The Stanley Cup final will finally hit the ice in Newark on Wednesday night, with the New Jersey Devils listed as home underdogs in the opener against the Los Angeles Kings.
The sportsbooks also have the Kings pegged as the overall favorite to win the best-of-seven Stanley Cup final thanks to their impressive results through the first three rounds of the playoffs.
The Devils sit at 48-28-6 on the season; in comparison, the Kings are currently 40-27-15. Looking to wager on the totals? New Jersey is 37-34-11 OU, and Los Angeles is 23-43-16 OU.
View Los Angeles vs New Jersey Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Devils as +100 home underdogs on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest at Sportsbook. The over under opened at 4.5 at Sportsbook.
Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 8 (Devils) and the No. 10 (Kings) teams according to our current NHL Power Rankings.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New Jersey's No. 11-ranked offense (2.8 goals per game) against a Kings defense that ranks No. 2 at 2.2 goals per game allowed. The Devils Sportsbook has clicked at a 17.2% rate while the Kings have a 87% rate on the penalty kill.
Los Angeles was a 4-3 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Coyotes, clinching that series in five games. They won as -130 favorites, while the total score of 7 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. The Devils advanced over the Rangers in six games.
Los Angeles Kings Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Dallas are 5-5
After playing Phoenix are 5-5
After a win are 8-2
New Jersey Devils Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Buffalo are 2-8
After playing NY Rangers are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
A few Kings at Devils trends to consider:
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles' last 5 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles' last 6 games
New Jersey is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at New Jersey, Saturday, June 2
