The Tampa Bay Lightning and New Jersey Devils meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Prudential Center. Here’s a New Jersey Devils vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction. This article will include a New Jersey Devils vs Tampa Bay Lightning Pick.
Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Senators and Maple Leafs, and they play the Wild and Capitals next. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.6 goals per game and are scoring on 13.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Nikita Kucherov leads Tampa Bay with 7 goals, Victor Hedman has 6 assists and Brandon Hagel has 13 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 73.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 14 goals on 115 shots faced, and Jonas Johansson has given up 1 goal on 15 shots.
New Jersey Devils Betting Preview
The New Jersey Devils beat the Senators, lost to the Capitals, and they play the Red Wings and Islanders next. The New Jersey Devils are averaging 3.38 goals per game and are scoring 20.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Nico Hischier leads New Jersey with 5 goals, Stefan Noesen has 6 assists and Timo Meier has 28 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 2.5 goals per game and are killing 90.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Allen has allowed 1 goal on 38 shots faced, while Jacob Markstrom has given up 18 goals on 183 shots.
Why the New Jersey Devils will win
- The Lightning have lost seven of their last eight road games.
- The home team has won each of the Lightning’s last four games.
- The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in 10 of their last 11 games as underdogs on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Devils have covered the puck line in five of their last six games against Eastern Conference opponents after coming off overtime.
- The favorites have won the third period in four of the Devils’ last five games at Prudential Center.
New Jersey Devils Player Prop Facts
- Jack Hughes has recorded an assist in each of the Devils’ last five home games against the Lightning.
- Jesper Bratt has recorded a point in seven of the Devils’ last eight games at Prudential Center against opponents who are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- Nico Hischier has scored at least one goal in three of the Devils’ last four games.
- Paul Cotter ranks T1st in the league for Game Winning Goals (2) this season.
Tampa Bay Lightning Player Prop Facts
- Brandon Hagel has recorded at least one point in eight of the Lightning’s last nine games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- Nikita Kucherov has recorded at least one assist in each of the Lightning’s last 11 games as underdogs.
- Brandon Hagel has scored a goal in five of his last six appearances with the Lightning as road underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Nikita Kucherov ranks 1st in the league for Goals (7) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The New Jersey Devils rank 3rd in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (90.48%).
- The New Jersey Devils rank 7th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.50).
- The Tampa Bay Lightning rank 27th in the league in power play percentage this season (13.64%).
- The Tampa Bay Lightning rank T7th in the league for goals per game this season (3.60).
New Jersey Devils vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction
The Tampa Bay Lightning have won 7 of the last 8 games against the Devils so it’s worth considering the plus money. The problem is the Lightning have been rough defensively in their last 2 games, and things like that usually don’t improve on the end of a back-to-back. The New Jersey Devils entered the season with high expectations, and they’re off to a strong start, especially defensively. At home with the rest advantage, the Devils should continue to build on this strong start. I’ll lay the juice with the Devils.