New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Game Picks 4/4/2019

Thursday, April 4, 2019

PNC Arena

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The New Jersey Devils head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, April 4, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +222 and the Hurricanes at -250.

New Jersey has a record of 30-40-10 this year. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 214 goals and surrendered 265 goals for a point differential of -51. For the year they have an ATS mark of 30-50-0 and an over/under record of 39-38-0. Carolina has a record of 44-29-7 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 236 goals and given up 217 for a goal differential of +19. Their record against the spread is 44-36-0 while their over/under mark is 33-45-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 30-50-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 39-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 44-36-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 33-45-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

04/02/19 D Egor Yakovlev Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Carolina
04/02/19 RW Kyle Palmieri Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Carolina
04/02/19 D Sami Vatanen Illness is questionable Thursday vs Carolina
03/07/19 LW Jesper Bratt Lower Body is out for season
01/01/19 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body IR (01/01)

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

04/02/19 D Calvin de Haan Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs New Jersey

Player Spotlight

Damon Severson has scored 38 total points this year for the Devils. He has 11 goals this season with 142 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 27 assists on the year and averages 22 minutes played per contest. Travis Zajac averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 18 goals on 118 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the year. Cory Schneider has 6 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 693 shots against him and he's surrendered 67 goals. He's made 626 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has 73 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 20 goals this year with 164 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 53 assists on the year and averages 17.9 minutes played per contest. Sebastian Aho averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 30 goals on 238 attempts. He has 52 assists, giving him a total of 82 points on the year. Petr Mrazek has 22 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 1,067 shots against him and he's given up 94 goals. He's made 973 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 70 total points this year, which is 29th in the NHL. They've scored 214 goals while giving up 265 scores, which has them ranked 24th and 7th respectively. They have had 246 power play chances and scored 44 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 19th in the league. The Devils have given up 250 power play opportunities and surrendered 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 4th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.83% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 28th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 11th in the league with a total of 95 points this season. They have 43 power play goals on 243 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 20th in the NHL. They've given up 234 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 8th overall. As a team, the Hurricanes are 15th with a total of 236 goals scored while they've given up 217 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.52%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 15th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5%, as they've attempted 4,237 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,677 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.3% as they have 3,312 attempts while they have given up 3,542 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 23rd in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 46.1% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.9% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 2,364 face-off wins compared to 2,419 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,857 hits and they have blocked 1,135 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.3% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 2,382 face-off wins compared to 2,473 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.1%. That is 24th in the league. On defense Carolina has 2,020 hits and they have blocked 1,010 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.1% as they've attempted 5,201 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,235 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55.1% ranks 1st as they have 3,959 attempts while they have given up 3,225 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey +222

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