New Jersey Devils at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 11/11/2018

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The New Jersey Devils head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, November 11, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +158 and the Jets at -175.

New Jersey has a record of 6-7-1 this year. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 43 goals and surrendered 49 goals for a point differential of -6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-8-0 and an over/under record of 8-5-0. Winnipeg has a record of 9-5-1 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 46 goals and given up 40 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 9-6-0 while their over/under mark is 4-8-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 6-8-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 8-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 9-6-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 4-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

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 Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/05/18 LW Brendan Lemieux Suspension 2-game suspension (eligible to return 11/14 vs Washington)

Player Spotlight

Kyle Palmieri has scored 17 total points this year for the Devils. He has 10 goals this season with 45 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Taylor Hall averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by tallying 3 goals on 48 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Keith Kinkaid has 6 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 385 shots against him and he's surrendered 35 goals. He's made 350 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Blake Wheeler has 21 total points this season for the Jets. He has 3 goals this year with 43 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 18 assists on the year and averages 21.4 minutes played per contest. Mark Scheifele averages 22.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 7 goals on 36 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 6 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 384 shots against him and he's given up 35 goals. He's made 349 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 13 total points this year, which is 29th in the NHL. They've scored 43 goals while giving up 49 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 15th respectively. They have had 56 power play chances and scored 14 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That is 8th in the league. The Devils have given up 56 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 8th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.43% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 24th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 8th in the league with a total of 19 points this season. They have 16 power play goals on 46 chances for a percentage of 35%. That is 1st in the NHL. They've given up 55 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 17th overall. As a team, the Jets are 19th with a total of 46 goals scored while they've given up 40 goals this season, ranking 27th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.52%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 4th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.5%, as they've attempted 798 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 846 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.6% as they have 637 attempts while they have given up 622 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 430 face-off wins compared to 486 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.9%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 335 hits and they have blocked 224 shots from the opposition, putting them 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.5% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 491 face-off wins compared to 461 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 320 hits and they have blocked 220 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Winnipeg is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've attempted 880 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 907 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.3% ranks 19th as they have 668 attempts while they have given up 687 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey +158

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