New Jersey Devils - Pittsburgh Penguins: NHL match betting tip

Current form

New Jersey has significantly worsened its position compared to the first half of the season. The team has shown very unstable results for a long period of time and could not get more than one or two victories in a row, so it is not surprising that it ended up on the seventh line of the Eastern Conference. At the same time, it can still claim the sixth position, as it is literally one point behind Ottawa.

The devils have been trying to make the most of themselves lately, which has resulted in three consecutive wins. They defeated Minnesota on the road (5-2), then beat it at home (3-2 B), and also dealt with the Rangers (4-0). However, in the final confrontation with the weakened Boston, Sheldon Keogh's team unexpectedly lost with a score of 2:7, failing to put up any resistance to the opponent and failing both the first and third game segments. There were a lot of questions in that match about the goalkeeper, Jacob Markstrom, who was replaced by the coaching staff only after the seventh missed goal.

It is precisely such failed duels that hinder the Devils throughout the season. Despite this, the club is still the least permissive in its conference.

Disqualifications and injuries

Hamilton, Siegenthaler and Hughes will not be able to participate in the upcoming meeting.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, New Jersey holds 23 power moves per match.
• On average, the Devils make 28 shots on target.

Current form

Pittsburgh is currently in the 14th position of the Eastern Conference and has not been claiming anything serious for a long time. The team has had a terrible season and, of course, they are well aware of this. However, such a performance by the club was quite predictable, since it requires a global restructuring and rejuvenation of the squad, and this will take a lot of time. 

So far, the Pence are, roughly speaking, playing out the regular season and trying to please their fans with successful matches from time to time. Recently, they have been exclusively alternating successful matches with defeats. So, on the road, the Penguins lost to St. Louis (4:5 OT), then dealt with Dallas (5:3), and after losing to an outsider in Chicago (1:3), she pulled herself together and took revenge on the hawks in front of the home stands with a score of 5:0. For the first time in a long time, Mike Sullivan's team was left without conceding goals, and Tristan Jerry parried all 26 shots.

However, Pittsburgh is experiencing a lot of problems on the road and has scored only 10 victories within 60 minutes all season, and there were usually at least three or four goals in the net.

Disqualifications and injuries

Imama, Novak, Lizotte, Tomasino, Blomqvist, Magroarti, Nieto will not be able to help their team.

Interesting betting trends

• Pittsburgh wins 53% of face-offs
• On average, pence gets 6.77 minutes of penalty time per match.