Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils Preview
Planning on watching today’s Devils and Lightning game? Catch the action at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL, as the Lightning hosts this showdown at 7:00 ET on ESPN+.
The odds for this Eastern conference game currently have the Lightning as the betting favorite with the over/under line sitting at 6.5 goals. Check out BetCoco for Tampa Bay Lightning – New Jersey Devils odds
Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils Head-to-Head and Key Stats
When looking back on the last three times the Lightning and Devils have played each other, Tampa Bay has the edge with a record of 2-1. However, the average scoring differential in these matchups is dead even with each team averaging 3 goals per game.
- Through their last ten road games, New Jersey has an puck line record of just 5-5. However, their overall record was 7-3 while averaging 3 goals per game.
- When looking at their past five home matchups, Tampa Bay has an puck line record of 2-3 while averaging 3 per game. The team went 3-2 overall in these games.
- Going back to their previous five games as the underdog, Tampa Bay has an puck line mark of 3-2 while going 2-3 straight up.
- Through their last five games as the favorite, the Devils have an puck line record of 3-2 and a straight up mark of 5-0.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils Prediction
As the ninth-ranked team in the Eastern Conference, the Devils have gone 21-15-2 overall this season. In the Metropolitan Division, New Jersey is in fifth place with a record of 7-5. On the road, the Devils have gone 12-6-0 this year.
Over their last ten games, the Devils have gone 5-5, and they have won two of their last three contests. As the underdog, New Jersey has gone 2-5-0 this season, and they have lost three straight games when they are not favored.
In terms of their offensive performance, the Devils are averaging 3.6 goals per game this season, putting them in the 9th spot in the NHL. When it comes to shots on goal per game, they are ranked 19th in the league. In terms of power play goals, the Devils offense is 7th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they are 27th in the NHL.
Goalie Vitek Vanecek gets the start and has made 22 starts this season. His record at this point is 14-7, and his save percentage is 0.757%.
At home this season, the Lightning have been the favorite in 21 of their 42 games, going 12-8-1 in those contests. Overall, Tampa Bay is 20-17-5 and in 8th place in the Eastern Conference. In the Atlantic Division, they sit in 4th place, and their record against divisional opponents is 4-7.
Over their last ten games, the Lightning have gone 6-4 and have won two straight games as the favorite. In their last five games, Tampa Bay is 3-2, and over their last three games, they have gone 2-1.
In terms of their offensive performance, the Lightning are averaging 3.2 goals per game this season, putting them in the 6th spot in the NHL. When it comes to shots on goal per game, they are ranked 11th in the league. So far this year, the Lightning are 13-11 in games they have had more shots on goal than their opponent. They are 7-5 in games with fewer shots on goal.
Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy comes into the game having made 19 starts this season. So far, his record is 10-9 and he has a save percentage of 0.66%.
With the Lightning being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Lightning.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils Betting Tips
- Take the Lightning on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Devils (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Report
- Haydn Fleury – Hand – Out
- Brent Seabrook – Shoulder/Back/Hip – Out
- Mikhail Sergachev – Lower Body – Out
- Logan Brown – Undisclosed – Out
- Tanner Jeannot – Upper Body – Questionable
New Jersey Devils Injury Report
- Dougie Hamilton – Upper Body – Out
- Tomás Nosek – Upper Body – Out
- Ondrej Palat – Lower Body – Questionable
- Jonas Siegenthaler – Foot – Out
- Timo Meier – Mid-Body – Out
- Jack Hughes – Upper Body – Out
- Nolan Foote – Upper Body – Out
