Kyle Palmieri, Nikita Gusev, and the New Jersey Devils will face off against Max Pacioretty, Mark Stone, and the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena in an East-West showdown. The action will get going at 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 3, and you can witness it live on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights Odds
Playing the role of favorites will be the Golden Knights (-295), while the Devils are dogs showing moneyline odds of +250,. The Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals and originally opened at -125 for the over and +105 for the under. Those odds have shifted, however, and they now sit at -120 over and +100 under over at William Hill Sportsbook.
Vegas is 36-31 straight up (SU) and has recorded -13.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. That winning percentage, the best in the Pacific Division in this young season, is right in line with the 43-39 record the team posted during the 2018-19 season campaign. Of its 67 games this season, 33 have gone over the total, while 29 have gone under and just five have pushed. The team is 21-15 SU at home this season.
The Golden Knights have connected on 21.5 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that places them in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 26th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 77.3 percent of all penalties.
Boasting a .906 save percentage and 26.0 saves per game, Marc-Andre Fleury (26-21-5) has been the principal goalkeeper for the Knights this year. If the Knights, however, decide to give him a rest, Vegas might roll with Robin Lehner (17-17-17 record, .919 save percentage, 2.98 goals against average).
New Jersey has lost 7.0 units for moneyline bettors thus far and is currently 26-39 straight up (SU). A total of 32 of its contests have gone over the total, while another 32 have gone under the total and just one has pushed. As the visiting team, the Devils are 14-19 SU.
The Devils have converted on just 18.2 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that places them in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 10th overall and it’s successfully killed off 81.9 percent of all opponent power plays.
MacKenzie Blackwood (28.2 saves per game) has been the main option in the net for New Jersey. Blackwood owns a 21-23-8 record, while registering a .916 save percentage and 2.71 goals against average this year.
New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights Betting Predictions
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Golden Knights, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
The Golden Knights are 3-2 in games decided by shootout. The Devils are 4-6 in shootouts.
The total has gone under in each of New Jersey’s last five outings.
New Jersey has managed 27.6 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Vegas is averaging 35.2 shots per game over its last five at home.
Six of Vegas’ last ten outings have been decided by two or more goals. The team is 4-2 overall in those games.
The Golden Knights this season have handed out the fourth-most hits per game in the NHL (27.3).