New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers NHL Game Picks 4/6/2019

Saturday, April 6, 2019

BB&T Center

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The New Jersey Devils head to BB&T Center to take on the Florida Panthers on Saturday, April 6, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +225 and the Panthers at -315.

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. Florida has a record of 36-32-12 this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 260 goals and given up 268 for a goal differential of -8. Their record against the spread is 36-44-0 while their over/under mark is 46-27-0.

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 Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 36-44-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 46-27-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

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

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

03/26/19 C Derek MacKenzie Retired is out for season

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

Evgenii Dadonov has 69 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 28 goals this year with 193 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 41 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Aleksander Barkov averages 22.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 34 goals on 198 attempts. He has 60 assists, giving him a total of 94 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has 18 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 1,178 shots against him and he's given up 118 goals. He's made 1,060 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

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 25th 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 Panthers are 18th in the league with a total of 84 points this season. They have 71 power play goals on 264 chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 2nd in the NHL. They've given up 222 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Panthers are 8th with a total of 260 goals scored while they've given up 268 goals this season, ranking 4th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.87%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 30th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.6%, as they've attempted 4,300 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,726 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.4% as they have 3,358 attempts while they have given up 3,583 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 46.3% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.7% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 2,392 face-off wins compared to 2,447 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,887 hits and they have blocked 1,143 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 2,492 face-off wins compared to 2,519 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Florida has 1,866 hits and they have blocked 1,132 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. Florida is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4% as they've attempted 4,676 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,597 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51% ranks 10th as they have 3,606 attempts while they have given up 3,465 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey +225

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