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Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils 1/2/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

New Jersey Devils (12-15-5) vs. Washington Capitals (20-6-7)
January 2, 2022 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Washington Capitals -235 / New Jersey Devils +195; Over/Under: 6
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The New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals meet Sunday in NHL action at the Capital One Arena. The New Jersey Devils need a win after losing 10 of their last 13 games. The Washington Capitals look for a win after winning six of their last nine games.

The New Jersey Devils are averaging 2.7 goals per game and are scoring on 13.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Andreas Johnsson leads New Jersey with 9 goals, Jesper Bratt has 20 assists and Dougie Hamilton has 108 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 80.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonathan Bernier has allowed 26 goals on 264 shots faced, and Mackenzie Blackwood has allowed 53 goals on 516 shots.

The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 15.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex Ovechkin leads Washington with 24 goals, John Carlson has 24 assists and Evgeny Kuznetsov has 79 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing 2.5 goals per game and are killing 82.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Vitek Vanecek has given up 38 goals on 424 shots faced, and IIya Samsonov has allowed 44 goals on 482 shots.

The Devils are 1-7 in their last 8 Sunday games and 25-52 in their last 77 overall. The Capitals are 7-3 in their last 10 home games and 15-7 in their last 22 overall. The over is 6-1 in Devils last 7 overall. The over is 10-4-1 in Capitals last 15 overall. The Devils are 7-19 in the last 26 meetings in Washington and 16-35 in the last 51 meetings.

The New Jersey Devils have looked awful on the road this season, and they’re running into a Capitals team that’s treated them like a punching bag over the years. The Washington Capitals have been dominant in the favorite role, and their high-powered offense is going to give this struggling Devils defense all it can handle. The only option here for me is to take the Capitals and the PL for max betting value.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Washington Capitals -1.5

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