Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils 4/29/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Detroit Red Wings will continue a road trip Friday night as they travel to Newark, NJ to take on the New Jersey Devils. Detroit comes into Friday night having struggled this season with a record of 31-40-10 overall after losing two of the last three games played. Detroit fell 3-0 last game out after goalie Alex Nedeljkovic posted a .917 save percentage after allowing three goals on 36 shots after the full 60 minutes.

Offensively this season Detroit has been a mediocre team averaging only 2.7 four goals per game on 29.4 shots as a team. Dylan Larkin leads the Detroit offense with 69 points on the year to go along with a team leading 31 goals on 212 shots.

The New Jersey Devils will go back home Friday night riding a four game losing streak following a loss to Ottawa last game out. Mackenzie Blackwood was terrible in the net for New Jersey allowing five goals on 34 shots including the game deciding goal in overtime leading to the loss.

Offensively Nolan Foote led the way for the New Jersey offense with two goals on five shots in just over 14 minutes on the ice. Pavel Zacha added 1 goal and 1 assist, while Yegor Sharangovich chipped in one goal as well to round out the New Jersey scoring.