New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins Preview
Looking to win big? The Bruins and Devils face off at 7:00 ET on TNT. The Devils are hosting the game at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
This Eastern conference matchup has an over/under of 6.5 goals, and the Devils are favored to win at home vs. the Bruins. Check out BetCoco for New Jersey Devils – Boston Bruins odds
New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins Head-to-Head and Key Stats
In the last three games between New Jersey and Boston, the Bruins have dominated the series, going 3-0. This includes a convincing margin of victory of 2 goals per contest. Across the last three head-to-head matchups, Boston is averaging 3 goals compared to New Jersey at 1.
- Although Boston has a straight up record of 1-2 in their last three road games, they have not held up as well vs the puck line going 0-3. The team averaged 3 goals per game in these games.
- When looking at their past five home matchups, New Jersey has an puck line record of 2-3 while averaging 3 per game. The team went 4-1 overall in these games.
- Going back to their previous ten games as the underdog, New Jersey has an puck line mark of 4-6 while going 3-7 straight up.
- Boston has done well both straight up and vs the puck line when favored to win the game, going 4-1 SU and 4-1 puck line in their last five games.
New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins Prediction
Ahead of their matchup with New Jersey, the Bruins have a 18-5-3 record. Their performance when favored is 14-5-3, while they hold a 4-0-0 record as underdogs. On the road this season, they have a 8-3-2 record, while they are 10-2-1 in their games at home.
On offense, the Bruins are averaging 3.3 goals per game which is 17th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are 20th in the league. This year, the Bruins have recorded a 9-0 record in games where they outshoot their opponent. For games with fewer shots on goal, they have 9-4 record.
Heading into this matchup vs. New Jersey, goalie Jeremy Swayman has started 13 games in this season. His current record is 9-1, and his save percentage stands at 93.1%.
Ahead of their matchup with Boston, the Devils have a 14-11-1 record. Their performance when favored is 12-8-1, while they hold a 2-3-0 record as underdogs. On the road this season, they have a 9-5-0 record, while they are 5-6-1 in their games at home.
The Devils come into the game scoring an average of 3.5 goals per game, putting them 8th in the NHL. Regarding shots targeted at the goal per game, they are 18th in the league. Looking at how the Devils’ offense is performing during power plays, they are 2nd in power play goals and 21st in shorthanded goals.
Goalie Vitek Vanecek comes into the game having made 16 starts this season. So far, his record is 10-5 and he has a save percentage of 87.9%.
Despite being 1.5 goal underdogs, we predict the Bruins to come out on top with a final score of 4-3.
New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins Betting Tips
- We like the Bruins on the moneyline (-103)
- The Bruins are also our pick on the spread at +1.5
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
New Jersey Devils Injury Report
- Dougie Hamilton – Upper Body – Out
- Erik Haula – Upper Body – Questionable
- Tomás Nosek – Upper Body – Out
- Nolan Foote – Upper Body – Out
- Brian Halonen – Lower Body – Out
Boston Bruins Injury Report
- Milan Lucic – Lower Body/Personal – Out
- Derek Forbort – Lower Body – Out
- Pavel Zacha – Upper Body – Out
- Charlie McAvoy – Upper Body – Out
