Montreal Canadiens (23-29-4) vs. New Jersey Devils (37-14-5)
February 21, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: New Jersey Devils -345 / Montreal Canadiens +270; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Montreal Canadiens and the New Jersey Devils meet in NHL action from the Prudential Center on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
New Jersey is listed as a -345 home favorite while Montreal is a +270 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6.5 goals.
Injuries
Montreal has a litany of injuries, with Chris Wideman and Kirby Dach both listed as out for this game as the two most recent announcements. New Jersey comes into this game with a clean injury report.
Matchup History
New Jersey’s 5-1 win back on November 15th, 2022, made it 10 wins in the last 12 meetings for the Devils.
Trends
Montreal is 6-21 in their last 27 Tuesday games and 0-6 in their last 6 games when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 road games. New Jersey is 6-0 in their last 6 games against the Eastern Conference and 37-17 in their last 54 games overall while the under is 9-1 in their last 10 games against the Atlantic division.
Pick
I’m backing the Devils -1.5 here. The Canadiens are a lot better than what they ended up being through much of last year, but the problem is that the Devils are just heads and shoulders the better team in this matchup and I don’t see Montreal being able to slow New Jersey down here. It’s not the best price out there, but New Jersey should win this one comfortably at home. Give me the Devils -1.5.
