Winnipeg Jets vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 3/10/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Winnipeg Jets vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Jets (-138) Devils (+115)

The Winnipeg Jets (25-22-10) are en route to Prudential Center on Thursday where they will meet the New Jersey Devils (21-31-5). The moneyline on this game has Winnipeg at -138 and New Jersey is at +115. The total is set at 6.

The Winnipeg Jets were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 7-4 victory over the Lightning in their previous game. Winnipeg tallied 10 mins in the box in this contest. The Jets had a impressive offensive outing in the victory. Moreover, they had 4 chances with extra men on the ice and scored 1 goal. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 7 out of the 33 shots they launched.

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In the matter of their scoring, the Winnipeg Jets have notched 173 goals (16th in hockey) on the year and have allowed 174. For the current season, they have racked up 60 points and their points percentage sits at .526. Winnipeg comes into the game with 186 power play opportunities and they have scored 41 goals out of those chances, earning them a rate of 22.04%. At even strength, the Jets have allowed the opponent to score 136 goals while scoring 132 as an offensive unit. Winnipeg has tried 1,886 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.2%. The Jets have had 1,826 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .905. Winnipeg Jets opponents have recorded 168 power play opportunities (11th in hockey) and have a total of 38 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Connor Hellebuyck. Over the course of his career, Hellebuyck has earned 195 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .551. His save percentage is at .916 for his 20,857 minutes on the ice. Hellebuyck has seen 11,024 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 10,094 saves. The opposition has racked up 930 goals versus Hellebuyck in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.68. He has a win-loss mark of 191-122-34 and he was named the starter in 354 games. Hellebuyck has participated in 363 contests over the course of his NHL career.

The last time they were on the ice, New Jersey played the Avalanche in a game where the Devils got the win by a mark of 5-3. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this outing and scored 2 goals out of those opportunities. The Devils tallied 5 goals out of the 43 shots on goal they took.

The Devils have racked up 145 goals at even strength and 30 goals (22nd in hockey) while on the power play. New Jersey has taken 1,821 shots (13th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.61%, while allowing the opposition 1,756 shots. On the campaign, the New Jersey Devils are sitting with 175 goals, 47 points, as well as a points percentage of .412. They have recorded 159 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 18.87%. They have a penalty kill rate of 81.05% on their oppositions 153 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 88.6%. They have permitted 201 goals to be scored by of a combination of 172 goals at even strength and 29 goals while they had less men on the ice.

For the opposition you are likely to see Nico Daws between the pipes. He has tallied 221 stops out of the 244 shots taken, giving him a rate of .906. Daws has accrued a career mark of 5-3-0 and has played in 10 games. He has started in 9 games and has accumulated 502 minutes. Daws' quality start rate sits at 33.3% and he has accumulated 3 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. Teams are averaging 2.75 goals per contest and he has conceded 23 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey (+115)

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