Vancouver Canucks (20-26-3) vs. New Jersey Devils (32-13-4)
February 6, 2023 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: New Jersey Devils -250 / Vancouver Canucks +205; Over/Under: +6
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The Vancouver Canucks and the New Jersey Devils meet in NHL action from the Prudential Center on Monday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
New Jersey is listed as a -250 home favorite while Vancouver is a +205 road underdog with the total for this game set at 6.5 goals.
Injuries
For Vancouver, Ilya Mikheyev is now out for the season with a knee injury while Thatcher Demko remains sidelined with a lower body injury. For New Jersey, John Marino is out until mid-February with an upper body injury.
Matchup History
New Jersey’s 5-2 win over Vancouver back on November 1st, 2022, made it 13 wins in the last 16 meetings for the Devils.
Trends
Vancouver is 1-7 in their last 8 road games and 4-11 in their last 15 games overall while the over is 5-0-3 in their last 8 games against the Eastern Conference. New Jersey is 12-1 in their last 13 games against the Pacific division and 3-8 in their last 11 home games while the over is 10-1 in their last 11 games following a win.
Pick
I’m backing the Devils here. I don’t love the price, but I don’t see any way to back the Canucks in their current form given the fact that it looks like it’s all getting torn down in Vancouver. New Jersey’s simply the better team here and I just think they find a way to start the post all-star break portion of their schedule with a win so give me New Jersey here.
