Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils Expert NHL Picks 2/21/2019

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Prudential Center

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The Ottawa Senators head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, February 21, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at +129 and the Devils at -142.

Ottawa has a record of 22-32-5 this year. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 186 goals and surrendered 219 goals for a point differential of -33. For the year they have an ATS mark of 22-37-0 and an over/under record of 34-21-0. New Jersey has a record of 23-28-8 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 173 goals and given up 204 for a goal differential of -31. Their record against the spread is 23-37-0 while their over/under mark is 33-25-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 22-37-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 34-21-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 23-37-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 33-25-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
02/19/19 D Mark Borowiecki Foot is questionable Thursday vs New Jersey

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/19/19 C Pavel Zacha Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Ottawa
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)

Player Spotlight

Ryan Dzingel has scored 44 total points this year for the Senators. He has 22 goals this season with 133 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 17.8 minutes played per contest. Mark Stone averages 20.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 28 goals on 145 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the year. Anders Nilsson has 10 wins and 14 losses this season in goal for the Senators. He has 791 shots against him and he's surrendered 72 goals. He's made 719 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Nico Hischier has 42 total points this season for the Devils. He has 17 goals this year with 125 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 18.2 minutes played per contest. Kyle Palmieri averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 26 goals on 188 attempts. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the year. Cory Schneider has 2 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 343 shots against him and he's given up 40 goals. He's made 303 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 49 total points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They've scored 186 goals while giving up 219 scores, which has them ranked 10th and 2nd respectively. They have had 164 power play chances and scored 36 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 11th in the league. The Senators have given up 159 power play opportunities and surrendered 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 28th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.42% for the year. They allow 36 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 24th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils are 28th in the league with a total of 54 points this season. They have 37 power play goals on 190 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the NHL. They've given up 189 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 3rd overall. As a team, the Devils are 19th with a total of 173 goals scored while they've given up 204 goals this season, ranking 3rd in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.33%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 28th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.9%, as they've attempted 3,205 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,937 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.4% as they have 2,424 attempts while they have given up 2,915 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 47.8% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.2% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 1,803 face-off wins compared to 1,799 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 1,265 hits and they have blocked 1,022 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 45.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 54.4% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 1,764 face-off wins compared to 1,869 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 24th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,309 hits and they have blocked 845 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. New Jersey is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.1% as they've attempted 3,205 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,455 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49% ranks 19th as they have 2,507 attempts while they have given up 2,610 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa +129

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