New Jersey Devils vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 10/24/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

The Detroit Red Wings (3-3-0) welcome the New Jersey Devils (5-3-1) at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday.

The New Jersey Devils will need a bounce back game after taking a 8-5 loss to the Lightning their last time on the ice. New Jersey amassed 6 minutes in the box for this matchup. The Devils had a solid offensive outing in the loss. In addition, they had 3 chances with the advantage and were able to net 2 goals. For the game, they converted 5 out of the 35 shots they put on net.

New Jersey Devils opponents have totaled 23 power play tries (9th in the league) and have a total of 4 goals in those chances. The Devils so far have had 259 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .892. New Jersey has taken 275 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 11.6%. When at even strength, the Devils have allowed the opponent to score 24 goals while earning 24 of their own. New Jersey is sitting with 32 power play opportunities and they have scored 8 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 25.00%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 11 points and their points % is .611. In relation to their scoring, the New Jersey Devils have racked up 32 goals (1st in pro hockey) over the course of the season and have allowed 28.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jacob Markstrom. The opposition has racked up 1,283 goals against Markstrom in his career and his goals against rate is 2.73. Markstrom has been involved in 491 games during his NHL career. His save percentage sits at .909 during his 28,215 minutes played. He has compiled a mark of 218-198-58 and he started in 474 games. For his career, Markstrom has accumulated 250 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .527. Markstrom has seen 14,075 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 12,792 saves.

When they were on the ice last, Detroit played the Islanders in a game where the Red Wings earned a victory by a score of 1-0. The Red Wings notched 1 goal out of the 11 shots on goal they tried. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this game but weren't able to score a goal.

The Red Wings have accumulated 12 goals at even strength and 3 goals (24th in hockey) while on the power play. Detroit has put up 152 shots (31st in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.87%, while allowing their opponents 200 shots. For the season, the Detroit Red Wings have tallied 15 goals, 6 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They have allowed 17 goals to be scored by of a combination of 11 goals at even strength and 6 goals while they were shorthanded. They have recorded 20 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 15.00%. They have a penalty kill rate of 68.42% on their oppositions 19 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 91.5%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Cam Talbot defending the net. Opponents are averaging 2.64 goals/game and he has allowed 1,227 goals altogether. Talbot's rate of quality starts comes out to 55.0% and he has 257 quality starts in his professional career. He has started in 467 games and has played for a total of 27,908 minutes. Talbot has earned a career mark of 246-177-42 and has been in net for 489 games. He has a tally of 12,945 stops out of 14,172 shots tried, giving him a save % of .913.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey

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