New Jersey Devils at Calgary Flames NHL Tips 3/12/2019

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The New Jersey Devils travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Devils at +338 and the Flames at -390.

New Jersey has a record of 25-35-9 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 190 goals and given up 228 goals for a point differential of -38. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-44-0 and an over/under record of 35-31-0. Calgary has a record of 42-20-7 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 241 goals and surrendered 195 for a goal differential of +46. Their record against the spread is 41-27-0 while their over/under record is 36-29-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 25-44-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 35-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 41-27-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 36-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

03/10/19 C Nico Hischier Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Calgary
03/10/19 C Pavel Zacha Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Calgary
03/10/19 D Sami Vatanen Illness is questionable Tuesday vs Calgary
03/07/19 LW Jesper Bratt Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/02/19 D Mirco Mueller Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/28/19 LW Miles Wood Ankle 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)

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

02/20/19 LW James Neal Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/20/19 D Michael Stone Arm IR (11/21)

Player Spotlight

Cory Schneider has 4 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 522 shots against him and he's given up 54 goals. He's made 468 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Travis Zajac has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Devils. He has 15 goals this year with 104 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. Damon Severson averages 21.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 10 goals on 117 shots. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has scored 72 total points this year for the Flames. He has 30 goals this season with 191 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 42 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Mike Smith has 19 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Flames. He has 919 shots against him and he's surrendered 96 goals. He's made 823 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 30 goals on 214 shots. He has 54 assists, giving him a total of 84 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have allowed 222 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this year. That is 4th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.98% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 28th in the league. The Devils have 59 total points this season, ranking 28th in the NHL in offense. They are 22nd in the league with 190 goals while they've given up 228 goals, which is 5th overall. They have had 216 power play opportunities and scored 38 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 19th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Flames are 4th with 241 goals scored while they are 21st in the NHL with 195 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.81%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 19th place in the league. The Flames have a total of 91 points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 52 power play goals on 237 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks their power play unit 9th. They've allowed 215 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.8%, as they've attempted 3,692 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,029 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.6% as they have 2,883 attempts while they have given up 3,051 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 45.7% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.3% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 2,041 face-off wins compared to 2,117 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.1%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,584 hits and they have blocked 978 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.4% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 2,107 face-off wins compared to 1,946 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 1,046 hits and they have blocked 891 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.2% as they've attempted 4,165 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,671 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.7% ranks 4th as they have 3,096 attempts while they have given up 2,780 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Calgary -390

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