New Jersey Devils vs Calgary Flames Prediction, 11/5/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Calgary Flames

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+146) Flames (-178)

Scotiabank Saddledome is the location where the Calgary Flames (5-4-0) will try to defeat the New Jersey Devils (8-3-0) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Devils at +146 and the Flames are at -178. The total is 7.

The New Jersey Devils will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 4-3 win over the Oilers in their previous game. New Jersey accrued 4 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Devils had a good offensive outing in this victory. Moreover, they had 3 power play tries but didn't convert them into a score. For the outing, they tallied a score on 4 of the 43 shots they put on net.

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While at even strength, the Devils have surrendered 23 goals while having 34 on offense. New Jersey Devils opponents have 36 power play opportunities (20th in the league) and have scored 5 goals in those chances. When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the New Jersey Devils have racked up 40 goals (8th in pro hockey) this season and have surrendered 28. New Jersey has taken 434 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.2%. For the current season, they have scored 16 points and their points percentage is .727. The Devils have had 255 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .890. New Jersey has compiled 30 power play opportunities and they have tallied 6 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 20.00%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Vitek Vanecek. Over the course of his career, Vanecek has accrued 39 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .494. His save percentage is at .908 during his 4,723 mins played. Vanecek has seen 2,260 shot attempts against him and he has 2,052 total saves. The opposition has scored 208 goals versus Vanecek in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.64. He has amassed a record of 45-23-10 and he has gotten the start in 79 games. Vanecek has taken the ice for 85 games during his NHL career.

In their last contest, Calgary opposed the Predators in an outing where the Flames went home in defeat by a final of 4-1. They had 3 power play opportunities in this outing but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Flames converted 1 goal out of the 30 shots on goal they tried.

The Flames are sitting with 22 goals at even strength and 7 goals (21st in the league) while on the power play. Calgary has tried 332 shots (19th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 8.73%, while allowing their opponents 251 shots. During this campaign, the Calgary Flames have earned a total of 29 goals, 10 points, and a points percentage of .556. They have allowed 29 goals to be scored by of a combination of 22 goals at even strength and 7 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 33 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 21.21%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 81.58% on the other teams 38 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 88.4%.

Across the ice you are expected to see Jacob Markstrom between the pipes. Markstrom is the owner of a lifetime record of 173-154-43 and has been in net for 385 games. Markstrom's rate of quality starts comes in at 53.7% and he has earned 198 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has gathered 10,161 stops out of 11,146 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .912. His opponents are averaging 2.69 goals/game and he has yielded 985 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 369 games and has played for a total of 21,995 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey (+146)

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