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,926 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 9th in the NHL at 51.6%, as they have 3,131 shots while they've given up 2,938 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey +170

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