New Jersey Devils vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 1/11/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday, January 11, 2024

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+115) Lightning (-139)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (20-17-5) host the New Jersey Devils (21-15-2) at Amalie Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has New Jersey at +115 while Tampa Bay is sitting at -139. The over/under has been set at 7.

The New Jersey Devils will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 6-4 loss against the Canucks in their previous game. New Jersey accounted for 2 mins in the box in this outing. Furthermore, they had 2 power play chances but weren't able to score. The Devils had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the loss. For the matchup, they converted 4 of the 25 shots they put on net.

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While at even strength, the Devils have surrendered 107 goals while notching 101 on the offensive side of the ice. New Jersey Devils opponents have 122 power play tries (17th in the NHL) and have come away with 28 goals in those attempts. With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the New Jersey Devils have accumulated 135 goals (9th in hockey) so far this season and have given up 135. New Jersey has taken 1,197 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.3%. For the season, they have racked up 44 points and their points percentage is .579. The Devils so far have had 1,118 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .879. New Jersey comes into tonight with 119 power play chances and they have scored 34 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 28.57%.

The man in net for this game is Vitek Vanecek. Vanecek has taken the ice for 155 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has earned an overall record of 88-40-15 and he was named the starter in 145 games. The opposition has scored 390 goals against Vanecek in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.70. Vanecek has seen 4,111 shots against him and has recorded 3,721 total saves. He has a save percentage of .905 during his 8,681 minutes between the pipes. For his career, Vanecek has accumulated 77 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .531.

In their last contest, Tampa Bay faced off against the Kings in a matchup where the Lightning got the victory by a final score of 3-2. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Lightning notched 3 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they attempted.

The Lightning have earned 98 goals at even strength and 38 goals (3rd in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. Tampa Bay has taken 1,266 shots (10th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.74%, while allowing the other team 1,271 shots. On the campaign, the Tampa Bay Lightning have 136 goals, 45 points, and a points percentage of .536. They have granted a total of 145 goals to be scored by of a combination of 122 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 133 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 28.57%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 80.51% on their opponents 118 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 88.6%.

Across the rink you will find Andrei Vasilevskiy in net. Vasilevskiy holds a career record of 273-132-28 and has been in net for 444 games. Vasilevskiy's percentage of quality starts comes out to 56.9% and he has qualified for 247 quality starts in his career. He has recorded 12,337 saves out of the 13,443 shots tried, giving him a save % of .918. His opponents are averaging 2.54 goals per game and he has yielded 1,106 goals altogether. He has started in 434 games and has been on the ice for 26,104 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey (+115)

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