Florida Panthers vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/02/2022

Game Time: 12:30 pm ET, Saturday, April 2, 2022

Venue:  Prudential Center, Newark, NJ

Where to Watch:  NHL Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers -205, Devils +165; Over/Under:  7 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers -225, Devils +180; Over/Under:  7 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers -225, Devils +180; Over/Under:  7 goals

 

Florida Panthers:  46-15-6 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

New Jersey Devils:  24-38-5 (8th place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Florida Panthers:  7-2-1 last 10

New Jersey Devils:  3-7-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Panthers are coming into this game with 98 points, a 46-15-6 record overall, and they are 18-9-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Toronto Maple Leafs while their 5 wins in that span came against the Anaheim Ducks, the Montreal Canadiens, the Ottawa Senators, the Canadiens again, and the Chicago Blackhawks in their last game. They won that game at home 4-0. Aleksander Barkov scored 2 goals in that game while Gustav Forsling and Ryan Lomberg both had 1 goal each. Mason Marchment led the team in shots on goal in that one with 7. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goaltender in that game and he allowed 0 goals on 37 shots with 37 saves and a 1.000 save percentage. Their offense has scored 275 goals this season averaging 4.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 195 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Devils are coming into this game with 53 points, a 24-38-5 record overall, and they are 16-14-3 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Montreal Canadiens while their 3 losses in that span came against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Washington Capitals, and the Boston Bruins in their last game. They lost that game on the road 8-1. Jack Hughes scored the only goal for his team in that game while Nico Hischier and Damon Severson both assisted. Tomáš Tatar led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Nico Daws was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 20 shots with 15 saves and a .750 sv percentage. He was replaced by Jon Gillies midway through the game who allowed 3 goals on 20 shots with 17 saves and a .850 save percentage. Their offense has scored 204 goals this season averaging 3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 247 goals against them allowing 3.7 goals per game. 

 

 

The Panthers have been playing very well recently coming into this game and they are coming off of a shutout win in their last game. They have won 2 straight games and 5 of their last 6 and they have scored 11 goals in their last 2 games as well. They are coming off of a shutout win and going up against a team that was just smashed by the Bruins 8-1 in their last game. The Devils are at home here where they have played much better winning their last 3 straight games there and they will be determined to play better after such an embarrassing game in their last one. The Panthers are a very good team but they have been struggling on the road recently, with most of their recent losses coming on the road and a lot of their road wins coming by 1 goal or even going past regulation. The Devils should be fired up here and they know they cannot be caught off guard by such a good team. They will play the Panthers hard here and they may not win the game but they will at least keep it close if they lose. They still have a good chance of winning this game at home and they might just pull off the upset here in response to their awful game the other night. This is also an afternoon game which might be difficult for a traveling Panthers team while the Devils will be sitting at home waiting and are used to this time frame as they play a lot of afternoon games during their season. The Devils will catch the Panthers in a bad spot here and win this game.

 

Panthers Devils Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, April 2, 2022 (12:30 pm ET start time) is Devils 4 Panthers 2.

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Florida Panthers: 121-81 (+17.7u) in all games. 34-15 (+17.9u) after 3 straight games with 33 or more shots on goal. 40-24 OVER in all games.

New Jersey Devils: 71-121 (-32.4u) in all games. 24-39 (-16.8u) in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 17-8 OVER after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game.

 

 

Florida Panthers:  P. Hornqvist (RW) Ques Sat - Undisclosed injury. N. Acciari (C) Ques Sat - Upper Body injury.  A. Lundell (C) Early April - Lower Body injury.  A. Ekblad (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury. J. Johansson (G) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury. M. Nutivaara (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury.

New Jersey Devils:  A. Johnsson (LW) Ques Sat - Illness. J. Kuokkanen (LW) Out Thurs - Wrist injury. P. Zacha (C) Early April - Upper Body injury. A. Hammond (G) Early April - Lower Body injury. M. Blackwood (G) Out indefinitely - Heel injury. J. Bernier (G) out for season - Hip injury.

 

 

 

“It was a good game. It was a lot of shots, I thought we played a great team game in all zones. Everything was solid for a 60-minute game.” - Sergei Bobrovsky on their win against the Blackhawks on Thursday night.

 

 

“Nobody’s on the outside of this. We all had a part in this one.” - Lindy Ruff on his team’s loss against the Bruins on Thursday night.

 

 

 

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Duclair, Anthony

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Weegar, MacKenzie

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

 

LW Sharangovich, Yegor

C Hughes, Jack

RW Mercer, Dawson

LD Siegenthaler, Jonas

RD Hamilton, Dougie

G Daws, Nico

 

 

Points: J. Huberdeau (94)

Goals: A. Barkov (31)

Assists: J. Huberdeau (71)

GAA: S. Bobrovsky (2.55)

 

Points: J. Bratt (65)

Goals: J. Hughes (25)

Assists: J. Bratt (43)

GAA: A. Hammond (2.40)

 

Coaches:

Florida Panthers: Andrew Brunette (Interim)

New Jersey Devils: Lindy Ruff (2nd season)