Detroit Red Wings vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 10/12/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (+180) Devils (-225)

Prudential Center is the location where the New Jersey Devils (52-22-8 last year) will attempt to beat the Detroit Red Wings (35-37-10 last season) on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has Detroit at +180 while New Jersey is at -225. The over/under is set at 7.

The Detroit Red Wings will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-0 loss to the Lightning their last time out. The Red Wings offense left a lot to be desired in the defeat. In the outing, they ended the night with no scores out of the 32 shots they tried. They also had 2 power play attempts but weren't able to score. Detroit earned 6 penalty mins in this game.

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At even strength, the Red Wings let the opposition score 221 goals while notching 180. Detroit Red Wings opponents had 249 power play tries (15th in hockey) and racked up 54 goals in those chances. In terms of scoring goals, the Detroit Red Wings accumulated 237 goals (24th in hockey) over the course of last season and gave up 275. Detroit attempted 2,312 shots and held a shot percentage of 10.3%. For the prior season, they tallied 80 points and their points % was .488. The Red Wings had 2,496 shots taken against them and had a save percentage of .890. Detroit compiled 270 power play opportunities and tallied 57 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 21.11%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Ville Husso. The opposition has notched 316 goals versus Husso in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.93. Husso has participated in 113 matchups during his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .904 for his 6,478 mins on the ice. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 60-35-14 and got the start in 109 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Husso has accumulated 56 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .514. Husso has seen 3,299 shots against him and has accrued 2,983 total saves.

Their last time out, New Jersey faced the Hurricanes in a game where the Devils ended up losing by a final score of 3-2. They had 1 power play opportunity in this outing and scored 1 on that opportunity. The Devils tallied 2 goals of the 29 shots on goal they took.

New Jersey put up 2,821 shots (4th in professional hockey) and earned a shooting percentage of 10.24%, while allowing their opponent 2,315 shots. They earned a penalty kill percentage of 82.61% on their opponent's 230 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage was 90.4%. They had a total of 224 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 21.88%. The Devils accumulated 240 goals at even strength and 49 goals (20th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They granted a total of 222 goals to be scored by way of 182 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they were shorthanded. Last season, the New Jersey Devils accumulated 289 goals, 112 points, and a points percentage of .683.

Across the ice you will find Akira Schmid defending the goal. The opposition is averaging 2.69 goals per game and he has yielded 51 goals in total. Schmid's quality start percentage comes out to 50.0% and he has 9 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has started in 18 contests and his ice time sits at 1,137 mins. Schmid has compiled a lifetime record of 9-9-2 and has been in goal for 24 games. He has compiled 471 stops out of the 522 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .902.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit (+180)

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