New Jersey Devils vs Vancouver Canucks Best Bets and Prediction
Two of the early season NHL expert picks to win the Stanley Cup meet Tuesday night at Rogers Arena as the Vancouver Canucks (16-8-1), second in the NHL standings for the Pacific Division, host the New Jersey Devils (11-10-1), seventh in the Metropolitan Division. These were two of the top NHL teams early in the season, but New Jersey is just 6-8 in its last 14 games and the Canucks are 5-5 in their last 10 NHL games.
Devils vs Canucks Picks
- Pick 1: Canucks -115
- Pick 2: Over 6.5 (-150)
Vitek Vanecek (3.49 GAA, .879 save percentage) is the expected starting goaltender for the Devils, while the Vancouver Canucks lines will likely see Thatcher Demko (2.26 GAA, .924 save percentage) in goal. Let’s take a closer look at the Devils vs. Canucks best bets.
New Jersey Devils vs Vancouver Canucks Odds
Devils vs Canucks Information
New Jersey Devils vs Vancouver Canucks
Location of the game: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia
Date & Time: Tuesday, December 5 at 10 p.m. ET
How to Watch: ESPN+ and Sportsnet Pacific (Canada)
New Jersey Devils vs Vancouver Canucks Recent Scores
New Jersey is coming off of a surprising 6-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks in the NHL schedule. It was their second game in as many days, but the Sharks were also playing the second half of a back-to-back. Akira Schmid allowed five goals on 17 shots, while Sharks goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen made 44 saves.
The Canucks are coming off of a 4-3 win on Saturday over the Calgary Flames. Demko made 20 saves in the victory, while Sam Lafferty and Ilya Mikheyev had two points.
New Jersey Devils vs Vancouver Canucks Analysis
The New Jersey Devils odds are slightly higher than the Vancouver Canucks and for good reason. A pre-season Stanley Cup favorite, the team has struggled since going 6-2-1 to start the season. They’ve had injuries, but goaltending has been the biggest area of concern. Both Schmid and Vanecek have GAAs higher than 3.25 and save percentages lower than .900. New Jersey has allowed the second-most goals per game (3.73), despite ranking 10th in shots allowed (29.4).
Fortunately, the New Jersey Devils also rank fourth in goals per game (3.59). Jack Hughes, a frontrunner to win the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s top scorer, leads the Devils with 30 points (9 goals, 21 assists) in just 17 games. Timo Meier, who the team signed to an eight-year deal worth more than $8 million per season in the off-season, has been the biggest disappointment with just 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists) in 15 games.
Coming into the Devils vs. Canucks best bets, Vancouver ranks second in goals per game (3.84) and fifth in goals allowed (2.56). Demko is a Vezina Trophy candidate, while defenseman Quinn Hughes is the frontrunner for the Norris Trophy and is second on the team in scoring with 34 points (9 goals, 25 assists). J.T. Miller leads the Canucks in scoring with 36 points (13 goals, 23 assists).
There are plenty of players on the NHL injury report for both teams. New Jersey is without Dougie Hamilton, Erik Haula, Tomas Nosek, and Nolan Foote. Carson Soucy, Pius Suter, Guillaume Brisebois, and Tucker Poolman are out for the Canucks.
Odds Breakdown for New Jersey Devils vs Vancouver Canucks
New Jersey
The Devils are slight underdogs in Devils vs. Canucks best bets with NHL odds of -105. They have puck line odds of +1.5 (-265). The over/under is 6.5, which can be paired with moneyline bets in same-game picks and parlays.
Vancouver
The Canucks are -115 moneyline favorites with -1.5 (+190) puck line odds.
New Jersey Devils vs Vancouver Canucks Pick and Prediction
- Pick 1: Canucks -115
- Pick 2: Over 6.5 (-150)
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