Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils Expert NHL Picks 3/1/2019

Friday, March 1, 2019

Prudential Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Friday, March 1, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Flyers at -125 and the Devils at +105.

Philadelphia has a record of 30-26-7 this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 186 goals and surrendered 210 goals for a point differential of -24. For the year they have an ATS mark of 30-33-0 and an over/under record of 33-29-0. New Jersey has a record of 25-31-8 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 184 goals and given up 213 for a goal differential of -29. Their record against the spread is 25-39-0 while their over/under mark is 34-28-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 30-33-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 33-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 25-39-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 34-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
02/23/19 GO Carter Hart Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/12/19 GO Michal Neuvirth Undisclosed IR (01/12)

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/28/19 LW Jesper Bratt Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Philadelphia
02/28/19 C John Quenneville Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Philadelphia
02/28/19 RW Kyle Palmieri Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/28/19 LW Miles Wood Ankle is out indefinitely
02/28/19 D Mirco Mueller Upper Body left last game, is questionable Friday vs Philadelphia
02/28/19 C Pavel Zacha Upper Body is doubtful Friday vs Philadelphia
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

Jakub Voracek has scored 54 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 17 goals this season with 172 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 37 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Claude Giroux averages 21.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 19 goals on 179 attempts. He has 46 assists, giving him a total of 65 points on the year. Brian Elliott has 8 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Flyers. He has 517 shots against him and he's surrendered 42 goals. He's made 475 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Nico Hischier has 43 total points this season for the Devils. He has 17 goals this year with 141 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Travis Zajac averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 14 goals on 97 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the year. Cory Schneider has 4 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 441 shots against him and he's given up 45 goals. He's made 396 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have 67 total points this year, which is 18th in the NHL. They've scored 186 goals while giving up 210 scores, which has them ranked 17th and 5th respectively. They have had 186 power play chances and scored 33 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 21st in the league. The Flyers have given up 185 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 28th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.30% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 26th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils are 27th in the league with a total of 58 points this season. They have 37 power play goals on 203 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 19th in the NHL. They've given up 206 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 4th overall. As a team, the Devils are 19th with a total of 184 goals scored while they've given up 213 goals this season, ranking 4th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.27%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 27th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2%, as they've attempted 3,696 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,667 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.7% as they have 2,762 attempts while they have given up 2,688 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 2,069 face-off wins compared to 1,634 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.9%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 1,367 hits and they have blocked 979 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th 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 1,904 face-off wins compared to 1,999 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,449 hits and they have blocked 914 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. New Jersey is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.9% as they've attempted 3,440 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,749 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.7% ranks 20th as they have 2,695 attempts while they have given up 2,835 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia -125

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