New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals NHL Picks & Predictions 11/30/2018

Friday, November 30, 2018

Capital One Arena

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The New Jersey Devils head to Capital One Arena to take on the Washington Capitals on Friday, November 30, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +145 and the Capitals at -175.

New Jersey has a record of 9-10-4 this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 68 goals and surrendered 76 goals for a point differential of -8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-14-0 and an over/under record of 13-8-0. Washington has a record of 14-7-3 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 84 goals and given up 74 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 14-10-0 while their over/under mark is 12-10-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 9-14-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 13-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 14-10-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 12-10-0 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 Washington Capitals Injuries

11/29/18 RW Devante Smith-Pelly Lower Body injured last game, is questionable Friday vs New Jersey
11/29/18 C Evgeny Kuznetsov Concussion is questionable Friday vs New Jersey
11/29/18 D Michal Kempny Upper Body is questionable Friday vs New Jersey
11/29/18 RW T.J. Oshie Head is doubtful Friday vs New Jersey
11/09/18 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Taylor Hall has scored 24 total points this year for the Devils. He has 7 goals this season with 80 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Kyle Palmieri averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 12 goals on 69 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the year. Keith Kinkaid has 9 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 570 shots against him and he's surrendered 50 goals. He's made 520 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Alex Ovechkin has 28 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 18 goals this year with 90 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 21 minutes played per contest. Nicklas Backstrom averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 6 goals on 51 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the year. Braden Holtby has 9 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has 528 shots against him and he's given up 44 goals. He's made 484 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 22 total points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They've scored 68 goals while giving up 76 scores, which has them ranked 24th and 13th respectively. They have had 74 power play chances and scored 15 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the league. The Devils have given up 81 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 4th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.89% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 23rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals are 6th in the league with a total of 31 points this season. They have 21 power play goals on 74 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 4th in the NHL. They've given up 87 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 22nd overall. As a team, the Capitals are 5th with a total of 84 goals scored while they've given up 74 goals this season, ranking 17th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.75%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 15th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.7%, as they've attempted 1,339 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,357 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.9% as they have 1,053 attempts while they have given up 1,017 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 48.1% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season. That is 5th overall in the NHL. They have 688 face-off wins compared to 787 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.6%. That ranks them 30th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 522 hits and they have blocked 340 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Capitals are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 694 face-off wins compared to 733 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Washington has 541 hits and they have blocked 373 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Washington is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.5% as they've attempted 1,359 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,442 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.5% ranks 23rd as they have 1,008 attempts while they have given up 1,069 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey +145

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