New Jersey Devils vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 11/19/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (-139) Senators (+116)

Canadian Tire Centre is the location where the Ottawa Senators (6-9-1) will compete against the New Jersey Devils (14-3-0) on Saturday. The odds on this game have New Jersey at -139 and Ottawa is at +116. The over/under comes in at 7.

The New Jersey Devils were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win over the Maple Leafs their last time on the ice. New Jersey earned 10 mins in the box in this game. They also had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to make the most of them. The Devils had a middle of the road offensive outing in this win. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 33 shots they attempted.

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At even strength, the Devils have surrendered 30 goals while notching 52 as an offensive unit. New Jersey Devils opponents have earned 57 power play opportunities (20th in pro hockey) and have tallied 11 goals in those chances. Concerning their scoring capabilities, the New Jersey Devils have notched 63 goals (4th in the league) for the year and have surrendered 41. New Jersey has taken 628 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.0%. For the current season, they have scored 28 points and their points percentage sits at .824. The Devils so far have had 419 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .902. New Jersey steps onto the ice with 55 power play chances and they have added 11 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 20.00%.

The player in the crease for this game is Vitek Vanecek. For his career, Vanecek has tallied 42 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .500. He has a save percentage of .909 during his 5,017 minutes played. Vanecek has seen 2,399 shots taken against him and has recorded 2,180 saves. The opposition has scored 219 goals against Vanecek in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 2.62. He has earned a mark of 49-23-10 and he has gotten the start in 84 games. Vanecek has been in goal for 90 contests over the course of his NHL career.

In their last game, Ottawa went up against the Sabres in a matchup where the Senators earned a win by a mark of 4-1. The Senators converted 4 goals out of the 40 shots on goal they tried. They had 5 power play chances in this one and scored 1 out of those tries.

The Senators have accumulated 41 goals at even strength and 14 goals (13th in the league) while on the power play. Ottawa has tried 527 shots (18th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.44%, while allowing their opponents 543 shots. For the year, the Ottawa Senators are sitting with 55 goals, 13 points, in addition to a points percentage of .406. They have allowed 54 goals to be scored by of a combination of 40 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 61 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 22.95%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 78.13% on the other teams 64 chances on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 90.1%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Anton Forsberg patrolling the crease. His opposition is averaging 3.06 goals per game and he has given up 306 goals altogether. Forsberg's rate of quality starts is 55.2% and he has made 58 quality starts in his career. He has been a starter 105 contests and has played for a total of 5,998 minutes. Forsberg has accumulated a career record of 41-52-10 and has been in net for 113 games. He has gathered 3,053 stops out of 3,359 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .909.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey (-139)

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