New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals Prediction, 4/13/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals

Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: NBC Sports Washington

Capital One Arena is where the Washington Capitals (35-37-9) will go up against the New Jersey Devils (51-22-8) on Thursday.

The New Jersey Devils came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 6-2 victory against the Sabres in their last outing. New Jersey earned 4 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Devils had a impressive offensive performance in the win. They also had 2 power play chances but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 6 of the 30 shots they put on net.

Regarding their scoring capabilities, the New Jersey Devils have tallied 284 goals (4th in hockey) this season and have allowed 218. For the season, they have earned 110 points and their points percentage comes in at .679. New Jersey comes into tonight with 222 power play chances and they have added 48 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 21.62%. While playing at even strength, the Devils have conceded 178 goals while getting 236 themselves. New Jersey has attempted 2,787 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.2%. The Devils have seen 2,284 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .905. New Jersey Devils opponents have earned 229 power play opportunities (26th in the league) and have notched 40 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Vitek Vanecek. The opposition has notched 317 goals versus Vanecek in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.59. Vanecek has been involved in 131 matchups during his NHL career. His save percentage currently is at .909 in his 7,348 minutes played. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 74-33-14 and got the start in 123 games. In his career, Vanecek is sitting with 68 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .553. Vanecek has had 3,481 shots against him and he has 3,164 total saves.

When they took the ice last, Washington played the Bruins in a matchup where the Capitals ended up taking the loss by a final of 5-2. They had 2 power play attempts in this outing and recorded 1 out of those chances. The Capitals tallied 2 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they pursued.

The Capitals are sitting with 197 goals at even strength and 52 goals (17th in hockey) while on the power play. Washington has attempted 2,518 shots (17th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.89%, while allowing their opponents 2,514 shots. For the season, the Washington Capitals have a total of 249 goals, 79 points, as well as a points percentage of .488. They have granted a total of 256 goals to be scored by of a combination of 216 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 244 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 21.31%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 82.14% on the other teams 224 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.8%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Darcy Kuemper in net. Kuemper is the owner of a career record of 165-121-42 and has participated in 355 games. Kuemper's rate of quality starts sits at 55.5% and he has made 187 quality starts in his pro career. He has a tally of 9,277 stops out of the 10,124 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .916. Teams are averaging 2.54 goals per game and he has given up 847 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 337 games and his ice time sits at 20,018 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey

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