New Jersey Devils vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 11/2/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (-110) Wild (-110)

The Minnesota Wild (3-4-2) will try to defeat the New Jersey Devils (5-2-1) at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Devils at -110 while the Wild are opening at -110. The total is set at 7.

The New Jersey Devils were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-3 victory over the Wild in the last game they played. New Jersey accrued 12 penalty mins for this contest. The Devils played really well in the victory. Moreover, they had 3 power play tries and scored 2 goals. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 4 out of the 30 shots they attempted.

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While playing at even strength, the Devils have allowed the opponent to score 21 goals while scoring 19 of their own. New Jersey Devils opponents have earned 32 power play opportunities (13th in pro hockey) and have come away with 8 goals in those attempts. In relation to their scoring, the New Jersey Devils have accumulated 33 goals (6th in hockey) so far this year and have given up 29. New Jersey has taken 261 shots and has a shot percentage of 12.6%. For the season, they have recorded 11 points and their points percentage is .688. The Devils have had 245 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .882. New Jersey has compiled 33 power play chances and they have added 14 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 42.42%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Vitek Vanecek. Throughout his time in hockey, Vanecek has 71 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .555. He has a save percentage of .908 during his 7,681 mins in the crease. Vanecek has seen 3,652 shots against him and has recorded 3,317 saves. Opponents have racked up 335 goals against Vanecek in his professional career and his goals against average is 2.62. He has a record of 78-35-14 and he has gotten the start in 128 games. Vanecek has taken the ice for 137 games throughout his hockey career.

In their last outing, Minnesota faced the Devils in a game where the Wild took a loss by a mark of 4-3. They had 6 attempts on the power play in this game and netted 1 out of those attempts. The Wild converted 3 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they pursued.

Minnesota has attempted 283 shots (11th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.31%, while allowing the opposition 309 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 67.86% on their opponents 28 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 88.0%. They have recorded 36 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 13.89%. The Wild are sitting with 27 goals at even strength and 5 goals (18th in the league) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 37 goals to be scored by of a combination of 28 goals at even strength and 9 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Minnesota Wild have accounted for 32 goals, 8 points, as well as a points percentage of .444.

Across the ice you are likely to see Filip Gustavsson protecting the goal. The opposition is averaging 2.64 goals per game and he has relinquished 182 goals in total. Gustavsson's quality start rate comes in at 64.6% and he has 42 quality starts in his career. He has started in 65 games and his ice time sits at 4,134 minutes. Gustavsson holds a career mark of 34-24-11 and has been in goal for 71 games. He has accrued 2,010 stops out of the 2,192 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .917.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey (-110)

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