Philadelphia Flyers vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 11/28/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Sunday, November 28, 2021

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

Carter Hart and the Philadelphia Flyers (8-7-4) are headed to Prudential Center on Sunday where they'll take on the New Jersey Devils (8-6-4).

The Flyers were on the losing side of the ice with a 6-3 defeat against the Hurricanes their last time on the ice. The Flyers had a middle of the road showing in the defeat. In the game, they scored on 3 out of the 23 shots they tried. Furthermore, they had 3 chances with the advantage but didn't net one. Philadelphia had 8 penalty minutes in this outing. The Corsi for the Flyers was 38 and the Corsi against at the end of this game was 58 meaning they had a Corsi rate of 39.6%. Their Fenwick came in at 29 and the Fenwick against was 42, giving them a Fenwick percentage of 40.8%. They had 22 face-off victories when at even strength and were beaten on 22 opportunities to win the puck. When starting in the offensive zone they sat at 44.4% and their PDO rating was 92.9 in this one.

Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned 47 goals (28th in the National Hockey League) this season and have allowed 54. For the year, they have scored 20 points and their points percentage comes in at .526. Philadelphia comes into tonight with 58 power play chances and they have scored 8 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 13.79%. While playing at even strength, the Flyers have surrendered 44 goals while having 39 on the offensive side of the ice. Philadelphia has tried 593 shots and has a shot percentage of 7.9%. The Flyers have had 662 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .918. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have 62 power play tries (11th in hockey) and have tallied 10 goals in those attempts.

The man in net for this game is Carter Hart. In his career, Hart has tallied 55 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .509. He has a save percentage of .907 in his 6,316 minutes played. Hart has seen 3,237 shot attempts against him and has garnered 2,937 saves. The opposition has racked up 300 goals versus Hart in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 2.85. He has an overall record of 54-42-12 and he has gotten the start in 108 games. Hart has participated in 114 matchups during his professional hockey career.

In their last contest, New Jersey squared up with the Predators in an outing where the Devils ended up losing by a tally of 4-2. New Jersey wrapped up this game with a 50.0% Corsi rating. This Corsi rating is telling of the kind of game that New Jersey played and it tells us that they didn't have their best game. They earned a Fenwick percentage of 47.4% by tallying a Fenwick of 37 and the Predators ending the game with a 41 Fenwick. They had a PDO of 95 and they finished the game with an oZS percentage of 60.1%. The Devils notched 2 goals of the 25 shots on goal they took. They had 1 power play opportunity in this outing but didn't score a goal.

So far this year, the New Jersey Devils have notched a total of 51 goals, 20 points, as well as a points percentage of .556. They have permitted 53 goals to be scored by of a combination of 40 goals at even strength and 13 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Devils have scored 44 goals at even strength and 7 goals (29th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 52 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 13.46%. New Jersey has taken 576 shots (19th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 8.85%, while allowing the opposition 571 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 79.03% on their oppositions 62 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 90.7%.

Across the rink you are going to see Mackenzie Blackwood in net. Opponents are averaging 2.83 goals/game and he has allowed 303 goals altogether. Blackwood's percentage of quality starts comes out to 53.8% and he has 57 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has started in 106 games and has racked up 6,420 mins. Blackwood has accrued a lifetime mark of 49-42-14 and has been in net for 112 games. He has recorded 3,129 saves out of the 3,432 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .912.

Who will win tonight's hockey game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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