The New Jersey Devils and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet Monday in NHL action from the Nationwide Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Blue Jackets vs Devils Prediction.
New Jersey Devils Recap
The New Jersey Devils come into this game looking to build on their 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning last time out to improve to 1-1 on the year. After this game, New Jersey will head home for a game against the Florida Panthers.
Devils Looking To Build On First W
Luke Hughes leads the Devils with 4 assists while Jesper Bratt has 3 points with 2 goals and an assist. Arseny Gritsyuk, Connor Brown, Timo Meier and Nico Hischier each have 2 points with Brown logging a pair of goals and Gritsyuk adding a pair of assists. Dougie Hamilton and Cody Glass each have a goal while Simon Nemec, Dawson Mercer, Brett Pesce and Jack Hughes each have an assist. Jacob Markstrom has a 1-1 mark with a 4.04 GAA and an .837 save percentage in goal for New Jersey so far this season.
Why the New Jersey Devils will win
- The Blue Jackets have lost six of their last seven home openers.
- The Devils have won five of their last six games against the Blue Jackets.
- The road team has covered the puck line in four of the Blue Jackets’ last five games.
New Jersey Devils Player Prop Facts
- Jack Hughes has scored at least one goal in each of his last four appearances with the Devils as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Jack Hughes has recorded an assist in each of his last six Monday appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Jack Hughes has recorded at least one point in each of his last 10 appearances with the Devils as road favorites.
Columbus Blue Jackets Recap
The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this game looking to add on to their 7-4 win over the Minnesota Wild last time out to improve to 1-1 this season. After this game, Columbus will take on the Colorado Avalanche at home.
Blue Jackets Trying To String Wins Together
Kirill Marchenko has a team-high 3 goals while Boone Jenner, Dmitri Voronkov and Zach Werenski each have 3 points with a goal and 2 assists each. Adam Fantilli has 2 points with a goal and an assist while Miles Wood has a goal of his own. Charlie Coyle, Denton Mateychuk, Cole Sillinger, Zach Aston-Reese, Ivan Provorov and Damon Severson each have an assist as well this year. Elvis Merzlikins has gone 1-0 with a 4.00 GAA and a .923 save percentage in goal for Columbus this year while Jet Greaves is 0-1 with a .938 save percentage so far this season.
Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win
- The Devils have lost each of their last eight games as road favorites following a road win.
- The Blue Jackets have won each of their last six games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Devils have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight games as road favorites following a road win.
- The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in each of their last six games.
Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts
- Sean Monahan has recorded at least one point in each of his last 13 appearances in home games.
- Adam Fantilli has scored at least one goal in each of the Blue Jackets’ last five games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Sean Monahan has recorded at least one assist in each of his last seven appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Total Goals Facts
- Eight of the Blue Jackets’ last nine home games following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Each of the Devils’ last four games have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Five of the last six games between two teams from the Metropolitan Division have gone OVER the total goals line.
Blue Jackets vs Devils Prediction
I’m on the Blue Jackets here. I just don’t think there’s a lot separating these teams early on this season. I think Columbus is where the value is as a home underdog, as that’s where we made a lot of money with them last season. Give me Columbus in this one.