The Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Prudential Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Penguins vs Devils prediction.
Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Preview
The Pittsburgh Penguins recently beat the Hurricanes and Rangers, while splitting two games against the Blue Jackets. The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 2.92 goals per game and are scoring on 14.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Sidney Crosby leads Pittsburgh with 37 goals, Erik Karlsson has 38 assists, and Evgeni Malkin has 176 shots on goal. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 2.97 goals per game and are killing 81.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Tristan Jarry has allowed 131 goals on 1,355 shots faced, and Alex Nedelijkovic has given up 76 goals on 818 shots.
New Jersey Devils Betting Preview
The New Jersey Devils recently beat the Islanders and Maple Leafs while losing to the Sabres. The New Jersey Devils are averaging 3.28 goals per game and are scoring on 22.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads New Jersey with 26 goals, Jesper Bratt has 49 assists and Jack Hughes has 262 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 3.39 goals per game and are killing 81.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Nico Daws has allowed 60 goals on 568 shots faced, while Akira Schmid has given up 48 goals on 457 shots.
New Jersey Devils Team Facts
- The underdogs have won each of the Devils’ last six games.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Devils’ last six games.
- The underdogs have won the third period in each of the Devils’ last six games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Devils’ last 13 night games.
Pittsburgh Penguins Team Facts
- The Penguins have lost seven of their last eight night games following a road win.
- The Penguins have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight night games following a road win.
- The Penguins have won the third period in five of their last six night games against the Devils following a road win.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Penguins’ last nine games as underdogs.
Penguins vs Devils prediction
Massive game for both the Penguins and Devils as they’re both fighting for their playoff lives. The difference here are the Devils are at home, and they’ve won each of the last 7 games against the Penguins. The Devils and Penguins met a couple of weeks ago and New Jersey won 5-2. In the last four games, the Devils have outscored the Penguins by a combined score of 20-7. The Devils have scored 5 goals in each of the last four games against the Penguins. The price is cheap. Give me the Devils on their home ice in a must win for both sides.