Devils vs Golden Knights Prediction NHL Picks 3/17/24

Vegas Golden Knights (35-24-7) vs New Jersey Devils (32-31-4)

Game Info: Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 3:30 pm (T-Mobile Arena)

Betting Odds: Vegas Golden Knights -132 / New Jersey Devils +106 --- Over/Under: 6.5

The New Jersey Devils and Vegas Golden Knights meet Sunday in NHL action at the T-Mobile Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New Jersey Devils vs Vegas Golden Knights prediction.

New Jersey Devils Betting Preview

The New Jersey Devils recently beat the Stars while losing to the Coyotes and Rangers. The New Jersey Devils are averaging 3.27 goals per game and are scoring on 21.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads New Jersey with 26 goals, Jesper Bratt has 43 assists and Jack Hughes has 230 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 3.46 goals per game and are killing 79.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Nico Daws has allowed 60 goals on 568 shots faced, while Akira Schmid has given up 48 goals on 457 shots.

Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview

The Vegas Golden Knights recently beat the Red Wings and Kraken while losing to the Flames. The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.17 goals per game and are scoring on 19.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Jonathan Marchessault leads Vegas with 37 goals, Mark Stone has 37 assists and Jack Eichel has 196 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.98 goals per game and are killing 80.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Logan Thompson has given up 97 goals on 1,000 shots faced, and Adin Hill has allowed 73 goals on 875 shots.

Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts

• Jonathan Marchessault has recorded at least one point in each of the Golden Knights' last eight home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Jonathan Marchessault has recorded an assist in each of the Golden Knights' last five games against the Devils.
• Jack Eichel has scored at least one goal in five of his last six home appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.

New Jersey Devils Player Prop Facts

• Nico Hischier has recorded at least one point in 23 of his last 26 appearances in day games.
• Dougie Hamilton has recorded an assist in each of his last four appearances with the Devils as underdogs.
• Timo Meier has scored a goal in five of the Devils' last six games as underdogs.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Vegas Golden Knights rank 29th in the league in penalty minutes this season (497).
• The Vegas Golden Knights rank 4th in the league for Period 2 goals allowed per game this season (0.86).
• The New Jersey Devils rank 27th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.46).
• The New Jersey Devils rank 32nd in the league in save percentage this season (.883).

New Jersey Devils vs Vegas Golden Knights prediction

The New Jersey Devils have had success on the road this season, but they've been hit or miss all year, so it's hard to predict which team is going to show up. Right now, the Devils are ice-cold. The Vegas Golden Knights are one of the better home teams in the league, which includes a 20-10-2 record. The Devils have won 3 of the last 4 games against the Golden Knights, but I still can't trust them, especially on the road against good teams. The line is reasonable. Give me Vegas. 

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