Ottawa Senators vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 11/10/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+145) Devils (-175)

The New Jersey Devils (10-3-0) will play the Ottawa Senators (4-8-0) at Prudential Center on Thursday. The odds on this game have Ottawa at +145 and New Jersey is opening at -175. The betting total comes in at 7.

The Ottawa Senators will look to clean up some issues after taking a 6-4 defeat against the Canucks in their previous contest . Ottawa accounted for 13 penalty minutes in this game. The Senators had a solid offensive outing and it was apparent in this defeat. Furthermore, they had 5 chances with extra men on the ice and scored 2 goals. For the outing, they converted 4 out of the 41 shots they tried.

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Ottawa Senators opponents have 47 power play tries (12th in professional hockey) and have tallied 10 goals in those attempts. The Senators have had 399 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .890. Ottawa has attempted 394 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.7%. While at even strength, the Senators let the opposition score 34 goals while notching 33 as an offensive unit. Ottawa has accumulated 43 power play chances and they have scored 9 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 20.93%. For the current campaign, they have 8 points and their points percentage is .333. In reference to their scoring capabilities, the Ottawa Senators have notched 42 goals (14th in the National Hockey League) for the season and have surrendered 44.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Anton Forsberg. For his career, Forsberg has compiled 57 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .553. His save percentage sits at .908 for his 5,873 mins on the ice. Forsberg has seen 3,288 shot attempts against him and has accrued 2,987 total saves. The opposition has scored 301 goals versus Forsberg in his professional hockey career and his goals against rate is 3.08. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 40-52-9 and he started in 103 games. Forsberg has been involved in 111 games over the course of his hockey career.

When they were on the ice last, New Jersey went up against the Flames in a game where the Devils took home the win by a mark of 3-2. They had 5 power play opportunities in this game and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Devils netted 3 goals of the 20 shots on goal they pursued.

This season, the New Jersey Devils have accumulated 47 goals, 20 points, as well as a points percentage of .769. They have allowed 33 goals to be scored by of a combination of 26 goals at even strength and 7 goals while they were shorthanded. The Devils have scored 39 goals at even strength and 8 goals (22nd in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 40 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 20.00%. New Jersey has taken 489 shots (4th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.61%, while allowing their opponents 320 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 83.33% on their oppositions 42 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.7%.

For the opposition you are going to see Vitek Vanecek in the crease. His opponents are averaging 2.64 goals per game and he has given up 213 goals in total. Vanecek's quality start percentage sits at 49.4% and he has 40 quality starts in his hockey career. He has been a starter 81 games and has been on the ice for 4,846 mins. Vanecek holds a career mark of 47-23-10 and has participated in 87 games. He has racked up 2,112 saves out of 2,325 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .908.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa (+145)

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