New Jersey Devils vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 11/29/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Friday, November 29, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (-130) Red Wings (+110)

The New Jersey Devils (15-7-2) are hitting the road to Little Caesars Arena on Friday where they will play the Detroit Red Wings (9-10-2). The odds on this game have the Devils at -130 and the Red Wings are opening at +110. The over/under comes in at 6.

The New Jersey Devils had a good night with a 5-2 win against the Predators their last time on the ice. New Jersey garnered 23 penalty mins for this matchup. Additionally, they had 2 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal. The Devils had a solid offensive output and it showed in this win. In the outing, they converted 5 out of the 46 shots they put on net.

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When talking about scoring goals, the New Jersey Devils have racked up 84 goals (4th in the National Hockey League) so far this year and have given up 62. For the year, they have tallied 32 points and their points percentage sits at .667. New Jersey has accumulated 73 power play chances and they have scored 23 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 31.51%. While at even strength, the Devils have conceded 51 goals while earning 61 on the offensive side of the ice. New Jersey has taken 731 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.5%. The Devils thus far have had 648 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .904. New Jersey Devils opponents have amassed 67 power play opportunities (14th in the league) and have notched 11 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Jacob Markstrom. Markstrom has been in net for 501 contests throughout his professional hockey career. He has amassed a record of 225-201-58 and he has gotten the start in 484 games. The opposition has been able to score 1,305 goals against Markstrom in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.81. Markstrom has seen 14,322 shots against him and has gathered 13,017 total saves. He has a save percentage of .909 during his 27,894 minutes guarding the cage. For his career, Markstrom has tallied 256 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .529.

The last time they were on the ice, Detroit played the Islanders in an outing where the Red Wings ended up with the victory by a tally of 4-2. The Red Wings tallied 4 goals out of the 21 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play chances in this matchup but didn't score a goal.

Detroit has attempted 517 shots (31st in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.25%, while allowing their opponents 666 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 68.42% on the other teams 57 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.2%. They have earned 60 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 26.67%. The Red Wings have 37 goals at even strength and 16 goals (7th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 65 goals to be scored by of a combination of 47 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Detroit Red Wings have notched a total of 53 goals, 20 points, as well as a points percentage of .476.

Across the ice you will find Cam Talbot defending the goal. Talbot is sitting with a lifetime record of 250-180-44 and has participated in 498 games. Talbot's quality start percentage comes in at 55.7% and he has qualified for 265 quality starts in his hockey career. He has accounted for 13,213 saves out of the 14,462 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .914. Teams are averaging 2.69 goals per game and he has allowed 1,249 goals altogether. He has made the start in 476 games and has played for a total of 27,809 mins.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit (+110) and under 6 goals

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