New Jersey Devils vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 4/18/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Monday, April 18, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+280) Golden Knights (-360)

The Vegas Golden Knights (41-30-5) will try to defeat the New Jersey Devils (26-42-7) at T-Mobile Arena on Monday. The odds on this game have New Jersey at +280 while Vegas is coming in at -360. The over/under is 6.

The New Jersey Devils will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-3 defeat against the Kraken in their last outing. The Devils were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in this loss. For the game, they finished 3 out of the 26 shots they put on goal. In addition, they had 3 attempts on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. New Jersey accrued 6 penalty mins for this contest.

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Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the New Jersey Devils have racked up 228 goals (18th in hockey) on the year and have surrendered 273. For the current season, they have accumulated 59 points and their points percentage is .393. New Jersey comes into the game with 210 power play opportunities and they have scored 34 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 16.19%. At even strength, the Devils have surrendered 233 goals while getting 194 on offense. New Jersey has attempted 2,373 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.6%. The Devils have had 2,310 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .882. New Jersey Devils opponents have totaled 197 power play opportunities (30th in the league) and have notched 40 goals in those chances.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Nico Daws. The opposition has racked up 66 goals versus Daws in his pro career and his goals against rate is 3.11. Daws has been involved in 25 games throughout his NHL career. He has a save percentage of .893 in his 1,272 mins between the pipes. He has compiled an overall record of 10-11-1 and got the start in 23 games. For his career, Daws has earned 7 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .304. Daws has had 617 shot attempts against him and has amassed 551 total saves.

In their last game, Vegas faced off against the Oilers in an outing where the Golden Knights ended up losing by a mark of 4-0. They had 3 power play attempts in this one but weren't able to score a goal. The Golden Knights recorded 0 goals out of the 39 shots on goal they pursued.

Vegas has taken 2,590 shots (8th in the NHL) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.27%, while allowing the other team 2,285 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 77.39% on their opponents 199 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 90.2%. They have a tally of 201 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 17.41%. The Golden Knights have 205 goals at even strength and 35 goals (26th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 225 goals to be scored by of a combination of 180 goals at even strength and 45 goals while they were shorthanded. During this campaign, the Vegas Golden Knights have earned a total of 240 goals, 87 points, and a points percentage of .572.

Across the ice you are expected to see Robin Lehner patrolling the crease. He has recorded 10,165 stops out of the 11,090 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .917. Lehner holds a career mark of 152-140-49 and has played in 362 games. He got the starting nod in 343 contests and has played for a total of 20,504 minutes. Lehner's percentage of quality starts comes out to 55.4% and he has 190 quality starting assignments in his pro career. Opponents are averaging 2.71 goals per contest and he has given up 925 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey (+280)

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