Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, and the Pittsburgh Penguins will face off against Taylor Hall, Kyle Palmieri, and the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center for a divisional showdown. The opening faceoff will be at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, November 15, and it’ll be televised live on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils Odds
With a -120 moneyline, Pittsburgh comes into the game as the favorite. The line for New Jersey sits at +100, and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 7 goals. The line for betting that total stands at -120 for the under and +100 for the over.
Pittsburgh is 10-8 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.9 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 18 regular season matches, 10 of its games have gone under the total, while seven have gone over and just one has pushed. This 2019-20 Penguins team is 4-4 SU on the road.
Pittsburgh has converted on just 13.7 percent of its power play chances this season, a figure that places them in the bottom-5 overall among NHL teams. Having said that, its penalty kill is ranked second overall, and it has successfully killed off a whopping 88.1 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 24.7 saves per game with a .914 save percentage, Matt Murray (9-6-2) has been the top option in goal for Pittsburgh this year. If Pittsburgh chooses to rest him, however, they might turn to Tristan Jarry (1-3), who has a .929 save percentage and 2.26 goals against average this year.
Over on the other bench, New Jersey is 5-12 straight up (SU) and has lost 7.7 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 17 regular season contests, 10 of its games have gone over the total, while seven have gone under and none have pushed. It’s 2-7 SU at home this season.
The Devils have converted on just 12.9 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that places them in the bottom 5 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 27th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 74.6 percent of all penalties.
MacKenzie Blackwood (24.1 saves per game) has been the primary option in the crease for the Devils. Blackwood has five wins, seven losses, and three overtime losses to his credit and has maintained a mediocre 2.94 goals against average and a poor .895 save percentage this season.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New Jersey Devils Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Devils, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The total has gone under in four of New Jersey’s last five outings.
- The Penguins have averaged the league’s fifth-most shots on goal (34.4) and New Jersey has attempted the 27th-most (only 28.8).
- Over New Jersey’s last ten outings, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-4 in those games).
- Pittsburgh skaters have accounted for the second-most hits in the league (28.9 per game), but the team’s averaged just 25.6 hits over their last five away games.
