The New Jersey Devils and the Vancouver Canucks meet in NHL action from the Rogers Arena on Tuesday night. Can the Canucks get a rare win over the Devils or will New Jersey continue their dominance over Vancouver? Let’s dive in and give a Devils vs. Canucks prediction.
New Jersey Devils Team Preview
The New Jersey Devils come into this one looking to bounce back from a 6-3 loss to San Jose last time out. Jack Hughes leads the Devils in scoring with 30 points including 9 goals and a team-high 21 assists while Jesper Bratt has 26 points with 18 assists. Tyler Toffoli has 21 points with a team-high 12 goals while Dougie Hamilton has 16 points with 11 assists and Luke Hughes has 14 points with 11 assists as well this season. Erik Haula also has 12 points with 6 goals. Vitek Vanecek has gone 8-5 with a 3.49 GAA and an .879 save percentage while Akira Schmid is 3-5-1 with a 3.27 GAA and a .891 save percentage this season.
New Jersey Devils Team Facts
- The Devils have won 14 of their last 15 games against the Canucks.
- The Devils have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Devils’ last eight games.
- The Devils have lost the second period in four of their last five night games.
Vancouver Canucks Team Preview
The Vancouver Canucks come into this one looking to build on a 4-3 win over Calgary last time out. J.T. Miller leads the Canucks with 36 points including 13 goals and 23 assists while Quinn Hughes has 34 points with 9 goals and a team-high 25 assists. Elias Pettersson’s added 32 points with 22 assists and Brock Boeser’s chipped in 28 points with a team-high 17 goals of his own. Filip Hronek’s added 25 points with 23 assists as well for the Canucks this season. Thatcher Demko’s gone 12-6 with a 2.26 GAA and a .924 save percentage in goal for Vancouver while Casey DeSmith is 4-2-1 with a 3.06 GAA and a .907 save percentage this season.
Vancouver Canucks Team Facts
- The Canucks have won each of their last four home games following a road win.
- The Canucks have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last three games following a road win.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Canucks’ last nine games.
- The Canucks have won the second period in each of their last four games at Rogers Arena following a road win.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Vancouver Canucks ranks 2nd in the league for goals per game this season (3.84).
- The Vancouver Canucks are one of only two teams in the league to rank top 5 for both goals for and goals against per game this season.
- The New Jersey Devils ranks 1st in the league in power play percentage this season (36.00%).
- The New Jersey Devils ranks 31st in the league for goals against per game this season (3.73).
Devils vs. Canucks Prediction
I’m backing the over here. These are two teams that can light the lamp and are among the league’s best in goalscoring this season. Both have found themselves in their fair share of high-scoring games as of late, so I’ll take the over in what I could see being a 4-3 or 5-4 kind of game.
