Calgary Flames (23-22-5) vs. New Jersey Devils (25-20-3)
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: New Jersey Devils -143 / Calgary Flames +115; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Calgary Flames and the New Jersey Devils meet in NHL action from the Prudential Center on Thursday night. Who comes out ahead in this inter-conference matchup? Let’s dive in and find out with our Flames vs. Devils Prediction.
Calgary Flames Team Preview
The Calgary Flames come into this one looking to build on their 5-3 win over Colorado last time out. Nazem Kadri leads the Flames in scoring with 42 points including 16 goals and a team-high 26 assists while Blake Coleman has 40 points with 20 goals and 20 assists. Yegor Sharangovich has 35 points with 20 goals and 15 assists. Jacob Markstrom has gone 15-13-2 with a 2.55 GAA and a .913 save percentage while Dan Vladar is 7-7-2 with a 3.27 GAA and an .888 save percentage this season. Dustin Wolf has also gone 1-2-1 with a 3.46 GAA and an .893 save percentage as well this season. The Flames will play against the Islanders after this one.
New Jersey Devils Team Preview
The New Jersey Devils come into this one looking to build on a 5-3 win over Colorado last time out. Jesper Bratt leads the Devils in scoring with 52 points including team-highs of 20 goals and 32 assists while Jack Hughes has 45 points with 15 goals and 30 assists. Tyler Toffoli has 34 points with a team-high 21 goals while Nico Hischier has 30 points with 13 goals and 17 assists. Vitek Vanecek has gone 17-8-2 with a 3.23 GAA and an .888 save percentage while Akira Schmid is 5-7-1 with a 3.26 GAA and an .893 save percentage this season.
New Jersey Devils Team Facts
- The Devils have lost each of their last four games following a win.
- The Devils have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last nine night games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The favorites have won the second period in each of the last six games between the Flames and Devils.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Devils’ last eight games following a home win.
Calgary Flames Team Facts
- The underdogs have won three of the Flames’ last four games.
- The Flames have failed to cover the puck line in 13 of their last 14 games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in six of the Flames’ last seven games as underdogs.
- The favorites have won the second period in each of the Flames’ last four games at Prudential Center.
Flames vs. Devils Prediction
I’m on the over in this one. These are two teams that came out firing in their respective first games out of the all-star break, and two teams that in my eyes still have questionable goaltending at best. This is a tough matchup from a side perspective but I think in the end the one thing we can comfortably expect here are goals so give me the over here.
