New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers Prediction, 11/28/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers

Date: Monday, November 28, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (-102) Rangers (-118)

The New Jersey Devils (18-4-0) are en route to Madison Square Garden on Monday where they will attempt to beat the New York Rangers (10-8-4). The moneyline on this game has New Jersey at -102 while New York is sitting at -118. The total comes in at 6.

The New Jersey Devils will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 5-1 victory against the Capitals in their previous game. New Jersey garnered 10 penalty minutes in this contest. The Devils had a solid offensive performance in the victory. Moreover, they had 3 chances on the power play and were able to notch 1 goal. For the matchup, they finished 5 out of the 29 shots they put on goal.

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When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the New Jersey Devils have tallied 82 goals (3rd in pro hockey) so far this year and have surrendered 48. For the current season, they have earned 36 points and their points percentage is .818. New Jersey has accounted for 69 power play opportunities and they have notched 14 goals out of those advantages, giving them a rate of 20.29%. When playing at even strength, the Devils let the opposition score 35 goals while having 68 themselves. New Jersey has attempted 800 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.3%. The Devils thus far have had 567 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .915. New Jersey Devils opponents have tallied 72 power play tries (14th in the league) and have tallied 13 goals in those chances.

The man in net for this game is Vitek Vanecek. Opponents have notched 224 goals against Vanecek in his pro hockey career and his goals against average is 2.59. Vanecek has been involved in 93 games throughout his hockey career. His save percentage currently is .910 during his 5,195 minutes played. He has amassed a record of 51-24-10 and he has gotten the start in 87 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Vanecek has compiled 45 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .517. Vanecek has had 2,487 shots against him and has amassed 2,263 total saves.

In their last outing, New York opposed the Oilers in a matchup where the Rangers ended up taking the loss by a tally of 4-3. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this game but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Rangers netted 3 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they took.

On the year, the New York Rangers have tallied 66 goals, 24 points, in addition to a points percentage of .545. They have allowed 61 goals to be scored by of a combination of 49 goals at even strength and 12 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Rangers have racked up 50 goals at even strength and 16 goals (14th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 75 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 21.33%. New York has put up 749 shots (6th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 8.81%, while allowing their opponents 627 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 81.82% on their oppositions 66 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 90.3%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Igor Shesterkin in goal. The opposition is averaging 2.34 goals/game and he has surrendered 258 goals in total. Shesterkin's percentage of quality starts is 70.3% and he has made 78 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He got the starting nod in 111 games and his ice time sits at 6,627 mins. Shesterkin has accrued a lifetime record of 72-32-10 and has participated in 116 games. He has tallied 3,241 saves out of 3,499 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .926.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York (-118)

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