The New Jersey Devils look to stay hot after winning 5 of their last 6 games. The Calgary Flames look for a win after splitting their last 8 games. Let’s preview this game and give out a New Jersey Devils vs Calgary Flames prediction.
New Jersey Devils Betting Preview
The New Jersey Devils are coming off back to back wins over the Canucks and Kraken. The New Jersey Devils are averaging 3.63 goals per game and are scoring on 35 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads New Jersey with 12 goals, Jack Hughes has 23 assists and Dougie Hamilton has 61 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 3.67 goals per game and are killing 75.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Vitek Vanecek has allowed 51 goals on 414 shots faced, while Akira Schmid has given up 29 goals on 295 shots.
New Jersey Devils Team Facts
- The Devils have lost four of their last five games as favorites following a road win.
- The Devils have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games following a road win.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in 10 of the Devils’ last 11 games as favorites.
- The Devils have lost the third period in five of their last six games following a road win.
Calgary Flames Betting Preview
The Calgary Flames beat the Hurricanes on Thursday to rebound from losses to the Canucks and Wild. The Calgary Flames are averaging 2.92 goals per game and are scoring on 11.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Elias Lindholm leads Calgary with 7 goals, Nazem Kadri has 12 assists and MacKenzie Weegar has 71 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 3.31 goals per game and are killing 84 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 47 goals on 450 shots faced, and Dan Vladar has given up 26 goals on 212 shots.
Calgary Flames Team Facts
- The underdogs have won each of the Flames’ last six games at Scotiabank Saddledome.
- The Flames have covered the puck line in each of their last 10 Saturday day games.
- The favorites have won the second period in seven of the last eight games between the Devils and Flames.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in seven of the last eight games between the Devils and Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome.
New Jersey Devils vs Calgary Flames prediction
The New Jersey Devils are playing the better hockey right now, so it’s not a surprise to see them favored. However, the Flames looked good in heir win over the Hurricanes, and they’ve won 8 of the last 10 meetings against the Devils. In past meetings, the Flames have had a field day offensively against the Devils. Slightly cheaper price and home ice on our side, I’ll take a shot with the Flames.
