New York Islanders vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 12/9/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Friday, December 9, 2022

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Islanders (+138) Devils (-163)

The New Jersey Devils (21-4-1) are hosting the New York Islanders (16-11-0) at Prudential Center on Friday. The line on this contest has New York at +138 while New Jersey is priced at -163. The over/under is set at 6.

The New York Islanders will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 7-4 loss against the Blues their last time on the ice. New York recorded 4 penalty mins in this contest. The Islanders had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the loss. They also had 2 power play opportunities and were able to net 1 goal. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 4 out of the 40 shots they tried.

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With regard to their scoring capabilities, the New York Islanders have racked up 86 goals (13th in the NHL) this year and have conceded 73. For the season, they have earned 32 points and their points percentage sits at .593. New York has 80 power play opportunities and they have scored 19 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 23.75%. At even strength, the Islanders have allowed the opponent to score 58 goals while scoring 67 when they are on offense. New York has taken 867 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.9%. The Islanders thus far have had 863 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .915. New York Islanders opponents have earned 83 power play tries (21st in pro hockey) and have a total of 15 goals in those chances.

The man in net for this game is Ilya Sorokin. Opponents have tallied 211 goals against Sorokin in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.33. Sorokin has played in 93 contests over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage currently is .924 for his 5,426 minutes played. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 49-32-11 and he started in 91 games. Over the course of his career, Sorokin has accumulated 66 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .725. Sorokin has had 2,778 shots against him and has accrued 2,567 saves.

The last time they were on the ice, New Jersey faced the Blackhawks in a game where the Devils ended up with the victory by a score of 3-0. They had 2 power play attempts in this one and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Devils tallied 3 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they tried.

New Jersey has put up 913 shots (4th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 10.51%, while allowing their opponents 686 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 82.14% on their opponents 84 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 91.7%. They have a total of 82 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 20.73%. The Devils have accumulated 79 goals at even strength and 17 goals (22nd in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 57 goals to be scored by way of 42 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they were shorthanded. On the season, the New Jersey Devils have tallied 96 goals, 43 points, as well as a points percentage of .827.

For the opposition you are going to see Vitek Vanecek between the pipes. Vanecek has accrued a career mark of 53-24-11 and has been in net for 96 games. Vanecek's quality start rate is 52.2% and he has accumulated 47 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has gathered 2,342 saves out of 2,573 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .910. Opponents are averaging 2.58 goals/game and he has relinquished 231 goals altogether. He has started in 90 games and his ice time sits at 5,375 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey (-163)

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