New Jersey Devils vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 3/26/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: ESPN+/Hulu

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+128) Maple Leafs (-155)

Scotiabank Arena is where the Toronto Maple Leafs (40-21-9) will attempt to beat the New Jersey Devils (35-33-4) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Devils at +128 while the Maple Leafs are coming in at -155. The total has been set at 7.

The New Jersey Devils were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-0 victory over the Islanders in their previous contest . The Devils had a good offensive outing and it showed in the victory. For the game, they scored on 4 of the 30 shots they launched. Additionally, they had 4 power play tries and netted 1 goal. New Jersey compiled 29 penalty mins for this contest.

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With respect to their scoring, the New Jersey Devils have earned 235 goals (11th in the league) so far this season and have given up 243. For the current season, they have earned 74 points and their points % is .514. New Jersey has accumulated 219 power play chances and they have scored 50 goals during those chances, garnering them a percentage of 22.83%. While playing at even strength, the Devils have allowed 202 goals while scoring 185 when they are on offense. New Jersey has tried 2,279 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.3%. The Devils have seen 2,141 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .887. New Jersey Devils opponents have tallied 218 power play tries (14th in the NHL) and have a total of 41 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Jake Allen. Allen has been involved in 421 contests throughout his NHL career. He has compiled a win-loss record of 192-164-41 and he has started in 400 games. Opponents have been able to score 1,086 goals versus Allen in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.75. Allen has had 11,797 shot attempts taken against him and he has 10,711 total saves. His save percentage is .908 for his 23,722 minutes guarding the cage. Over the course of his pro career, Allen has accrued 211 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .528.

Their last time out, Toronto opposed the Hurricanes in a matchup where the Maple Leafs ended up losing by a final of 2-1. They had 4 power play attempts in this matchup but were not able to net one. The Maple Leafs had 1 goal of the 33 shots on goal they took.

Toronto has put up 2,280 shots (8th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.10%, while allowing the other team 2,103 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 76.02% on their opponents 196 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 89.6%. They have earned 203 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 25.62%. The Maple Leafs have accumulated 201 goals at even strength and 52 goals (8th in hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 218 goals to be scored by of a combination of 171 goals at even strength and 47 goals while they were shorthanded. On the year, the Toronto Maple Leafs have earned a total of 253 goals, 89 points, in addition to a points percentage of .636.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Ilya Samsonov in net. Samsonov is the owner of a career mark of 98-38-20 and has participated in 165 games. Samsonov's percentage of quality starts sits at 49.7% and he has accumulated 76 quality starts in his career. He has recorded 4,004 saves out of the 4,429 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .904. The opposition is averaging 2.75 goals per game and he has relinquished 425 goals altogether. He has made the start in 153 games and his ice time sits at 9,282 minutes.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (-155) and under 6.5 goals

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