The Vegas Golden Knights and New Jersey Devils — the former coming off a win, the latter a defeat — will play on Friday at 7 p.m. ET, at Prudential Center in Newark. The Devils are underdogs despite being the hosts, at +105, and the Golden Knights are -125.
Vegas earned a 4-3 home victory against the Chicago Blackhawks in its last game on Dec. 2, taking the shootout 2-1. Three Golden Knights skaters recorded two points each, including Ivan Barbashev (one goal and one assist) and Braeden Bowman (one goal and one assist).
New Jersey played at home in its last game on Dec. 3, and lost 3-0 against the Dallas Stars. Jacob Markstrom made 25 saves for the Devils while allowing three Stars goals in that matchup.
Before watching this matchup, here is a peek at which squad we think will emerge with the victory in Friday’s action on the ice.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Golden Knights vs. Devils Predictions & Pick
For the upcoming contest between the Vegas Golden Knights and New Jersey Devils, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Devils 3 – Golden Knights 2
Pick OU:
Under 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 5.04 goals)
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Golden Knights vs. Devils Moneylines
Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Golden Knights-Devils game.
Favorite: Golden Knights (-125)Underdog: Devils (+105)Golden Knights Betting InsightsIn the 22 times this season the Golden Knights have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 10-12 in those games.Vegas is 9-9 (winning 50.0% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -125 or shorter.The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Golden Knights have a 55.6% chance to win.Vegas and its opponent have gone over 5.5 combined goals in 15 of 26 games this season.Devils Betting InsightsThe Devils have been listed as an underdog 10 times this season, and won six of those games.New Jersey has a record of 2-4 in games when oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +105 on the moneyline.Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Devils have a 48.8% chance to win.New Jersey has played 14 games this season that finished with over 5.5 goals.Golden Knights Key StatsVegas ranks 21st in the league with 79 goals scored (3.0 per game).The Golden Knights rank 13th in goals against, allowing 77 total goals (3.0 per game) in league action.It has the league’s 13th-ranked goal differential at +2.The 20 power-play goals the Golden Knights have scored this season (on 85 power-play chances) are the seventh-most in the NHL.Vegas ranks eighth in the league with a 23.53% power-play conversion rate.The Golden Knights have capitalized with one shorthanded goal this season (20th among NHL teams).Vegas has the league’s 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (82.61%).Vegas has the third-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 53.9%.The Golden Knights make 10.2% of their shots (19th in the league).Devils Key StatsNew Jersey has 81 goals this season (three per game), 17th in the league.The Devils concede 3.0 goals per game (82 in total), 16th in the NHL.it has the 17th-ranked goal differential in the league at -1.The Devils have 17 power-play goals (on 70 chances), 13th in the NHL.New Jersey’s power-play percentage (24.29) ranks the team sixth in the league.The Devils have four shorthanded goals (third in NHL).At 82.89%, New Jersey has the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.New Jersey wins 49.8% of faceoffs, 16th-ranked in the NHL.The 10.2% shooting percentage of the Devils is 19th in the league.
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