New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche Expert NHL Picks 3/17/2019

Sunday, March 17, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The New Jersey Devils head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, March 17, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +200 and the Avalanche at -275.

New Jersey has a record of 27-36-9 this year. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 202 goals and surrendered 242 goals for a point differential of -40. For the year they have an ATS mark of 27-45-0 and an over/under record of 37-32-0. Colorado has a record of 30-29-12 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 225 goals and given up 222 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 30-41-0 while their over/under mark is 37-33-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 27-45-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 37-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 30-41-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 37-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

03/15/19 D Egor Yakovlev Upper Body is questionable Sunday vs Colorado
03/15/19 C Nico Hischier Upper Body is questionable Sunday vs Colorado
03/15/19 C Pavel Zacha Upper Body is questionable Sunday vs Colorado
03/15/19 D Sami Vatanen Illness is questionable Sunday vs Colorado
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
01/01/19 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body IR (01/01)

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
03/08/19 LW Gabriel Landeskog Upper Body IR (03/08)
02/25/19 LW Matt Nieto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Damon Severson has scored 37 total points this year for the Devils. He has 11 goals this season with 124 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 21.8 minutes played per contest. Travis Zajac averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 17 goals on 108 attempts. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the year. Cory Schneider has 5 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 561 shots against him and he's surrendered 57 goals. He's made 504 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has 89 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 36 goals this year with 311 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 53 assists on the year and averages 22 minutes played per contest. Mikko Rantanen averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 31 goals on 188 attempts. He has 56 assists, giving him a total of 87 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 19 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 1,438 shots against him and he's given up 130 goals. He's made 1,308 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 63 total points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They've scored 202 goals while giving up 242 scores, which has them ranked 19th and 3rd respectively. They have had 223 power play chances and scored 40 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 19th in the league. The Devils have given up 233 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 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 9.14% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 28th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 21st in the league with a total of 72 points this season. They have 57 power play goals on 253 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 8th in the NHL. They've given up 245 power play opportunities and surrendered 56 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 28th overall. As a team, the Avalanche are 10th with a total of 225 goals scored while they've given up 222 goals this season, ranking 11th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.59%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 22nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.6%, as they've attempted 3,843 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,229 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.4% as they have 3,001 attempts while they have given up 3,196 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 45.9% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.1% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 2,136 face-off wins compared to 2,216 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.1%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,662 hits and they have blocked 1,033 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 2,049 face-off wins compared to 2,171 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,471 hits and they have blocked 1,112 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Colorado is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.1% as they've attempted 4,167 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,148 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.6% ranks 13th as they have 3,104 attempts while they have given up 3,036 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey +200

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