New Jersey Devils vs Seattle Kraken Preview
The Kraken 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 -1.5 favorite, with the over/under line sitting at 6.5 goals. Check out BetCoco for New Jersey Devils – Seattle Kraken odds
New Jersey Devils vs Seattle Kraken Head-to-Head and Key Stats
In the last five head to head matchups, the Devils have had the upper-hand, going 3-2. The last three times that the Devils have hosted the Kraken, the over/under record is 2-1 with the teams combining for an average of 4 goals. The over/under record in their last three overall matchups is 1-2.
- Across the Kraken last three road games, the team averaged 1 goals per game while allowing 3. Their record vs the puck line in these contests was 1-2, while going 0-3 straight-up.
- When looking at their past three home matchups, New Jersey has an puck line record of 1-2 while averaging 4 per game. The team went 2-1 overall in these games.
- In their last ten games as the betting underdog, the Devils have a straight up record of 2-8 and an puck line mark of 5-5.
- In their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Kraken have a straight up record of 8-2 and an puck line mark of 6-4.
New Jersey Devils vs Seattle Kraken Prediction
Seattle comes into this game with a record of 21-20-10, which puts them in 11th place in the Western Conference and 6th in the Pacific Division. On the road, the Kraken have gone 10-11-6 this season and have lost five straight games away from home. In their last ten games, Seattle has gone just 3-7.
As the underdog, the Kraken have gone 10-16-7 this season and have lost five straight games when not favored. Against the Eastern Conference, Seattle has gone just 10-18 this season.
The Kraken come into the game scoring an average of 2.8 goals per game, putting them 27th in the NHL. Regarding shots targeted at the goal per game, they are 25th in the league. In terms of power play goals, the Kraken offense is 20th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they are 29th in the NHL.
Goalie Joey Daccord comes into the game having made 32 starts this season. So far, his record is 15-10 and he has a save percentage of 0.923%.
At home this season, the Devils have gone 11-12-2 and have been favored in 35 of their 51 games. In their last ten games, they have gone just 3-7 and have lost two straight games. In the Eastern Conference, the Devils are in 10th place and 5th in the Metropolitan Division. So far this season, they have gone 25-22-4.
Over their last five games, the Devils have gone just 1-4 and are 1-2 in their last three games. As the favorite this season, New Jersey has gone 21-12-2. In the Eastern Conference, the Devils have gone 16-14 and 8-7 against divisional opponents.
For their offensive performance, the Devils come in averaging 3.4 goals per game this season, which is 9th in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 17th in the league. The Devils went 18-11 in games where they had more shots than their opponents. However, in games with fewer shots on goal, their record was 7-10.
Goalie Vitek Vanecek gets the start and has made 29 starts this season. His record at this point is 17-9, and his save percentage is 0.779%.
Based on projections, we have the Devils coming out on top by a score of 4-2.
New Jersey Devils vs Seattle Kraken Betting Tips
- Take the Devils on the moneyline
- The Devils should also cover at -1.5
- Our NHL model projects 6 goals, and we suggest taking the under
New Jersey Devils Injury Report
- Dougie Hamilton – Upper Body – Out
- Brendan Smith – Knee – Out
- Jonas Siegenthaler – Foot – Out
- Michael McLeod – Personal – Out
- Cal Foote – Personal – Out
- Nolan Foote – Upper Body – Out
Seattle Kraken Injury Report
- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – Lower Body – Out
- Justin Schultz – Personal – Questionable
