New Jersey Devils vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/18/2022

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Monday, April 18, 2022

Venue:  T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Where to Watch:  Sportsnet RM

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Devils +260, Golden Knights -350; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Devils +260, Golden Knights -350; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Devils +260, Golden Knights -350; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

 

New Jersey Devils:  26-42-7 (7th place, Metropolitan Division)

Vegas Golden Knights:  41-30-5 (4th place, Pacific Division)

 

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New Jersey Devils:  3-5-2 last 10

Vegas Golden Knights:  7-2-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Devils are coming into this game with 59 points, a 26-42-7 record overall, and they are 10-25-3 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Arizona Coyotes while their 2 losses since then have come against the Colorado Avalanche and the Seattle Kraken in their last game. They lost that game on the road in a shootout 4-3. Jesper Boqvist, Jesper Bratt, and Damon Severson each scored 1 goal in that one. Dougie Hamilton led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Nico Daws was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 26 shots with 23 saves and a .885 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 231 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 278 goals against them allowing 3.7 goals per game. 

 

 

The Golden Knights are coming into this game with 87 points, a 41-30-5 record overall, and they are 21-14-3 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Calgary Flames while their 2 losses in that span came against the Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers in their last game. They lost that game on the road 4-0. No one scored a goal for them in that one as they were shut out. Max Pacioretty led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Logan Thompson was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 36 shots with 32 saves and a .889 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 244 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 226 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game. 

 

 

The Golden Knights are coming into this game playing very inconsistently recently as they have lost 2 of their last 3 games and 3 of their last 5. They just completed a road trip where they only won 1 game but they are back at home here where they have been their best since coming into the league and they are going up against a Devils team that has started to fade a little with their play. The Devils were playing very well but they have lost their last 2 games straight and have not played well on the road in those games. They lost one of their games to the Avalanche who are the best team in the NHL this season but they lost their last game in a shootout to the kraken and they have been struggling all season as they are one of the worst teams in the NHL. The Devils will keep struggling on the road here and they are getting a much tougher opponent this time than the bottom feeding Kraken. The best bet in this game is on the Golden Knights on the puckline here.

 

Devils Golden Knights Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, April 18, 2022 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Golden Knights 6 Devils 2.

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New Jersey Devils: 73-127 (-36.2u) ML in all games. 23-45 (-11u) ML in a road game where where the total is 6 or more. 42-24 OVER in a road game where where the total is 6 or more.

Vegas Golden Knights: 30-16 (+13u) ML off a road loss. 50-27 (+14.7u) ML after allowing 4 goals or more. 31-23 OVER in a home game where the total is 6 or more.

 

 

New Jersey Devils:  R. Graves (D) Ques Mon - Face injury. J. Vesey (LW) Late April - Leg injury. J. Hughes (C) out for season - Knee injury. M. Wood (LW) out for season - Hip injury. J. Siegenthaler (D) out for season - Hand injury. M. Blackwood (G) Out indefinitely - Heel injury. J. Bernier (G) out for season - Hip injury.

Vegas Golden Knights:  R. Lehner (G) Ques Mon - Personal. N. Patrick (C) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury. W. Carrier (LW) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury. L. Brossoit (G) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury. N. Hague (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury. B. Howden (C) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury. R. Smith (RW) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

 

 

 

“Our power play wasn’t good enough. We could have generated some momentum, we could have generated some good energy, but we didn’t. We’ve had some power plays that have been good, where we should have scored.” - Lindy Ruff after his team’s loss against the Kraken on Saturday night.

 

 

“We have to regroup. We’ve talked about this, we knew we weren’t going to run the table and we talked about two weeks ago, we were going to drop some points along the way, but we’re still right in the thick of things. We have to have a short memory and get ready for the next one.” - Peter DeBoer on his team’s loss against the Oilers on Saturday night.

 

 

 

LW Sharangovich, Yegor

C Hischier, Nico

RW Zetterlund, Fabian

LD White, Colton

RD Severson, Damon

G Daws, Nico

 

LW Janmark, Mattias

C Eichel, Jack

RW Marchessault, Jonathan

LD Hutton, Ben

RD Pietrangelo, Alex

G Thompson, Logan

 

 

Points: J. Bratt (70)

Goals: J. Hughes (26)

Assists: J. Bratt (45)

GAA: J. Bernier (3.06)

 

Points: J. Marchessault (63)

Goals: J. Marchessault (29)

Assists: C. Stephenson (40)

GAA: L. Thompson (2.55)

 

Coaches:

New Jersey Devils: Lindy Ruff (2nd season)

Vegas Golden Knights: Peter DeBoer (3rd season)