Two teams that both played games last night, the Vegas Golden Knights and the New Jersey Devils clash at the Prudential Center. This East-West matchup gets going at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 3 and it’ll air live on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
Vegas Golden Knights at New Jersey Devils Odds
Moneyline odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.
Vegas is 14-15 straight up (SU) and has lost 10.7 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 29 regular season matches, 14 of its games have gone over the total, while 13 have gone under and just one has pushed. As the road team this season, the Knights are 7-7 SU.
Vegas has converted on 22.8 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that places them in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, it has the fifth-strongest penalty kill in the league, and it’s successfully killed off 85.6 percent of its penalties.
For the team as a whole, Vegas has been penalized 3.9 times per game this season, and 3.2 per game over its last five on the road. The team’s been forced to kill penalties just 6.2 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
With a .919 save percentage and 27.8 saves per game, Marc-Andre Fleury (11-9-2) has been the best option in goal for Vegas this year. If Vegas decides to rest him, however, the team could go with Malcolm Subban (3-6-2 record, .908 save percentage, 2.84 goals against average).
Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone will both spearhead the attack for the visiting Golden Knights. Pacioretty has 26 points on 10 goals and 16 assists, and has recorded multiple points in seven different games. Stone has 11 goals and 13 assists to his name (and has registered at least one point in 17 games).
New Jersey is 9-17 straight up (SU) and has lost 7.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. 13 of its outings have gone over the total, while 11 have gone under and just one has pushed. The team is 4-10 SU at home this season.
New Jersey has converted on just 13.4 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s ranked 28th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 23rd overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.7 percent of all penalties.
The Devils have been penalized 4.0 times per game this season, 4.0 per game over their last five games total, and 4.2 per game over their last five home outings. The team’s been forced to kill penalties just 8.3 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
MacKenzie Blackwood has stopped 25.8 shots per game as the top netminder in goal for New Jersey. Blackwood has eight wins, 11 losses, and three overtime losses to his credit and has recorded a subpar .898 save percentage and 3.12 goals against average this year.
Taylor Hall (four goals, 17 assists) will lead the offensive attack for the Devils.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. New Jersey Devils Betting Predictions
NHL Prediction: SU Winner – Devils, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in three of New Jersey’s last five outings.
- Vegas has attempted 33.5 shots per game overall this season (the second-most in the NHL), and 27.8 in its last five road games.
- The Devils are 4-9 when the team serves fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 4-12 in games where they’re in the box for fewer than 10 penalty minutes, total.
- Vegas is 3-0 in games decided by a shootout this season while New Jersey is 1-3 in shootouts.
- New Jersey has managed 7.0 takeaways per game over its last five home games, a slight drop from its season average of 6.5 takeaways per game (ranked 28th overall).
- Vegas has allowed 2.8 goals per game overall this year, but has given up only 1.7 per contest over their three-game winning streak.
- One of the best at pressuring opposing puckhandlers, Vegas is ranked second in the NHL this season with 9.9 takeaways per game. That figure has trended down, however, as the team has averaged 9.3 takeaways over its last 10 games and 9.2 takeaways over its last five.
