It will be East vs West when the New Jersey Devils (72 points) visit the Minnesota Wild (58 points) Saturday night. New Jersey is second in the Metropolitan and are creeping closer to first-place Carolina. Minnesota is fourth in the Central, tied with Colorado, but do occupy a Wild Card spot. Below is my NHL betting pick for Devils vs Wild.
Devils vs Wild Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | Devils Moneyline (+102) |
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This game will be played at Xcel Energy Center at 8:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 11, 2023.
Why Bet the Devils:
✅ New Jersey is 5-1 in their last six games played.
✅ The Devils are 19-3-2 on the road this season.
✅ Minnesota is 2-6 in their last eight games overall.
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New Jersey Devils
Minnesota Wild
Team Records
| NJ | Team Records | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| 21-10-3 | Overall | 20-7-4 |
| 0-0 | Shootout | 1-2 |
| 1-3 | Overtime | 3-2 |
| 9-6-3 | Home | 8-5-1 |
| 12-4-0 | Road | 12-2-3 |
| 12-6-3 | EAS | 10-1-0 |
| 9-4-0 | WES | 10-6-4 |
| 7-4-1 | ATL | 6-0-0 |
| 5-2-2 | MET | 4-1-0 |
| 4-2-0 | CEN | 5-2-2 |
| 5-2-0 | PAC | 5-4-2 |
| 4-2-3 | ≤1 | 7-2-4 |
| 11-5-0 | ≥3 | 7-4-0 |
| 7-4-2 | Oct | 6-1-2 |
| 9-5-0 | Nov | 10-3-2 |
| 5-1-1 | Dec | 4-3-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Jan | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Feb | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Mar | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Apr | 0-0-0 |
Team Stats
| NJ | Team Stats | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| 114 | Goals For | 97 |
| 87 | Goals Agst | 78 |
| 3.03 | PP For GM | 2.55 |
| .91 | PP Goals GM | .48 |
| 30.10 | PP% | 18.99 |
| 2.79 | PP Agst GM | 2.42 |
| .50 | PP Agst Goals GM | .71 |
| 82.11 | PK% | 70.67 |
| 9.1 | PIM GM | 7.2 |
| 8.9 | oPIM GM | 7.5 |
Goalies
| V. Vanecek | F. Gustavsson | |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | GP | 8 |
| 42 | GS | 8 |
| 29-8-4 | W-L-T/O | 6-1-1 |
| 105 | Goals Allowed | 17 |
| 2.49 | GAA | 2.12 |
| 1156 | Shots Against | 225 |
| .909 | SV% | .924 |
| 3 | SO | 0 |
| 27 | Quality Starts | 7 |
| .643 | QS% | .875 |
| 8 | Bad Starts | 1 |
| 95 | Goals All.% | 74 |
| 5.60 | Goals Sv Above Avg | 5.92 |
Recent Starts
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/22 FLA | Bobrovsky ML N/A | W4-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 32 | 30 | .938 |
| 4/28/22 NYI | Varlamov ML N/A | L1-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 26 | 21 | .808 |
| 4/24/22 TOR | Kallgren ML N/A | L3-4 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 30 | 27 | .900 |
| 4/22/22 ARI | Vejmelka ML N/A | W2-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 19 | 19 | 1.000 |
| 4/16/22 MON | Montembeault ML N/A | W8-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 32 | 28 | .875 |
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/28/22 FLA | Knight ML N/A | L0-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 30 | 26 | .867 |
| 4/22/22 CBJ | Merzlikins ML N/A | W2-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 34 | 33 | .971 |
| 4/19/22 VAN | Demko ML N/A | W4-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 37 | 34 | .919 |
| 3/19/22 MON | Allen ML N/A | L1-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 27 | 22 | .815 |
| 3/14/22 ARI | Wedgewood ML N/A | L3-5 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 14 | 10 | .714 |
Betting Trends
| NJ | Betting Trends | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 3-0-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 0-3-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-3-0 |
| 3.67 | Avg Score | 1.33 |
| 2.33 | Avg Opp Score | 4 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-3-0 |
| 3.33 | Avg Score | 2.33 |
| 4 | Avg Opp Score | 3 |
| NJ | Betting Trends | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
| 2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-5-0 |
| 3.6 | Avg Score | 2 |
| 3 | Avg Opp Score | 3.2 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
| 2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-5-0 |
| 3.8 | Avg Score | 1.8 |
| 3.4 | Avg Opp Score | 2.6 |
| NJ | Betting Trends | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 8-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-6-0 |
| 4-6-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-9-0 |
| 3.8 | Avg Score | 2.3 |
| 2.7 | Avg Opp Score | 3.3 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 8-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
| 7-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
| 4.3 | Avg Score | 2.7 |
| 2.7 | Avg Opp Score | 2.2 |
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New Jersey Devils
Last time out, New Jersey hosted the Seattle Kraken and earned a 3-1 victory. There was no scoring in the first period, but the Kraken took the lead late in the second. Just 24 seconds after Seattle scored, the Devils tied it up and then scored two third period goals to get the win.
Dougie Hamilton, two goals, was joined on the scoresheet by John Marino. Five Devils recorded at least one assist in the win.
Jack Hughes is having a great season as he leads the Devils with 35 goals and 67 points. Dougie Hamilton has dished out a team high 36 assists. New Jersey is scoring 3.49 goals per game and allow 2.65.
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota welcomed the Vegas Golden Knights and were dominated in a 5-1 defeat. Vegas led 1-0 after the first period and then exploded in the second to get us to our final four goal margin.
Kirill Kaprizov, assisted by Joel Ericksson Ek and Matt Boldy, scored the only Wild goal in the loss.
Kirill Kaprizov is leading the way for the Wild this season as he leads the team with 29 goals, 33 assists, and 62 points. Minnesota is scoring 2.96 goals per game and allow 2.90.
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