A Metropolitan division showdown is set for Friday night when the New Jersey Devils (46 points) visit the New Jersey Devils (44 points). The Metropolitan is going to be fun the rest of the way as second place and sixth place are separated by four points. New Jersey is currently in second and the Penguins in third. Below is my NHL betting pick for this Devils vs Lightning matchup.
Devils vs Penguins Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Penguins Moneyline (-130) |
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This game will be played at PPG Paints Arena at 7:00 p.m. ET on Friday, December 30, 2022.
Why Bet the Penguins:
✅ Pittsburgh is 6-2 in their last eight games at home.
✅ New Jersey is 1-8 in their last nine games.
✅ The Devils are 2-7 in their last night games against the Penguins.
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New Jersey Devils
Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Records
NJ | Team Records | PIT |
---|---|---|
38-39-5 | Overall | 38-32-12 |
0-2 | Shootout | 2-3 |
5-3 | Overtime | 4-9 |
17-21-3 | Home | 23-14-4 |
21-18-2 | Road | 15-18-8 |
23-24-3 | EAS | 23-18-9 |
15-15-2 | WES | 15-14-3 |
12-11-1 | ATL | 10-10-4 |
11-13-2 | MET | 13-8-5 |
9-5-2 | CEN | 7-7-2 |
6-10-0 | PAC | 8-7-1 |
15-8-5 | ≤1 | 12-10-12 |
16-22-0 | ≥3 | 18-13-0 |
5-2-1 | Oct | 3-6-0 |
6-7-0 | Nov | 8-4-1 |
8-5-1 | Dec | 7-3-3 |
5-6-1 | Jan | 4-4-3 |
6-5-1 | Feb | 5-5-1 |
6-9-0 | Mar | 5-8-3 |
2-5-1 | Apr | 6-2-1 |
Team Stats
NJ | Team Stats | PIT |
---|---|---|
264 | Goals For | 253 |
281 | Goals Agst | 248 |
2.99 | PP For GM | 3.2 |
.67 | PP Goals GM | .49 |
22.45 | PP% | 15.27 |
2.96 | PP Agst GM | 2.96 |
.57 | PP Agst Goals GM | .57 |
80.66 | PK% | 80.66 |
9.1 | PIM GM | 7.4 |
9.6 | oPIM GM | 7.9 |
Goalies
V. Vanecek | T. Jarry | |
---|---|---|
45 | GP | 51 |
42 | GS | 48 |
29-8-4 | W-L-T/O | 19-25-5 |
105 | Goals Allowed | 133 |
2.49 | GAA | 2.91 |
1156 | Shots Against | 1369 |
.909 | SV% | .903 |
3 | SO | 6 |
27 | Quality Starts | 29 |
.643 | QS% | .604 |
8 | Bad Starts | 12 |
95 | Goals All.% | 101 |
5.60 | Goals Sv Above Avg | -0.67 |
Recent Starts
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/3/22 FLA | Bobrovsky ML N/A | W4-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 32 | 30 | .938 |
4/28/22 NYI | Varlamov ML N/A | L1-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 26 | 21 | .808 |
4/24/22 TOR | Kallgren ML N/A | L3-4 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 30 | 27 | .900 |
4/22/22 ARI | Vejmelka ML N/A | W2-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 19 | 19 | 1.000 |
4/16/22 MON | Montembeault ML N/A | W8-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 32 | 28 | .875 |
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/14/22 NYI | Sorokin ML N/A | W6-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 39 | 36 | .923 |
4/9/22 WAS | Samsonov ML N/A | L3-6 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 43 | 39 | .907 |
4/7/22 NYR | Shesterkin ML N/A | L0-3 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 23 | 21 | .913 |
4/5/22 COL | Kuemper ML N/A | L4-6 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 31 | 26 | .839 |
4/2/22 COL | Kuemper ML N/A | L2-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 38 | 35 | .921 |
Betting Trends
NJ | Betting Trends | PIT |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 0-3-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-3-0 |
2.67 | Avg Score | 2.67 |
3 | Avg Opp Score | 4.67 |
AWAY | HOME | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-3-0 |
2.67 | Avg Score | 3.33 |
3.33 | Avg Opp Score | 3.67 |
NJ | Betting Trends | PIT |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
1-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-4-0 |
2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-4-0 |
2.2 | Avg Score | 2.6 |
3.4 | Avg Opp Score | 3.8 |
AWAY | HOME | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-4-0 |
3.2 | Avg Score | 3 |
3 | Avg Opp Score | 2.6 |
NJ | Betting Trends | PIT |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-8-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
3-7-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
2.3 | Avg Score | 3 |
3.3 | Avg Opp Score | 2.7 |
AWAY | HOME | |
8-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
7-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-7-0 |
3.6 | Avg Score | 3.2 |
2.3 | Avg Opp Score | 2.6 |
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New Jersey Devils
Last time out, New Jersey hosted the Boston Bruins and lost 3-1. No scoring happened in the first period, but it was Boston who took a 1-0 lead into the second intermission. The Devils scored early in the third to tie the game, but the Bruins scored two late goals to get the road win.
Nico Hischier scored his 14th goal of the season in the defeat. Fabian Zetterlund, nine, and Tomas Tatar, 11, recorded assists for New Jersey.
Jack Hughes is having a great season as he leads the Devils with 18 goals, 21 assists, and 39 points. New Jersey is scoring 3.31 goals per game and allow 2.57.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh hosted the Detroit Red Wins and suffered a 5-4 overtime loss. This was a crazy game that saw the Penguins go up 4-0 in the first period and slowly lose their lead. Detroit cut the lead in half going into the second intermission and then scored two late third period goals to get the game to overtime. Jake Walman scored the game-winning goal 2:13 into the extra period.
Jason Zucker, two goals, was joined on the scoresheet by Jeff Carter and Drew O’Conner. Four Penguins scored at least one assist in the loss.
Sidney Crosby still has it as he leads Pittsburgh with 19 goals, 24 assists, and 43 points this season. The Penguins are scoring 3.37 goals per game and allow 3.00.
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