New Jersey Devils at Edmonton Oilers NHL Betting Tips 3/13/2019

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Rogers Place

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The New Jersey Devils head to Rogers Place to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +175 and the Oilers at -235.

New Jersey has a record of 25-35-9 this year. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 190 goals and surrendered 228 goals for a point differential of -38. For the year they have an ATS mark of 25-44-0 and an over/under record of 35-31-0. Edmonton has a record of 31-31-7 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 192 goals and given up 221 for a goal differential of -29. Their record against the spread is 31-38-0 while their over/under mark is 30-34-0.

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 Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 31-38-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 30-34-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

03/11/19 FW Kevin Rooney Illness is questionable Tuesday vs Calgary
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 Edmonton Oilers Injuries

03/11/19 LW Milan Lucic Undisclosed is questionable Wednesday vs New Jersey
02/18/19 RW Jesse Puljujarvi Lower Body IR (02/18); is out for season

Player Spotlight

Damon Severson has scored 34 total points this year for the Devils. He has 10 goals this season with 117 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 24 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 14% by tallying 15 goals on 104 attempts. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Cory Schneider has 4 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 522 shots against him and he's surrendered 54 goals. He's made 468 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has 89 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 42 goals this year with 193 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 47 assists on the year and averages 22.5 minutes played per contest. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 22 goals on 182 attempts. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the year. Mikko Koskinen has 21 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 1,223 shots against him and he's given up 107 goals. He's made 1,116 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 59 total points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They've scored 190 goals while giving up 228 scores, which has them ranked 24th and 5th respectively. They have had 216 power play chances and scored 38 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 19th in the league. The Devils have given up 222 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 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 8.98% 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 Oilers are 25th in the league with a total of 69 points this season. They have 42 power play goals on 200 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the NHL. They've given up 209 power play opportunities and surrendered 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 30th overall. As a team, the Oilers are 22nd with a total of 192 goals scored while they've given up 221 goals this season, ranking 8th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.43%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 24th overall in the NHL.

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 Oilers are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 1,971 face-off wins compared to 2,095 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,854 hits and they have blocked 1,002 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Edmonton is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.5% as they've attempted 3,752 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,992 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.3% ranks 23rd as they have 2,797 attempts while they have given up 2,990 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton -235

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