The New Jersey Devils and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet Saturday in NHL action from the Amalie Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils Prediction.
New Jersey Devils Recap
The New Jersey Devils come into this one looking to build on a sweep of the Florida Panthers in a back-to-back thanks to a 6-2 win over Florida last time out. After this game, New Jersey will head home for a matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Devils Looking To Keep Puck Rolling
Jesper Bratt has a team-high 24 points with 8 goals and 16 assists while Jack Hughes has 22 points with 8 goals and 14 assists and Nico Hischier has 20 points with a team-high 10 goals and 10 assists. Stefan Noesen has 16 points with 9 goals and 7 assists while Timo Meier has 14 points with 7 goals and 7 assists. Dougie Hamilton has 15 points with 14 assists and Paul Cotter has 12 points with 7 goals and 5 assists. Jacob Markstrom has gone 8-4-1 with a 2.54 GAA and a .908 save percentage while Jake Allen is 4-2-1 with a 2.30 GAA and a .916 save percentage in goal for the Devils this season.
Why the New Jersey Devils will win
- The Devils have won each of their last seven night games against the Lightning following a road win.
- The Lightning have lost four of their last five games.
- The road team has covered the puck line in nine of the last 10 games between the Devils and Lightning.
- The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games at Amalie Arena following a home win.
Tampa Bay Lightning Recap
The Tampa Bay Lightning come into this one looking to add to their win over the Winnipeg Jets by a final score of 4-1. After this game, the Lightning will head on the road for a matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Lightning Looking To String Wins Together
Nikita Kucherov leads the Bolts with 24 points including a team-high 11 goals and 13 assists while Brandon Hagel has 16 points with 8 goals and 8 assists and Anthony Cirelli has 14 points of his own with a team-high 11 assists. Brayden Point has 13 points with 8 goals and 5 assists while Victor Hedman and Anthony Cirelli each have 14 points with 11 assists apiece. Andrei Vasilevskiy has gone 7-5-1 with a 2.32 GAA and a .913 save percentage while Jonas Johansson has gone 1-1 with a 4.51 GAA and a .866 save percentage on the year in goal for Tampa Bay.
Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will win
- The Devils have lost each of their last four games as road favorites following a road win.
- The Lightning have won each of their last four games as underdogs against the Devils.
- The Lightning have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games as home underdogs.
- The Devils have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games as road favorites following a road win.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils Prediction
I’m on the Lightning here. I don’t know why I can’t get on board with the Devils, and maybe I’ll be backing them sooner rather than later, but the Lightning are coming off of that huge win over the Jets and this is a Lightning team that historically has played their best hockey at home over the years. I think the win over Winnipeg righted the ship for the Bolts so give me Tampa Bay in this one.