The Tampa Bay Lightning 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 -140 home favorite while the Lightnine are +120 road underdogs. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For Tampa Bay, Anthony Cirelli and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare are both questionable for this game while New Jersey has Mackenzie Blackwood listed as out with a lower body injury.
Matchup History
Tampa Bay’s 6-3 win back on February 15th, 2022, made it back-to-back wins over the Devils in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Tampa Bay is 0-6 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record and 2-7 in their last 9 games overall while the over is 4-0-1 in their last 5 games against the Metropolitan division. New Jersey is 9-2 in their last 11 home games and 44-20 in their last 64 games overall while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record.
Pick
I’m backing the Devils here. The Lightning just don’t look right at the moment, which is odd and something that’s hard to find myself saying still, as we’re so used to the Lightning being one of the NHL’s elite year after year. New Jersey is one of the new elite teams and they’re rolling right now no matter where they’re playing and I think the Devils snag another win here. Give me New Jersey here.