New Jersey Devils at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Game Picks 2/14/2019

Thursday, February 14, 2019

United Center

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The New Jersey Devils head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, February 14, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +140 and the Blackhawks at -170.

New Jersey has a record of 21-27-8 this year. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 162 goals and surrendered 194 goals for a point differential of -32. For the year they have an ATS mark of 21-35-0 and an over/under record of 30-24-0. Chicago has a record of 23-25-9 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 185 goals and given up 209 for a goal differential of -24. Their record against the spread is 23-34-0 while their over/under mark is 36-18-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 21-35-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 30-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 23-34-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 36-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/12/19 C Blake Coleman Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Chicago
02/09/19 LW Miles Wood Upper Body is out indefinitely
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)

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/18/18 GO Corey Crawford Concussion IR (12/18)
02/07/19 C David Kampf Foot is OUT 3-4 weeks

Player Spotlight

Kyle Palmieri has scored 42 total points this year for the Devils. He has 24 goals this season with 177 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 18 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Nico Hischier averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 16 goals on 113 attempts. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the year. Keith Kinkaid has 15 wins and 17 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 1,143 shots against him and he's surrendered 121 goals. He's made 1,022 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Patrick Kane has 82 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 33 goals this year with 225 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 49 assists on the year and averages 22.3 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Toews averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 25 goals on 151 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 56 points on the year. Cam Ward has 11 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 800 shots against him and he's given up 84 goals. He's made 716 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 50 total points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They've scored 162 goals while giving up 194 scores, which has them ranked 22nd and 3rd respectively. They have had 181 power play chances and scored 34 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the league. The Devils have given up 181 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 4th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.21% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 30th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks are 23rd in the league with a total of 55 points this season. They have 37 power play goals on 174 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the NHL. They've given up 170 power play opportunities and surrendered 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking 31st overall. As a team, the Blackhawks are 8th with a total of 185 goals scored while they've given up 209 goals this season, ranking 1st in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.32%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 25th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.2%, as they've attempted 3,044 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,272 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49% as they have 2,386 attempts while they have given up 2,479 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 46% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 1,680 face-off wins compared to 1,784 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,245 hits and they have blocked 793 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blackhawks are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 1,656 face-off wins compared to 1,680 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Chicago has 931 hits and they have blocked 749 shots from the opposition, which is 25th in the league. Chicago is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.6% as they've attempted 3,242 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,428 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.1% ranks 27th as they have 2,382 attempts while they have given up 2,679 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey +140

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