Minnesota Wild at New Jersey Devils NHL Picks 2/9/2019

Saturday, February 9, 2019

Prudential Center

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, February 9, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Wild at -110 and the Devils at -110.

Minnesota has a record of 26-23-5 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 151 goals and given up 158 goals for a point differential of -7. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-27-0 and an over/under record of 23-25-0. New Jersey is 20-25-8 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 154 goals and surrendered 180 for a goal differential of -26. Their record against the spread is 20-32-0 while their over/under record is 28-22-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 26-27-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 23-25-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 20-32-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 28-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season
02/04/19 LW Pontus Aberg Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/08/19 LW Miles Wood Undisclosed injured last game, is questionable Saturday vs Minnesota
01/31/19 D Sami Vatanen Concussion is out indefinitely
01/14/19 RW Stefan Noesen Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/01/19 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body IR (01/01)

Player Spotlight

Zach Parise has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Wild. He has 21 goals this year with 171 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Jason Zucker averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 14 goals on 142 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 20 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,243 shots against him and he's given up 109 goals. He's made 1,134 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Nico Hischier has scored 36 total points this year for the Devils. He has 16 goals this season with 107 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 18.1 minutes played per game. Kyle Palmieri averages 18.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 23 goals on 170 shots. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Keith Kinkaid has 14 wins and 16 losses this year in goal for the Devils. He has 1,069 shots against him and he's surrendered 111 goals. He's made 958 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 57 total points this season, which ranks them 17th in the NHL. They are 26th in the league in goals scored with 151 while they've given up 158 goals, ranking them 21st overall. They have had 159 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 15th in the NHL. The Wild have allowed 163 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 8th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.90% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 17th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils are 30th in the NHL with a total of 48 points this year. They have 32 power play goals on 173 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks them 18th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 171 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. That is 3rd in the NHL. As a team, the Devils are 22nd in the league with 154 goals scored while they've given up 180 goals, which is 5th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.07%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9%, as they've attempted 3,051 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,067 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.5% as they have 2,296 attempts while they have given up 2,254 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season. That is 17th overall in the NHL. They have 1,656 face-off wins compared to 1,625 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,059 hits and they have blocked 813 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.6% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 1,587 face-off wins compared to 1,694 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 25th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,166 hits and they have blocked 744 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. New Jersey is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8% as they've attempted 2,930 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,074 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.7% ranks 19th as they have 2,305 attempts while they have given up 2,330 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota -110

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