New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 4/8/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+135) Bruins (-165)

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Bruins (61-12-5) will compete against the New Jersey Devils (50-21-8) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has New Jersey at +135 and Boston is at -165. The over/under is set at 6.

The New Jersey Devils came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 8-1 victory against the Blue Jackets in their previous contest . The Devils had a solid offensive output in this victory. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 8 of the 36 shots they looked to score on. Furthermore, they had 3 power play attempts and notched 2 goals. New Jersey earned 24 penalty minutes for this matchup.

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When at even strength, the Devils have conceded 175 goals while earning 229 themselves. New Jersey Devils opponents have earned 226 power play opportunities (22nd in hockey) and have racked up 39 goals in those attempts. In regard to scoring goals, the New Jersey Devils have earned 277 goals (4th in the National Hockey League) on the year and have allowed 214. New Jersey has tried 2,727 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.2%. For the year, they have earned 108 points and their points percentage comes in at .684. The Devils have seen 2,206 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .903. New Jersey has accumulated 217 power play chances and they have scored 48 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 22.12%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Vitek Vanecek. Vanecek has played in 130 games during his NHL career. He has earned an overall record of 73-33-14 and he has gotten the start in 122 games. Opponents have been able to score 315 goals against Vanecek in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.59. Vanecek has seen 3,443 shot attempts taken against him and has amassed 3,128 saves. His save percentage is at .909 during his 7,288 minutes in the crease. In his professional hockey career, Vanecek has tallied 67 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .549.

The last time they were on the ice, Boston opposed the Maple Leafs in a matchup where the Bruins ended up with the victory by a score of 2-1. They had 4 power play opportunities in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Bruins earned 2 goals of the 33 shots on goal they pursued.

Boston has tried 2,564 shots (9th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.08%, while allowing the other team 2,319 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 87.08% on their oppositions 271 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 92.9%. They have a total of 269 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 21.93%. The Bruins are sitting with 225 goals at even strength and 59 goals (9th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 164 goals to be scored by of a combination of 129 goals at even strength and 35 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the Boston Bruins have a total of 284 goals, 127 points, and a points percentage of .814.

Across the ice you are expected to see Linus Ullmark between the pipes. The opposition is averaging 2.51 goals per game and he has yielded 492 goals altogether. Ullmark's percentage of quality starts sits at 62.9% and he has 124 quality starts in his professional career. He has started in 197 games and has played for a total of 11,778 mins. Ullmark is the owner of a career record of 114-63-16 and has been in net for 205 games. He has recorded 5,579 stops out of 6,071 shots tried, giving him a save % of .919.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey (+135)

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