Devils vs Penguins Prediction, Preview, Odds and Picks, Dec. 30

The NHL season is back in full swing after a short break for Christmas. The Pittsburgh Penguins are playing host to the New Jersey Devils on Friday night. New York is in second place in the Metropolitan Division, but they have lost four of their last five games. Pittsburgh has also lost 4 of its last 5 games, two of them in overtime.

The New Jersey Devils are scoring 3.31 goals per game. They have scored 11 goals in their last five games. Jack Hughes leads the team with 18 goals and 21 assists. The team is scoring on the power play less than 20% of the time. Goalkeeper Vitek Vanecek has gone 12-5-2 for the Devils.

The Penguins lost 5-0 to the Detroit Red Wings. Sidney Crosby has scored 19 goals and 24 assists this season. Tristan Jarry has gone 15-4-5 in net for the Penguins, but he is allowing nearly 2.8 goals per game.

Pittsburgh has won seven of the last nine meetings with New Jersey.

Devils vs Penguins is played on Friday, Dec. 30 at 7:00 p.m. ET at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA.

The New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins are playing each other on Friday night. The odds favour the Penguins to win the game. The implied probability is 47.62% for the Devils, 56.52% for Pittsburgh. If you bet $100 on the New York Devils you have a chance to get $210.00.