The New Jersey Devils are favored at the sportsbooks for Tuesday night as they try to take a lead on the Florida Panthers in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
The Devils won the opener of the best-of-seven set last week, but the Panthers bounced back with a 4-2 win in Game 2 on Sunday night. Stephen Weiss had a pair of goals for Florida that day.
The Devils bring a 48-28-6 record to the battle against the 38-26-18 Panthers. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen New Jersey go 37-34-11 so far and the Panthers go 31-37-14.
View Florida vs New Jersey Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Devils in this one will find them as -170 favorites on the NHL money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 5 at its open earlier today.
Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings have the Devils at No. 8 and the Panthers at No. 22 heading into this contest.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New Jersey's No. 11-ranked offense (2.8 goals per game) against a Panthers defense that ranks No. 17 at 2.8 goals per game allowed. The Devils Sportsbook has clicked at a 17.2% rate while the Panthers have a 79.5% rate on the penalty kill.
New Jersey lost its last outing, a 4-2 result against the Panthers on April 15. Bettors who backed the Panthers at -110 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Florida Panthers Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing NY Rangers are 5-5
After playing New Jersey are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
New Jersey Devils Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Buffalo are 2-8
After playing Florida are 8-2
After a loss are 5-5
A few Panthers at Devils trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 9 games on the road
Florida is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Florida is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
New Jersey is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
New Jersey is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 7 games when playing at home against Florida
Next up:
Florida at New Jersey, Thursday, April 19
