Taylor Hall, Kyle Palmieri, and the New Jersey Devils will do battle against Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, and the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena for an Eastern Conference tilt. The first puck drops at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 25, and it can be seen live on MSG Network.
New Jersey Devils vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Odds
New Jersey (+160) is entering this one as the underdog to Tampa Bay (-185) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-125 for the over, +105 for the under).
Tampa Bay is 16-7 straight up (SU) and has netted 3.9 units for moneyline bettors this year. That winning percentage, ranked first in the NHL in this young season, hasn’t moved much from the 54-28 record the team produced during the 2017-18 season campaign. Through 23 regular season outings, 11 of its games have gone over the total, while 10 have gone under and just two have pushed. This year, the team is 9-3 SU at home.
The Lightning have converted on 27.7 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that places them in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 13th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 81.0 percent of all penalties.
Boasting a .927 save percentage and 29.4 saves per game, Andrei Vasilevskiy (9-4-1) has been the top goalkeeper for the Bolts this year. If Tampa Bay chooses to give him the night off, however, the team might go with Louis Domingue (7-3-3 record, .901 save percentage, 3.31 goals against average).
New Jersey has lost 4.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year and is currently 9-12 straight up (SU). Through 21 regular season contests, 11 of its games have gone over the total, while eight have gone under the total and just two have pushed. The Devils are 2-8 SU as the away team this season.
The Devils have converted on 21.4 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked fourth overall and it’s successfully killed off 85.1 percent of all penalties.
Keith Kinkaid (27.2 saves per game) has been the primary option in the net for New Jersey. Kinkaid has nine wins, nine losses, and three overtime losses to his credit, and has registered a .914 save percentage and 2.65 goals against average this year.
New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Predictions
NHL Prediction: SU Winner – Lightning, O/U – Under
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Notes
Betting Trends
For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their last five games.
Five of Tampa Bay’s last ten outings have been decided by two or more goals. The club is 4-1 overall in those games.
This game features two of the more aggressive defenses in the league. New Jersey skaters have accounted for the league’s 10th-most hits per game (23.0) and the Bolts have recorded the sixth-most (24.6).
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