Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, and the Tampa Bay Lightning will do battle against Taylor Hall, Kyle Palmieri, and the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in an Eastern Conference tilt. MSG Network will air the game, and the opening face-off is at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, December 3.
Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils Odds
The Lightning (-140) are being picked as the favorites over the Devils (+120), and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 7 goals (-110 over, -110 under).
Tampa Bay is 19-8 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 4.5 units this year. Through 27 regular season contests, 14 of its games have gone over the total, while 11 have gone under and just two have pushed. As a road team in 2018-19, the Bolts are 8-4 SU.
Tampa Bay has converted on 27.6 percent of its power play chances this year, a figure that’s good enough for fifth-best in the league. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 12th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.1 percent of its penalties..
Averaging 28.2 saves per game with a .896 save percentage, Louis Domingue (10-4) has been the primary option in goal for Tampa Bay this year. If it chooses to give him a rest, however, Tampa Bay could turn to Andrei Vasilevskiy (9-4-1), who has a .927 save percentage and 2.29 goals against average this year.
Over on the other bench, New Jersey is 9-16 straight up (SU) and has lost 8.8 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 15 of its games have gone over the total, while eight have gone under and just two have pushed. This year, the team’s 7-5 SU at home.
The Devils have converted on just 19.5 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked fourth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 83.7 percent of all penalties.
Keith Kinkaid (27.6 saves per game) has been the top selection in the crease for the Devils. Kinkaid has nine wins, 12 losses, and five overtime losses to his name and has registered a mediocre 2.84 goals against average and a fairly-weak .909 save percentage this year.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey Devils Betting Predictions
Free NHL Pick: SU Winner \u2013 Devils, O/U \u2013 Over
Betting Trends
- Over Tampa Bay’s last ten games, four of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 3-1 in those games).
- The Devils are 4-8 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Lightning are 10-2 SU in games where they serve more minutes than their opponent.
- Tampa Bay could hold an advantage if it’s a tight one late. The team’s 8-3 in games decided by one goal, while New Jersey is 2-7 in such games.
- For both of these teams, the over has hit in each of their last five matches.
- Tampa Bay skaters have averaged 8.2 giveaways over its last five home games, its season average of 7.8 giveaways per game (the ninth-fewest in the NHL).
- New Jersey skaters have averaged 7.8 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 9.1 giveaways per game (the 12th-fewest in the league).
- This game features a couple of the more aggressive teams in the league. Tampa Bay skaters have accounted for the league’s eighth-most hits per game (24.6) and the Devils have recorded the 12th-most (22.2).
