New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 3/31/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+240) Bruins (-300)

The New Jersey Devils (24-37-5) are en route to TD Garden on Thursday where they will compete against the Boston Bruins (41-20-5). The moneyline on this game has New Jersey at +240 and Boston is priced at -300. The over/under is set at 6.

The New Jersey Devils will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 3-2 victory over the Canadiens their last time out. New Jersey accounted for 4 mins in the box in this game. The Devils offense showed they have some room for improvement in the win. In addition, they had 2 chances with the advantage and scored 1 goal. In the matchup, they were able to notch a goal on 3 of the 32 shots they put on goal.

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With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the New Jersey Devils have accumulated 200 goals (18th in the league) on the campaign and have surrendered 235. For the year, they have racked up 53 points and their points percentage sits at .402. New Jersey steps onto the ice with 186 power play chances and they have scored 34 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 18.28%. At even strength, the Devils have allowed 203 goals while getting 166 on the offensive side of the ice. New Jersey has attempted 2,114 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.5%. The Devils have had 2,052 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .885. New Jersey Devils opponents have 170 power play opportunities (30th in pro hockey) and have notched 32 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Nico Daws. Daws has taken the ice for 18 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has a record of 8-8-0 and he has gotten the start in 17 games. Opponents have been able to score 47 goals versus Daws in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 3.05. Daws has seen 469 shots taken against him and he has 422 saves. His save percentage currently is at .900 in his 924 mins played. Throughout his time in hockey, Daws has accounted for 6 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .353.

In their last outing, Boston faced the Maple Leafs in a game where the Bruins took a loss by a tally of 6-4. They had 3 power play attempts in this contest and notched 1 goal out of those chances. The Bruins scored 4 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they pursued.

The Bruins have accumulated 157 goals at even strength and 45 goals (12th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. Boston has attempted 2,354 shots (5th in the NHL) and has earned a shot percentage of 8.58%, while allowing their opponents 1,907 shots. So far this season, the Boston Bruins have a total of 202 goals, 87 points, in addition to a points percentage of .659. They have earned 189 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 23.81%. They have a penalty kill rate of 81.34% on the other teams 209 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 90.7%. They have permitted 178 goals to be scored by of a combination of 139 goals at even strength and 39 goals while they were shorthanded.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jeremy Swayman protecting the net. Swayman has earned a career record of 26-12-3 and has been in net for 42 games. Swayman's quality start percentage sits at 73.2% and he has qualified for 30 quality starts in his NHL career. He has racked up 1,062 saves out of 1,147 shots attempted against him, which gives him a rate of .926. Teams are averaging 2.06 goals per contest and he has relinquished 85 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 41 games and has racked up 2,481 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Boston (-300) and under 6 goals

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