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The New Jersey Devils (24-15-3) and Seattle Kraken (17-20-3) tussle Monday at Climate Pledge Arena. The opening puck drop will be at 10 p.m. (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Devils vs. Kraken odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Devils lead 1-0 with 3-2 home win Dec. 6
New Jersey last played Saturday, losing 3-2 at the San Jose Sharks. A club that went 6-1-0 from Dec. 12-27 has now lost 4 consecutive games (0-4-0). The Devils, who rank 11th in the league in scoring (3.19 goals per game), have scored just 6 goals over that 4-game slide.
Seattle also heads in to this contest on one-day rest. The Kraken lost 4-2 to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Seattle filed just 17 shots on goal (a season low) against the Oilers. It has lost 2 in a row and 7 of its last 9 (2-6-1).
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Devils at Kraken odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NHL odds. Lines last updated at 11:43 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: New Jersey -225 (bet $225 to win $100) | Seattle +185 (bet $100 to win $185)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): New Jersey -1.5 (+105) | Seattle +1.5 (-130)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Devils at Kraken projected goalies
Jacob Markstrom (19-8-2, 2.18 GAA, .911 SV%) vs. Philipp Grubauer (5-11-1, 3.47 GAA, .879 SV%)
Markstrom allowed 3 goals and was the loser in Saturday’s tilt at San Jose. But the 34-year-old has been quite good of late, posting a .929 SV% since Dec. 12. He owns a fine .920 SV% on the road this season.
Grubauer allowed 3 goals on 31 shots in Saturday’s loss to Edmonton.
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Devils at Kraken picks and predictions
Prediction
Devils 5, Kraken 2
Moneyline
No interest: PASS.
Puck line/Against the spread
New Jersey has won 4 in a row against Seattle. When playing on one-day rest, the Devils are 15-6-2.
The Devils’ 5-on-5 analytics during their slide have not been impressive. But overall this season, New Jersey has deserved a better fate offensively.
Seattle is just 1-3-1 over its last 5 home games. Six of the club’s last 7 losses have been by multi-goal margins. Peg DEVILS -1.5 (+105) as being the value side of this contest.
Over/Under
The Over is 5-1 across the Kraken’s last 6 contests. Two of the last 3 series games in Seattle have cashed on the Over (2-1).
Seattle is not an overly penalized club, but it is one trending toward more short-handed minutes of late. That’s a marginal tilt toward the Over as well: New Jersey’s 28.9% power-play ranks second in the league.
TAKE THE OVER 6 (-105).
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