The Columbus Blue Jackets and the New Jersey Devils meet Monday in NHL action from the Prudential Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Devils vs Blue Jackets Prediction.
Columbus Blue Jackets Recap
The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this game looking to shake off a 4-3 OT loss at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins last time out to sit at 11-9-5 this season. After this game, Columbus will take on Detroit at home.
Blue Jackets Lose 4 In A Row
Zach Werenski has 24 points with team-highs of 9 goals and 15 assists while Dmitri Voronkov has 9 goals and 9 assists for his 18 points. Kirill Marchenko has 22 points with 8 goals and 14 assists and Charlie Coyle has 15 points with 12 assists. Adam Fantilli has 17 points with 9 goals and 8 assists of his own while Boone Jenner has 10 points with 3 goals and 7 assists. Jet Greaves has gone 7-4-5 with a 2.81 GAA and a .901 save percentage while Elvis Merzlikins has gone 4-5 with a 3.55 GAA and an .894 save percentage between the pipes for Columbus so far this season.
Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win
- The Devils have lost four of their last five games as home favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Blue Jackets have won five of their last 10 games as road underdogs against the Devils.
- The Devils have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 11 games as favorites.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in 14 of the Devils’ last 15 games.
Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts
- Zach Werenski has scored a goal in three of the Blue Jackets’ last four games.
- Zach Werenski has recorded at least one point in eight of the Blue Jackets’ last nine games.
- Sean Monahan has recorded at least one assist in six of his last seven road appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.
New Jersey Devils Recap
The New Jersey Devils come into this game looking to rebound from a 5-3 loss at the hands of Philadelphia last time out to sit at 16-8-1 this season. After this game, New Jersey will take on the Dallas Stars at home.
Devils Have Three-Game Win Streak Snapped
Jesper Bratt leads the Devils in scoring with 24 points including 5 goals and a team-high 19 assists while Jack Hughes has 20 points with 10 goals and 10 assists. Dawson Mercer has 20 points with 10 goals and 10 assists and Nico Hischier has 23 points with 9 goals and 14 assists this season. Timo Meier has 21 points with 9 goals and 12 assists while Simon Nemec has 15 points with 6 goals and 9 assists. Luke Hughes has 14 points with 13 assists and Arseny Gritsyuk has 12 points with 6 goals and 6 assists. Jake Allen has gone 8-4 with a 2.27 GAA and a .919 save percentage while Jacob Markstrom has gone 7-4-1 with a 3.60 GAA and an .874 save percentage and Nico Daws has 1-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .968 save percentage this season.
Why the New Jersey Devils will win
- The Devils have won each of their last five night games against the Blue Jackets following a loss.
- The Blue Jackets have lost each of their last four games.
- The Blue Jackets have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six night games.
- The home team has covered the puck line in each of the last four games between the Blue Jackets and Devils.
New Jersey Devils Player Prop Facts
- Timo Meier has scored a goal in eight of the Devils’ last nine games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Timo Meier has recorded at least one point in each of the Devils’ last six games as favorites.
- Nico Hischier has recorded at least one assist in each of the Devils’ last five games as favorites.
- Timo Meier has scored the first goal in three of the Devils’ last four games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Devils’ last six games as favorites following a loss have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Five of the Blue Jackets’ last six games after coming off overtime have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Four of the last five games between teams from the same division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Devils vs Blue Jackets Prediction
I’m on the Devils in this one. New Jersey was unlucky to lose their last game against Philadelphia at home and realistically, this is a Devils team that’s been really strong at home this season. Columbus has been in a bit of a slump as of late, and while they’ll break out of it and get back to finding us value, I think that New Jersey gets the job done in this game. Give me the Devils in this one.