Thursday’s NHL lineup features an outing between the favored New Jersey Devils (2-1, -155 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Florida Panthers (3-2, +130 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Moneyline
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Devils to win vs Panthers -155
Devils vs. Panthers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Devils (-155)
- Underdog: Panthers (+130)
- Over/under: 5.5
Devils vs. Panthers Quick Facts
- In 41 games last season, New Jersey and its opponent combined for more than 5.5 goals.
- Florida combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 58 of 105 games last season.
- These two teams scored 5.9 goals per game combined, 0.4 more than this one’s total.
- Opponents of these teams combined to averaged 5.4 goals per game, 0.1 fewer than this one’s total.
- The Panthers were 15th in the league in goals scored, compared to the 20th-ranked Devils.
- The Panthers were seventh in the league in goals conceded, and the Devils were fifth.
Devils Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Devils Season Stat Insights
- The Devils ranked 20th in the NHL last season with 240 goals scored (2.9 per game).
- New Jersey conceded 220 total goals (2.7 per game), the fifth-fewest in NHL action.
- Their goal differential (+20) ranked 12th in the league.
- The 61 power-play goals New Jersey scored last season were the fourth-most in the NHL (on 216 chances).
- The Devils’ 28.24% power-play conversion rate was third-best in the league.
- The seven shorthanded goals New Jersey scored last season ranked 12th among all NHL teams.
- The Devils killed 82.67% of opponent power plays, the second-best percentage in the league.
- The Devils won 49.8% of their faceoffs to rank 18th in the NHL.
- New Jersey scored on 10.4% of its shots as a team (19th in league).
- The Devils did not have a shutout last season. As a team, they averaged 23.3 hits and 14.1 blocked shots per game.
Devils Moneyline
- The Devils were 37-31 when listed as a moneyline favorite last season.
- When it played as a moneyline favorite at -155 or shorter, New Jersey went 19-18.
- The Devils have a 60.8% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Devils Leaders
- Jesper Bratt was a major player for New Jersey last season, with 88 points in 81 games.
- Jack Hughes had 70 points (1.1 per game), scoring 27 goals and adding 43 assists.
- Nico Hischier had 68 total points for New Jersey, with 35 goals and 33 assists.
- Jacob Markstrom had a record of 26-16-6. He conceded 121 goals (2.5 goals against average) and racked up 1,087 saves with a .900 save percentage (29th in the league).
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Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Panthers Season Stats Insights
- The Panthers have scored the fifth-most goals (14 goals, 2.8 per game) in the NHL.
- Florida’s 14 total goals conceded (2.8 per game) rank 22nd in the league.
- Their 0 goal differential ranks 17th in the league.
- Florida has put up six power-play goals this season (on 19 chances). That’s the second-most in the NHL.
- The Panthers have the league’s fourth-best power-play conversion rate of 31.58%.
- Florida has scored one shorthanded goal this season (second among all NHL teams).
- The 93.33% of opponent power plays the Panthers kill is the fourth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Panthers win 45.5% of their faceoffs. That’s the 28th-ranked rate in the NHL.
- Florida is shooting 9.7% (22nd in the league).
- The Panthers have yet to shut out an opponent this season.
Panthers Moneyline Insights
- This is the first game as an underdog for the Panthers this season.
- Florida has not played with moneyline odds of +130 or longer once this season.
- The moneyline implies a 43.5% chance of victory for the Panthers.
Panthers Leaders
- Anton Lundell: two goals and three assists
- Brad Marchand: three goals and two assists
- Matthew Samoskevich: one goal and two assists
- Sergei Bobrovsky: 3-1-0 record, .922 save percentage, seven goals allowed
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