Devils vs Predators Prediction NHL Picks 2/13/24

Nashville Predators (27-23-2) vs New Jersey Devils (25-21-4)

Game Info: Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 8:00 pm (Bridgestone Arena)

Betting Odds: Nashville Predators -122 / New Jersey Devils -102 --- Over/Under:

The New Jersey Devils need a win after losing 7 of their last 11 games. The Nashville Predators need a win after losing 6 of their last 9 games. Let’s preview this game and give out a New Jersey Devils vs Nashville Predators prediction.

New Jersey Devils Betting Preview

The New Jersey Devils recently lost to the Flames and Hurricanes while beating the Kraken. The New Jersey Devils are averaging 3.37 goals per game and are scoring on 24 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads New Jersey with 22 goals, Jesper Bratt has 35 assists and Jack Hughes has 149 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 3.47 goals per game and are killing 79.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Vitek Vanecek has allowed 95 goals on 862 shots faced, while Akira Schmid has given up 41 goals on 383 shots.

Nashville Predators Betting Preview

The Nashville Predators recently lost to the Kings and beat the Coyotes. The Nashville Predators are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 19.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Filip Forsberg leads Nashville with 25 goals, Roman Josi has 36 assists and Ryan O’Reilly has 127 shots on goal. Defensively, the Nashville Predators are allowing 3.15 goals per game and are killing 75.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Juuse Saros has allowed 114 goals on 1,160 shots faced, while Kevin Lankinen has given up 37 goals on 354 shots.

Nashville Predators Player Prop Facts

• Filip Forsberg has scored a goal in three of the Predators' last four night games.
• Roman Josi has recorded at least one point in each of the Predators' last seven games as favorites.
• Roman Josi has recorded at least one assist in each of the Predators' last six games as favorites.
• Gustav Nyquist ranks T2nd in the Central Division for shootout goals (2) this season.

New Jersey Devils Player Prop Facts

• Jesper Bratt has scored a goal in four of the Devils' last five games as underdogs.
• Jesper Bratt has recorded a point in each of the Devils' last seven games against the Predators.
• Tyler Toffoli has recorded at least one assist in each of his last four appearances with his team as an underdog against the Predators.
• Luke Hughes ranks 3rd amongst rookies for average time on ice (20:57) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Nashville Predators rank 27th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (75.90%).
• The Nashville Predators rank 29th in the league for Period 2 goals allowed per game this season (1.23).
• The New Jersey Devils rank 27th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.47).
• The New Jersey Devils rank 31st in the league in save percentage this season (.884).

New Jersey Devils vs Nashville Predators prediction

The Nashville Predators are getting the benefit of the doubt because they're at home, and they've won 8 straight games against the Devils. However, there's now value with the Devils and the cheaper price, because they've been road warriors all year with a 14-9-2 record. Even in recent road losses to the Hurricanes and Lighting, the Devils were competitive. The Nashville Predators have been hit or miss all year, especially at home. I'll take a shot with the better price and the team that's proven it can win on the road time and time again this season.

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.