The Pittsburgh Penguins, led by Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby, are preparing to take the ice against Kyle Palmieri, Taylor Hall, the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center for a Metropolitan Division tilt. AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh will air the game, which gets underway at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 13.
Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils Odds
Pittsburgh (+100) is currently the underdog to Pittsburgh (-120) and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals. The line for betting the total stands at -125 for the over and +105 for the under.
Pittsburgh is 7-8 straight up (SU) and has lost 7.5 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 15 regular season matches, eight of its games have gone under the total, while five have gone over and just two have pushed. The Pens are 4-3 SU on the road in 2018-19.
Pittsburgh has converted on 22.7 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, it has the eighth-best penalty kill in the league, and it has successfully killed off 83.3 percent of all penalties..
Sporting a .886 save percentage and 27.7 saves per game, Matt Murray (4-5-1) has been the best option in goal for Pittsburgh this season. If it chooses to rest him, however, Pittsburgh may go with Casey DeSmith (3-6-2 record, .942 save percentage, 1.89 goals against average).
On the other bench, New Jersey is 6-9 straight up (SU) and has lost 3.9 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Nine of its games have gone over the total, while five have gone under and just one has pushed. Thus far, the team is 5-2 SU as the home team.
The Devils have converted on just 23.7 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked eighth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.5 percent of all opponent power plays.
Keith Kinkaid (26.9 saves per game) has been the top option in goal for the Devils. Kinkaid has six wins, seven losses, and one OT loss to his credit and has maintained a fairly-weak .909 save percentage and 2.86 goals against average this year.
Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils Betting Predictions
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Devils, O/U – Over
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After posting a 2-2 record in games decided by a shootout last season, the Penguins are off to a 0-2 start in shootouts this year. The Devils went 5-4 in shootouts last year and has yet to participate in one this time around.
For both of these teams, the total has gone over in three of their last five matches.
Seven of New Jersey’s last ten outings have been decided by two or more goals, and the team is 1-6 overall in those games.
This game features two of the more aggressive teams in the league. Pittsburgh skaters have accounted for the most hits in the league (30.4 per game) and the Devils have tallied the eighth-most (23.9).
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