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

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+100) Wild (-120)

The New Jersey Devils (34-13-4) are hitting the road to Xcel Energy Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Wild (27-20-4). The moneyline on this game has New Jersey at +100 and Minnesota is sitting at -120. The total comes in at 6.

The New Jersey Devils had a good night with a 3-1 win against the Kraken in their previous game. The Devils were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in the win. In the game, they converted 3 of the 27 shots they looked to score on. Additionally, they had 4 power play opportunities and were able to net 2 goals. New Jersey accounted for 6 penalty minutes in this game.

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While at even strength, the Devils have given up 106 goals while having 145 as an offensive unit. New Jersey Devils opponents have amassed 156 power play tries (19th in the NHL) and have earned 29 goals in those attempts. In regard to scoring goals, the New Jersey Devils have racked up 178 goals (6th in pro hockey) on the campaign and have given up 135. New Jersey has taken 1,745 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.2%. For the season, they have racked up 72 points and their points percentage is .706. The Devils thus far have had 1,458 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .907. New Jersey has 153 power play opportunities and they have notched 33 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 21.57%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Vitek Vanecek. During his career on the ice, Vanecek has 57 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .543. His save percentage currently is at .910 for his 6,252 minutes guarding the cage. Vanecek has seen 2,989 shot attempts against him and has recorded 2,720 saves. Opponents have tallied 269 goals versus Vanecek in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.58. He has compiled a record of 63-27-12 and he started in 105 games. Vanecek has participated in 112 matchups throughout his NHL career.

The last time they were on the ice, Minnesota faced the Golden Knights in a game where the Wild went home in defeat by a final of 5-1. The Wild scored 1 goal of the 28 shots on goal they pursued. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this outing and scored 1 out of those opportunities.

Minnesota has taken 1,599 shots (19th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.44%, while allowing the opposition 1,547 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 80.00% on the other teams 170 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 90.4%. They have a total of 162 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 24.07%. The Wild have 112 goals at even strength and 39 goals (12th in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 148 goals to be scored by of a combination of 114 goals at even strength and 34 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Minnesota Wild are sitting with 151 goals, 58 points, in addition to a points percentage of .569.

For the opposition you are likely to see Marc-Andre Fleury protecting the goal. His opponents are averaging 2.58 goals per game and he has surrendered 2,421 goals overall. Fleury's percentage of quality starts comes out to 55.1% and he has 449 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has started in 815 games and has racked up 56,263 mins. Fleury is the owner of a career record of 536-311-90 and has participated in 972 games. He has gathered 25,259 saves out of the 27,680 shots taken, giving him a rate of .913.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (-120)

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