Wednesday’s NHL slate features an outing between the heavily favored New Jersey Devils (15-7-2, -238 on the moneyline to win at home) and the St. Louis Blues (10-12-1, +195 moneyline odds) at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.
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Devils to win vs Blues -238
Devils vs. Blues Betting Lines
- Favorite: Devils (-238)
- Underdog: Blues (+195)
- Over/under: 6
Devils vs. Blues Quick Facts
- New Jersey’s games this season have gone over 6 goals 14 of 24 times.
- So far this season, 52.2% of St. Louis’ games (12/23) have had more goals than Wednesday’s over/under of 6.
- Wednesday’s over/under is 0.0 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.0 for these two teams.
- This game’s over/under is 0.1 above the 5.9 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.
Devils Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Devils Season Stat Insights
- The Devils score the fourth-most goals in the NHL, averaging 3.5 per game for a total of 84 this season.
- New Jersey is ranked 13th in NHL play in goals against this season, having conceded 62 (2.6 per game).
- The team has the league’s fourth-best goal differential at +22 this season.
- The 23 power-play goals New Jersey has put up this season (on 73 chances) lead the NHL.
- The Devils’ offense is second the league with a 31.51% power-play conversion rate.
- New Jersey’s offense has scored three shorthanded goals this season (third among all teams).
- The Devils kill 83.58% of opponent power plays, currently the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
- The Devils’ players win 51.2% of their faceoffs to rank 14th in the league.
- New Jersey has an 11.5% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 11th in the NHL.
- The Devils have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 24.1 hits and 15.4 blocked shots per game.
Devils Moneyline
- In 20 games as the moneyline favorite this season, New Jersey has won 12 times.
- The Devils have won twice in three games with moneyline odds shorter than -238 this season.
- New Jersey has a 70.4% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.
Devils Leaders
- Jesper Bratt: 10 goals and 18 assists
- Jack Hughes: eight goals and 17 assists
- Nico Hischier: 13 goals and 11 assists
- Jacob Markstrom: 10-5-1 record, .907 save percentage, 40 goals conceded
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Blues Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Blues Season Stats Insights
- The Blues’ 57 total goals (2.5 per game) rank 26th in the league.
- St. Louis has conceded 76 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 26th.
- Their -19 goal differential ranks 29th in the league.
- St. Louis has scored eight power-play goals this season (on 51 chances). That ranks 31st in the NHL.
- The Blues have a 15.69% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 27 percentage.
- The Blues’ 24th-ranked penalty kill rate is 77.05%.
- The Blues have the 27th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.7%).
- The 9.2% shooting percentage St. Louis has amassed ranks 24th in the league.
- The Blues have yet to shut out an opponent this season.
Blues Moneyline Insights
- The Blues have secured an upset victory in eight, or 40.0%, of the 20 games they have played while the underdog this season.
- St. Louis’ moneyline odds have been +195 or longer in two games this season, and it split 1-1.
- The Blues have a 33.9% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
Blues Leaders
- Jordan Kyrou: seven goals and 12 assists
- Pavel Buchnevich: six goals and eight assists
- Colton Parayko: four goals and eight assists
- Jordan Binnington: 6-9-1 record, .891 save percentage, 50 goals allowed
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