Vegas Golden Knights at New Jersey Devils NHL Picks & Predictions 3/4/2018

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Prudential Center

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, March 4, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at -120 and the Devils at +109.

Vegas has a record of 41-18-5 this year and away from home they have a record of 17-11-3-1. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 222 goals and surrendered 178 goals for a point differential of +44. For the year they have an ATS mark of 41-23-0 and an over/under record of 36-26-0. New Jersey has a record of 33-24-8 including 17-12-3-1 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 191 goals and have given up 196 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 33-32-0 while their over/under mark is 32-31-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 41-23-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 36-26-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 33-32-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 32-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
03/02/18 LW James Neal Hand is "?" Sunday vs New Jersey
03/02/18 D Luca Sbisa Undisclosed IR (03/01)
03/02/18 D Nate Schmidt Undisclosed is "?" Sunday vs New Jersey
03/02/18 C Oscar Lindberg Upper Body is "?" Sunday vs New Jersey
02/17/18 LW Pierre-Edouard Bellemare Wrist IR (02/17)
02/10/18 GO Malcolm Subban Upper Body IR (02/10)
02/10/18 LW William Carrier Upper Body IR (02/07)

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

01/25/18 LW Marcus Johansson Concussion IR (01/23)
01/22/18 C Brian Gibbons Thumb IR (01/20)

Player Spotlight

James Neal has scored 40 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 24 goals this season with 167 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. David Perron averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 15 goals on 103 attempts. He has 42 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 21 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 992 shots against him and he's surrendered 72 goals. He's made 920 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Taylor Hall has 70 total points this season for the Devils. He has 29 goals this year with 215 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 41 assists on the year and averages 19.1 minutes played per contest. Nico Hischier averages 16.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 13 goals on 142 attempts. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the year. Cory Schneider has 17 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 1,137 shots against him and he's given up 99 goals. He's made 1,038 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 87 total points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They've scored 222 goals while giving up 178 scores, which has them ranked 2nd and 24th respectively. They have had 197 power play chances and scored 42 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 7th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 185 power play opportunities and surrendered 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 17th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.52% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 17th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils are 16th in the league with a total of 74 points this season. They have 40 power play goals on 199 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 17th in the NHL. They've given up 214 power play opportunities and surrendered 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 7th overall. As a team, the Devils are 13th with a total of 191 goals scored while they've given up 196 goals this season, ranking 11th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.35%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 22nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas has a Corsi percentage of 51.9% as they've tried 3,929 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,638 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 7th in Corsi percentage. They are 11th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.9% as they have 2,916 shots while they've given up 2,698 attempts on defense. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 53.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the year. That puts them 8th and 28th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,945 face-off wins as opposed to 2,009 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. On defense Vegas has 1,263 hits and they've blocked 940 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 17th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the year. That ranks them 24th and 9th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,862 face-off wins as opposed to 2,097 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47%. That is 30th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,430 hits and they've blocked 931 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 18th in blocked shots. New Jersey is ranked 22nd in Corsi percentage with 48.8% as they've tried 3,610 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,788 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 17th in the NHL at 49.5%, as they have 2,804 shots while they've given up 2,857 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas -120

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