New Jersey Devils vs. Winnipeg Jets Prediction, NHL Odds
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Nik Kowalski
The Devils are hoping to avoid dropping three straight games for the first time this season, losing at Colorado and versus Washington last week. But it’s been a lighter schedule for New Jersey who last played Friday and should have no excuses in Winnipeg.
The Jets are right in the middle of a five-game stretch at home, splitting the first two contests but most recently falling 3-2 to Dallas. Both the Devils and Jets have seven wins and five losses this season. Puck drop at Canada Life Centre goes at 8 p.m. EST.
Devils vs. Jets NHL Betting Odds
Winnipeg’s gotten the upper-hand over New Jersey these past years, winning 10 of their last 12 meetings with the Devils. New Jersey’s also come out with a single win in their last six trips to Winnipeg. In their last 10 meetings, Winnipeg’s scored 41 total goals.
The Devils are 10-2-1 to the over this season, ranking fourth in both goals for and goals against. Coincidentally, they’ve scored and allowed exactly 48 goals. Winnipeg rounds out the top 10 scoring teams this season, averaging 3.5 a game. Four of the Jets last five outings have finished over the total. Then 10 of New Jersey’s last 13 outings against a Western Conference opponent have finished over.
New Jersey Devils
Life without star forwards Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier has expectedly not gone so well for the Devils. The team is 1-3 since Hughes exited with a shoulder injury back on November 3. Hischier’s been out since October 27, and so far there’s yet to be an update on when either will return. Hughes remains New Jersey’s points leader with 20 in 10 games.
The new Devils top line of Timo Meier, Michael McLeod, and Jesper Bratt has performed solid too with Meier scoring in back-to-back games and McLeod having an assist in each game. But the Devils allowed 10 total goals in those recent two games/losses. Starting goalie Vitek Vanecek got pulled after 10 minute on Friday after letting in two goals on five shots. Vanacek has played in double the games (10) in net as Akira Schmid.
Winnipeg Jets
After scoring a minimum of five times in three consecutive wins, the Jets only found the back of the net twice in their most recent outing — a 3-2 loss versus Dallas. Kyle Connor registered an assist in the loss to give up eight points in Winnipeg’s last three showings. Connor has six goals this month and leads the team with 11 goals this season. He and linemate Mark Scheifele are tied atop the team with 17 points, and Scheifele’s had an excellent November so far too with two multi-point games and nine points total in Winnipeg’s five contests.
The surprising element to the Jets season is star goalie Connor Hellebuyck is still looking to find his usual groove. So far Hellebuyck’s 6-4-1 this season but with an .892 save percentage that’s nowhere near his standard.
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