New Jersey Devils vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/03/2021

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Friday, December 3, 2021

Venue:  Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, MB

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Devils +150, Jets -175; Over/Under:  NL goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Devils +155, Jets -175; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Devils +145, Jets -175; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

New Jersey Devils:  9-7-4 (6th place, Metropolitan Division)

Winnipeg Jets:  10-8-4 (5th place, Central Division)

 

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New Jersey Devils:  4-4-2 last 10

Winnipeg Jets:  4-5-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Devils are coming into this game with 22 points, a 9-7-4 record overall, and they are 3-3-2 in their road games this 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 another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Philadelphia Flyers while their 3 losses in that span came against the Minnesota Wild, the Nashville Predators, and the San Jose Sharks in their last game, losing that one 5-2 at home. They still have a game against the Wild on Thursday night that has to be played first with that result pending still. In their loss to the Sharks, Jesper Bratt and Tomas Tatar both scored 1 goal each in that game while Nico Hischier, Andreas Johnsson, and Pavel Zacha all had 1 assist each. Dougie Hamilton led the team in shots on goal with 7 shots on net in that one. MacKenzie Blackwood was the starting goaltender in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 30 shots with 26 saves and a .867 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 59 goals in their 20 games this season averaging just under 3 goals scored per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 63 goals against them allowing 3.2 goals per game. 

 

 

The Jets are coming into this game with 24 points, a 10-8-4 record overall, and they are 7-3-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one off of another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Calgary Flames while their 6 losses in that span came against the Edmonton Oilers, the Vancouver Canucks, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Minnesota Wild, and the Arizona Coyotes in their last game, losing that one 1-0 at home. They were completely shut out in that game as no one on the team was able to score a goal in that game. Kyle Connor, Brenden Dillon, Pierre-Luc Dubois, and Evgeny Svechnikov all led the team in shots on goal in that one with 5 shots on net each. Connor Hellebuyck was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 15 shots with 14 saves and a .933 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 60 goals in their 22 games this season averaging 2.7 goals scored per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 61 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game. 

 

 

The Jets are coming into this game as a -150 favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Jets have not been playing well in their recent games but the Devils have not been that good either. The Jets just lost a game to the Coyotes where they were shut out but out shot their opponent by 30 shots. The Jets have been very good at home all season and they will be looking to bounce back in this home game after losing to the worst team in the NHL in their last game. The best bet to place in this game is on the Jets to win straight up.

 

Devils Jets Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, December 3, 2021 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Jets 4 Devils 1.

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New Jersey Devils: 56-89 (-18.1 units) in all games. 23-36 (-11.8 units) first half of the season. 13-24 (-10.5 units) in non-conference games. 16-27 (-7.3 units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days.

Winnipeg Jets: 49-41 (+9.4 units) after a division game. 37-21 (+16.7 units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days. 49-35 (+13.8 units) after 1 or more consecutive unders. 27-15 (+15 units) off a loss against a division rival.

 

 

New Jersey Devils:  J. Boqvist (LW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury. T. Thompson (RW) Mid Feb - Shoulder injury. M. Wood (LW) Out indefinitely - Hip injury. C. Jaros (D) Out indefinitely - Hand injury.

Winnipeg Jets:  None.

 

 

 

“I thought at times he really skated well. Jack was in on some opportunities that he could have turned into goals and it just didn’t happen." - Lindy Ruff on his team’s loss against the Sharks on Tuesday night.

 

 

“There are going to be games this year where we play much worse than that where we win. I don’t know if I’ve been a part of a game where you outshoot a team by 30 in the NHL. Credit to them, they got in shot lanes, they sold out, their goalie played well.” - Blake Wheeler on their loss against the Coyotes on Monday night.

 

 

LW Hughes, Jack

C Hischier, Nico

RW Zacha, Pavel

LD Graves, Ryan

RD Hamilton, Dougie

G Blackwood, Mackenzie

 

LW Connor, Kyle

C Scheifele, Mark

RW Wheeler, Blake

LD Morrissey, Joshua

RD Schmidt, Nate

G Connor Hellebuyck

 

 

Points: J. Bratt (18)

Goals: A. Johnsson (9)

Assists: J. Bratt (12)

GAA: J. Bernier (2.55)

 

Points: K. Connor (24)

Goals: K. Connor (14)

Assists: A. Copp (11)

GAA: E. Comrie (2.49)

 

Coaches:

New Jersey Devils: Lindy Ruff (2nd season)

Winnipeg Jets: Paul Maurice (9th season)