New Jersey Devils at Minnesota Wild Expert NHL Picks 2/15/2019

Friday, February 15, 2019

Xcel Energy Center

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The New Jersey Devils head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Friday, February 15, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +165 and the Wild at -200.

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. Minnesota has a record of 27-25-5 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 160 goals and given up 167 for a goal differential of -7. Their record against the spread is 27-30-0 while their over/under mark is 25-27-0.

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 Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 27-30-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 25-27-0 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 Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season
02/04/19 LW Pontus Aberg Lower Body is out indefinitely

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

Jason Zucker has 29 total points this season for the Wild. He has 14 goals this year with 153 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Zach Parise averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 23 goals on 181 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 21 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,321 shots against him and he's given up 118 goals. He's made 1,203 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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 Wild are 19th in the league with a total of 59 points this season. They have 36 power play goals on 171 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the NHL. They've given up 175 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 10th overall. As a team, the Wild are 24th with a total of 160 goals scored while they've given up 167 goals this season, ranking 18th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.91%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 17th 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 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 14th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 1,745 face-off wins compared to 1,718 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,112 hits and they have blocked 846 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Minnesota is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2% as they've attempted 3,240 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,208 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.7% ranks 13th as they have 2,433 attempts while they have given up 2,362 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey +165

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