Florida Panthers vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/14/2025

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Venue:  Prudential Center, Newark, NJ

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers +114, Devils -135; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers +115, Devils -135; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers +115, Devils -135; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Florida Panthers:  25-15-3 (2nd place, Atlantic Division)

New Jersey Devils:  26-15-4 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

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Florida Panthers:  5-4-1 last 10

New Jersey Devils:  5-4-1 last 10

The Panthers are entering this game with 53 points, a 25-15-3 record overall, and they are 13-7-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Boston Bruins in their last game, losing that one at home 4-3 in overtime, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Philadelphia Flyers still to be played on Monday night. In their game against the Bruins, Sam Reinhart led the team in goals scored with 2 while Evan Rodrigues scored 1 goal for them in that one. Uvis Balinskis, Aleksander Barkov, Sam Bennett, Gustav Forsling, Anton Lundell, and Matthew Tkachuk each led the team in assists with 1 while Sam Reinhart led the team in shots on net in that game with 11. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 18 shots with 14 saves and a .778 save percentage. Their offense has scored 143 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 132 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The Devils are entering this game with 56 points, a 26-15-4 record overall, and they are 13-6-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in their last game, winning that one at home 3-2 in overtime. Jack Hughes, Stefan Noesen, and Ondřej Palát each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Jesper Bratt led the team in assists with 2 while Jack Hughes led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Jacob Markström was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 25 shots with 23 saves and a .920 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 142 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 114 goals against them allowing 2.5 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Devils listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Devils have looked good in their games this season with their 26-15-4 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the East. They have looked good on home ice this year with their 13-6-3 home record and they are going to have some momentum off a win over the Lightning in their last one. Meanwhile, the Panthers have looked good in their games this season with their 25-15-3 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the East. They have looked better in their road games this year with their 13-7-1 road record, but they are coming off a loss in their last one and haven't looked great lately. They lost at home in OT to the Bruins in their last one and that is a team they have had a ton of success against over the last 2 years. They will be looking to bounce back here, but they aren't in a great situation since they are playing this game on a back-to-back and still have to play the Flyers the night before. The Devils have looked a lot better on home ice this year and are the more rested team since they last played on Saturday. They also have the momentum from their win over the Lightning and their defense has been playing better than the Panthers lately. The best way to place a bet here is on the Devils to win this game. 

Panthers Devils Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, January 14, 2025 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Devils 4 Panthers 2.

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Florida Panthers: 27-24 (+12.9 units) on the moneyline as an underdog. 9-3 (+5.1 units) on the moneyline revenging a home blowout loss vs opponent of 3 goals or more. 98-75 (+7.6 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 24-13 OVER revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 3 goals or more. 

New Jersey Devils: 120-99 (-22.1 units) on the moneyline in all games. 49-41 (-25.4 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite. 75-50 (-8.4 units) on the moneyline against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game. 30-21 OVER off a home win.

Florida Panthers:  A. Ekblad (D) Day To Day - Undisclosed. J. Gadjovich (LW) Day To Day - Upper-body.

New Jersey Devils:  E. Haula (LW) Out - Ankle. S. Hatakka (D) Out - Shoulder.

“He played the other night. I thought he played very well with it. The question is, how many times do we want to do that?” - Paul Maurice on the injury to Aaron Ekblad.

“It’s the little battles that happen inside of structure, that happen all over the ice that are so important. The wall play, the execution in those combative situations when you’re under pressure. Something we’ve worked on since really day one of training camp. When you get practice time like this, it’s a rare practice day coming off a day off for us, where we can get some extra reps on those types of things. But certainly are going to be important this week with the competition that’s coming, and really the whole season and what we’re building towards.” - Sheldon Keefe after his team’s practice on Monday.

LW Evan Rodrigues

C Aleksander Barkov

RW Sam Reinhart

LD Gustav Forsling

RD Dmitry Kulikov

G Sergei Bobrovsky

LW Ondrej Palat

C Jack Hughes

RW Jesper Bratt

LD Brenden Dillon

RD Dougie Hamilton

G Jacob Markstrom

Points: S. Reinhart (49)

Goals: S. Reinhart (25)

Assists: A. Barkov (26)

GAA: S. Bobrovsky (2.74)

Points: J. Hughes (52)

Goals: N. Hischier (19)

Assists: J. Bratt (36)

GAA: J. Markstrom (2.19)

Coaches:

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (3rd season)

New Jersey Devils: Sheldon Keefe (1st season)