The Vegas Golden Knights (29-17-2) and New Jersey Devils (30-12-4) meet Tuesday in Newark. Puck drop at the Prudential Center is 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+/Hulu). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Knights vs. Devils odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Vegas is on the 2nd leg of its longest road trip of the season, a 6-gamer that will run through Feb. 9. The Knights opened the trip with a 4-1 loss Sunday at the Arizona Coyotes. The Pacific Division leaders are 1-4 in its last 5 games.
The Devils have gone 6-0-1 in their last 7 games despite being outshot in 4 of those contests. One of the NHL’s top penalty-killing teams (81.1%, 9th NHL) has clocked a more pedestrian 74.1% mark so far this month, but the New Jersey offense has come through with 4-plus goals in 7 of 10 January games.
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Golden Knights at Devils odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:43 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Golden Knights +150 (bet $100 to win $150) | Devils -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Golden Knights +1.5 (-160) | Devils -1.5 (+130)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +105 | U: -125)
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Golden Knights at Devils projected goalies
Logan Thompson (19-13-1, 2.71 GAA, .912 SV%) vs. Vitek Vanecek (19-5-2, 2.32 GAA, .916 SV%)
Thompson has registered 2 quality starts in his last 3, but he’s coming off allowing 3 goals in 22 shots at Arizona Sunday. He owns an .889 SV% across his last 5 games.
Vanecek is 7-0-0 with a sparkling .930 SV% since Dec. 28. The 27-year-old stopped 25 of 26 shots Sunday in a 2-1 overtime win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Golden Knights at Devils picks and predictions
Prediction
Devils 3, Golden Knights 2
Moneyline
Vegas has played a weak schedule of late, but has failed to get much going offensively. The Knights have scored 2 goals or less in 3 of their last 4 games and in their last 4 road games, they have averaged just 2 goals per game. Since Dec. 27, the Knights have scored just 3 power-play goals in 21 chances (14.3%).
The Devils have a deep and versatile defense and a hot goaltender. New Jersey’s recent results have been impacted negatively by a lower-than-normal shooting percentage.
BACK THE DEVILS (-175).
Puck line/Against the spread
New Jersey has been involved in 3 consecutive 1-goal games. The slightly better value play in this contest is on the ML. PASS.
Over/Under
This matchup has some Under lean on the 6.5-goal total, but that is mitigated by the price. PASS.
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