The New Jersey Devils, fueled by Taylor Hall and Kyle Palmieri, are ready to take the ice against Tomas Tatar, Shea Weber, and the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre in an Eastern Conference tilt. The match gets underway at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 16, and it is being shown live on MSG Network.
New Jersey Devils vs. Montreal Canadiens Odds
Earning 2.2 units for moneyline bettors, Montreal is 11-8 straight up (SU) overall in the 2019-20 season. That win percentage, the second-best in the Atlantic Division so far this season, hasn’t moved much from what the team produced during the 2018-19 season (44-38). Of its 19 games this season, nine have gone over the total, while eight have gone under and just one has pushed. This season, the team’s 6-3 SU at home.
The Canadiens have converted on 20.3 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 29th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 72.4 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 28.9 saves per game with a .917 save percentage, Carey Price (10 wins, six losses, and two OT losses) has been the primary option in goal for Montreal this year. Price did just play last night, however, so the team may choose to give him a rest and turn to Keith Kinkaid instead (1-2-2 record, .879 save percentage, 4.35 goals against average).
New Jersey has lost 7.7 units for moneyline bettors thus far and is currently 6-12 straight up (SU). Through 18 regular season outings, 10 of its games have gone over the total, while seven have gone under the total and none have pushed. As the road team, the Devils are 3-5 SU so far.
The Devils have converted on just 12.5 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that places them in the bottom- overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 26th overall and it’s successfully killed off 75.8 percent of all opponent power plays.
MacKenzie Blackwood (25.2 saves per game) has been the main option in the net for New Jersey. Blackwood has six wins, seven losses, and three overtime losses to his credit, and has registered a .903 save percentage and 2.78 goals against average this year.
New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens Betting Predictions
Free Prediction: SU Winner – Canadiens, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Five of New Jersey’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 1-4 in those games.
- Power plays and penalty kills could be key in the outcome of this matchup. The Devils are 2-6 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 3-9 when they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total. The Canadiens are 5-3 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 9-5 when their penalty minutes are in the single digits.
- New Jersey is 1-3 in games decided by a shootout this season while Montreal is 2-1 in shootouts.
- For both of these teams, the total has gone under in four of their last five outings.
- New Jersey skaters have averaged 7.6 giveaways over its last five home games, its season average of 8.0 giveaways per game (the fourth-fewest in the league).
- Montreal is ranked 23rd this season with 12.0 giveaways per game. That figure has trended higher recently, as it’s averaged 12.9 giveaways over its last 10 games and 14.2 giveaways over its last five.
- The Habs this season have tallied the seventh-most hits in the league (25.8 per game).
