New Jersey Devils vs Vegas Golden Knights Preview
The Golden Knights and Devils are set to face off at 7:00 ET on ESPN+. The Devils will host the game at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
The odds for this non-conference game currently have the Devils as the betting favorite with the over/under line sitting at 6 goals. Check out BetCoco for New Jersey Devils – Vegas Golden Knights odds
New Jersey Devils vs Vegas Golden Knights Head-to-Head and Key Stats
When looking back over the last three times these two teams have played, the Devils have the leg up at 2-1. However, against the puck line the Golden Knights went 2-1. The over/under record in these matchups was 1-2 on an average of 5 goals per game.
- In their last three games away from home, the Golden Knights have a straight up record of 0-3 while going 0-3 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 0 goals per game in these contests.
- When looking at their past three home matchups, New Jersey has an puck line record of 0-3 while averaging 2 per game. The team went 0-3 overall in these games.
- Spanning across their last ten games as the betting underdog, the Devils have gone 4-6 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 3-7.
- Looking back on the team’s last ten games as the favorite, the Golden Knights have a straight up record of 6-4. Their record vs the puck line in these games was 4-6.
New Jersey Devils vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction
On the year, the Golden Knights have gone 27-14-5 and are in 5th place in the Western Conference. In their division, Vegas is 2nd and has gone 9-7 against Pacific foes. On the road, the Golden Knights have gone 9-9-3 and have lost six straight games.
Over their last three games, Vegas has won all three contests and has gone 4-1 in their last five games. As the underdog this season, the Golden Knights have gone 9-5-1 and have won three straight games when not favored.
The Golden Knights come into the game scoring an average of 3.1 goals per game, putting them 13th in the NHL. Regarding shots targeted at the goal per game, they are 6th in the league. In terms of power play goals, the Golden Knights offense is 11th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they are 9th in the NHL.
Entering the game, goalie Logan Thompson has started 27 games this season. His current record stands at 16-9, and his save percentage is 0.864%.
When playing at home this season, the Devils have gone 9-11-2 and are currently on a three-game losing streak at home. In the Eastern Conference, New Jersey is in 11th place and has a record of 16-11 against other teams in the conference.
So far this year, the Devils have been favored in 33 of their 44 games and have gone 20-11-2 in those games. Over their last ten games, New Jersey has gone 4-6 and are 2-3 in their last five games.
When looking at their offense, the Devils have an average of 3.4 goals per game this season, positioning themselves 9th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are ranked 20th in the league. New Jersey’s offense comes into the game ranked 8th in power play goals. And in terms of shorthanded goals, they are 29th in the NHL.
Heading into this matchup vs. Vegas, goalie Vitek Vanecek has started 24 games in this season. His current record is 15-7, and his save percentage stands at 0.743%.
With the Devils being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Devils.
New Jersey Devils vs Vegas Golden Knights Betting Tips
- Take the Devils on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Golden Knights (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
New Jersey Devils Injury Report
- Dougie Hamilton – Upper Body – Out
- Brendan Smith – Knee – Out
- Tomás Nosek – Upper Body – Out
- Ondrej Palat – Lower Body – Out
- Jonas Siegenthaler – Foot – Out
- Jack Hughes – Upper Body – Out
- Nolan Foote – Upper Body – Out
Vegas Golden Knights Injury Report
- William Karlsson – Lower Body – Out
- Jack Eichel – Knee – Out
- William Carrier – Upper Body – Out
- Shea Theodore – Upper Body – Out
- Ben Hutton – Upper Body – Out
- Robin Lehner – Hip – Out
- Michael Amadio – Upper Body – Out
- Adin Hill – Undisclosed – Out
- Jiri Patera – Undisclosed – Questionable
- Tobias Bjornfot – Undisclosed – Out
- Daniil Miromanov – Lower Body – Out
