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New Jersey Devils vs New York Islanders 12/9/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

New York Islanders (16-11) vs. New Jersey Devils (21-4-1)
December 9, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: New Jersey Devils -175 / New York Islanders +141; Over/Under: +6
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The New York Islanders and the New Jersey Devils meet in NHL action from the Prudential Center on Friday night.

The New York Islanders will try to rebound from a 7-4 loss to the St. Louis Blues last time out. Mathew Barzal has 28 points with a team-high 25 assists while Brock Nelson has 26 points with a team-high 12 goals and 14 assists and Anders Lee has 20 points with 8 goals and 12 assists. Ilya Sorokin has gone 10-8 with a 2.33 GAA and a .933 save percentage while Semyon Varlamov is 6-3 with a 2.52 GAA and a .922 save percentage so far this season.

The New Jersey Devils will look to build on a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils last time out. Jack Hughes leads the Devils in scoring with 31 points including a team-high 13 goals and 18 assists while Jesper Bratt also has 28 points with a team-high 18 assists. Nico Hischier also has 27 points with 11 goals and 16 assists this season. Mackenzie Blackwood has gone 4-2 with a 2.79 GAA and an .880 save percentage while Vitek Vanecek is 12-2-1 with a 2.10 GAA and a .922 save percentage of his own this season.

New York is 6-1 in their last 7 games against the Eastern Conference and 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss by 3 or more goals while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games played on 2 days rest. New Jersey is 4-0 in their last 4 division games and 10-1 in their last 11 games against the Eastern Conference while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games played on 2 days rest.

I get the case to be made for the Islanders as they had gotten the upper hand on the Devils in a lot of the recent meetings, but those meetings didn’t come against this year’s Devils group, who are clearly out for blood in the early going this season. The Isles will be fine down the road and should be in the mix in the playoffs, but the Devils are playing too well right now to simply fade just because. Give me the Devils and the reasonable price here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: New Jersey -175

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