New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings NHL Betting Tips 3/29/2019

Friday, March 29, 2019

Little Ceasars Arena

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The New Jersey Devils head to Little Ceasars Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, March 29, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +115 and the Red Wings at -140.

New Jersey has a record of 29-39-9 this year. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 208 goals and surrendered 256 goals for a point differential of -48. For the year they have an ATS mark of 29-48-0 and an over/under record of 38-36-0. Detroit has a record of 28-38-10 this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 203 goals and given up 253 for a goal differential of -50. Their record against the spread is 28-48-0 while their over/under mark is 35-39-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 29-48-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 38-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 28-48-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 35-39-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

03/27/19 RW Nathan Bastian Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Detroit
03/25/19 D Sami Vatanen Illness is questionable Friday vs Detroit
03/07/19 LW Jesper Bratt Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/01/19 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body IR (01/01)

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

03/25/19 C Michael Rasmussen Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Buffalo
03/25/19 LW Thomas Vanek Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Buffalo
03/21/19 D Mike Green Illness is out for season
03/21/19 D Trevor Daley Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/18/19 LW Justin Abdelkader Foot is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Damon Severson has scored 37 total points this year for the Devils. He has 11 goals this season with 135 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 21.9 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 17 goals on 111 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year. Cory Schneider has 6 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 666 shots against him and he's surrendered 64 goals. He's made 602 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Dylan Larkin has 64 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 28 goals this year with 257 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 36 assists on the year and averages 21.8 minutes played per contest. Andreas Athanasiou averages 16.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 29 goals on 202 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 20 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 1,517 shots against him and he's given up 139 goals. He's made 1,378 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 67 total points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They've scored 208 goals while giving up 256 scores, which has them ranked 21st and 4th respectively. They have had 238 power play chances and scored 42 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 19th in the league. The Devils have given up 246 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking them 3rd when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.93% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 29th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings are 29th in the league with a total of 66 points this season. They have 33 power play goals on 201 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the NHL. They've given up 229 power play opportunities and surrendered 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 27th overall. As a team, the Red Wings are 25th with a total of 203 goals scored while they've given up 253 goals this season, ranking 6th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.16%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.4%, as they've attempted 4,064 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,505 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.2% as they have 3,175 attempts while they have given up 3,412 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th 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 2,280 face-off wins compared to 2,349 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,770 hits and they have blocked 1,093 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 2,400 face-off wins compared to 2,313 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Detroit has 1,640 hits and they have blocked 1,019 shots from the opposition, which is 24th in the league. Detroit is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.1% as they've attempted 4,053 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,548 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.3% ranks 28th as they have 3,047 attempts while they have given up 3,529 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit -140

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