New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 1/15/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins

Date: Monday, January 15, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+150) Bruins (-182)

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Bruins (25-8-9) will try to defeat the New Jersey Devils (22-15-3) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has New Jersey at +150 while Boston is coming in at -182. The over/under comes in at 7.

The New Jersey Devils came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 4-1 victory against the Panthers their last time out. New Jersey accumulated 4 penalty minutes in this outing. Moreover, they had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to score a goal. The Devils had a impressive offensive output in this victory. In the game, they converted 4 of the 22 shots they looked to score on.

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When playing at even strength, the Devils let the opposition score 111 goals while earning 108 themselves. New Jersey Devils opponents have earned 127 power play tries (20th in pro hockey) and have tallied 29 goals in those attempts. In relation to their goal scoring prowess, the New Jersey Devils have racked up 142 goals (7th in hockey) for the year and have conceded 140. New Jersey has taken 1,249 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.4%. For the year, they have recorded 47 points and their points percentage is sitting at .588. The Devils so far have had 1,175 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .881. New Jersey comes into tonight with 122 power play chances and they have scored 34 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 27.87%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Vitek Vanecek. Vanecek has participated in 156 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has a win-loss record of 88-40-16 and got the start in 146 games. The opposition has notched 394 goals versus Vanecek in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.70. Vanecek has seen 4,131 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 3,737 saves. He has a save percentage of .905 during his 8,743 mins on the ice. During his career on the ice, Vanecek is sitting with 77 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .527.

In their last contest, Boston faced off against the Blues in an outing where the Bruins got the win by a mark of 4-3. They had 4 attempts on the power play in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those opportunities. The Bruins recorded 4 goals of the 35 shots on goal they pursued.

For the year, the Boston Bruins have earned 139 goals, 59 points, and a points percentage of .702. They have granted a total of 113 goals to be scored by of a combination of 88 goals at even strength and 25 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Bruins have accumulated 104 goals at even strength and 35 goals (6th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 129 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 27.13%. Boston has taken 1,283 shots (16th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.83%, while allowing the opposition 1,332 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 84.28% on the other teams 159 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 91.5%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Linus Ullmark in goal. He is sitting with 6,240 saves out of the 6,792 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .919. Ullmark is sitting with a lifetime mark of 129-68-18 and has been in net for 228 games. He got the starting nod in 219 games and has been on the ice for 13,133 minutes. Ullmark's quality start rate is 63.9% and he has 140 quality starts in his hockey career. Opponents are averaging 2.52 goals per contest and he has given up 552 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey (+150)

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