Free NHL Picks Today: New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins 12/28/22

Free NHL Picks Today: New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins 12/28/22
Wed 28th December 2022

The Boston Bruins (-115) and their dynamic offense travel to face the New Jersey Devils (-105) and their stifling defense at Prudential Center on Wednesday. The total is 6 (O: -125, U: +105)New Jersey (22-10-2) is playing a second straight game against Boston, The Bruins beat the Devils 4-3 yesterday, their fourth straight win against New Jersey.

David Pastrnak (2G 0A), Jake DeBrusk (1G 1A), and David Krejci (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Boston. Tomas Tatar (1G 1A), Dougie Hamilton (0G 2A), and Nico Hischier (0G 2A) each had two points to lead New Jersey. Linus Ullmark got the win, saving 37 of 40 shots (.925%).

Boston (27-4-3) is playing on back-to-back days after suffering a 3-2 shootout loss against the Senators yesterday, ending a streak of four straight wins.

The Bruins committed only two penalties in the game, yet still conceded a power play goal. Pavel Zacha and DeBrusk each scored once for the Bruins. Jeremy Swayman saved an impressive 30 of 32 shots (.937%) in the loss.

FACING OFF

Boston is averaging 3.82 goals per game for the season, second in the NHL. The visitors will face a tough challenge against a Devils team that is allowing just 2.56 goals a game (3rd).

Meanwhile, New Jersey has found the net 3.38 times a game on average, eighth in the league, and the Bruins are holding opponents to a league-best 2.18 goals per game.

Both teams average more shots a game than most teams in the league. New Jersey’s 35.2 average ranks second, while Boston ranks No. 3 with 35.0 attempts.

The Bruins have proven equally adept at stopping shots with a team save percentage of .927% (1st), while the Devils have stopped .908% of attempts (15th).

The Bruins’ 28.57% power play percentage is the third-best in the league, while the Devils rank 23rd with a conversion rate of 19.23%. Boston has been equally adept at penalty killing, boasting the league’s third-highest PK% at 84.13%. New Jersey ranks 10th at 80.77%.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With 47 points this season, sixth-most in the NHL, Pastrnak is the top skater for the Bruins. He is among the league leaders with 24 goals (3rd) and has added 23 assists. In the net, Ullmark (19-1-1) is Boston’s top goaltender by goals against average.

He has a 1.94 GAA, best in the league, and a .936% save percentage, also best.Jack Hughes leads the Devils in scoring with 39 points. He has 18 goals and 21 assists in 34 games. Vitek Vanecek (12-4-2) is the top goalie for New Jersey with a goals against average of 2.41. He has a save percentage of .909%.

HOME AND AWAY

Boston is 9-4-1 on the road this season. New Jersey is 10-8-1 at Prudential Center this season. Meanwhile, the Bruins are 3-1 without a day off and 2-1 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Devils are 2-2 with a rest advantage.

SportsTips’ NHL Pick:

NJ Devils (-105)

Want up to a $1K risk free bet for this pick?
Claim with betmgm image today!

If you need more news, information and predictions, head over to our NHL hub page for all your hockey needs!

*Odds correct at time of publication, courtesy of BetMGM.

SportsTips covers all the latest betting, odds, picks & predictions news when it comes to major American sports like NFL, NBA, MLB & NHL. If you want to stay up to date with the latest information, SportsTips has you covered!