New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, 11/16/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Sportsnet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+100) Penguins (-125)

The New Jersey Devils (7-6-1) are en route to PPG Paints Arena on Thursday where they will try to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins (8-6-0). The line on this contest has the Devils at +100 while the Penguins are at -125. The betting total comes in at 7.

The New Jersey Devils had a rough game after their 6-3 loss to the Jets in their previous game. New Jersey had 17 penalty mins in this matchup. In addition, they had 5 opportunities with more players on the ice and notched 2 goals. The Devils had a middle of the road showing in this loss. In the game, they earned a goal on 3 of the 34 shots they attempted.

When playing at even strength, the Devils have allowed the opponent to score 42 goals while getting 29 as an offensive unit. New Jersey Devils opponents have tallied 51 power play opportunities (14th in pro hockey) and have notched 12 goals in those chances. When discussing their scoring, the New Jersey Devils have accumulated 51 goals (10th in the league) so far this season and have given up 54. New Jersey has attempted 457 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.2%. For the season, they have 15 points and their points percentage comes in at .536. The Devils have seen 429 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .874. New Jersey is sitting with 57 power play chances and they have scored 22 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 38.60%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Vitek Vanecek. The opposition has scored 347 goals versus Vanecek in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.65. Vanecek has been in net for 141 games throughout his pro hockey career. His save percentage is at .907 during his 7,870 minutes in the crease. He has a mark of 80-36-14 and he has gotten the start in 132 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Vanecek has tallied 72 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .545. Vanecek has seen 3,747 shots taken against him and has gathered 3,400 total saves.

When they took the ice last, Pittsburgh faced the Blue Jackets in an outing where the Penguins took home the victory by a score of 5-3. They had 1 power play chance in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Penguins scored 5 goals out of the 41 shots on goal they pursued.

Pittsburgh has taken 496 shots (3rd in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.28%, while allowing the opposition 417 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 84.78% on the other teams 46 chances on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 91.1%. They have recorded 39 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 17.95%. The Penguins have earned 44 goals at even strength and 7 goals (24th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 37 goals to be scored by way of 30 goals at even strength and 7 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have notched a total of 51 goals, 16 points, and a points percentage of .571.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Magnus Hellberg in net. Hellberg has accrued a career record of 8-8-1 and has been in net for 26 games. Hellberg's quality start rate sits at 47.1% and he has made 8 quality starts in his career. He has recorded 509 saves out of 572 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .890. His opponents are averaging 3.08 goals per game and he has surrendered 63 goals altogether. He has been a starter 17 games and has accumulated 1,227 minutes.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-125) and under 6.5 goals

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