The New Jersey Devils are slight home favorites for Saturday night as they try to stave off elimination once again against the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 of the NHL's Stanley Cup final.
The Devils won Game 4 of the series by a 3-1 score in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, cutting their series deficit against the Kings to 3-1. Adam Henrique scored the winner for New Jersey that day, cheesy mustache and all.
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:
Bettors looking to side with the Devils in this one will find them as +100 underdogs on the NHL money line at . Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 4.5 at its open earlier today, with the best prices at Ladbrokes and Will Hill.
Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 8 (Devils) and the No. 10 (Kings) teams according to our current NHL Power Rankings.
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How They Match Up:
The game also pits New Jersey's No. 11-ranked offense, averaging 2.8 goals per game, against a Kings defense that ranks No. 2 at 2.2 goals allowed. The Devils power play is averaging 17.2% while the Kings defense kills off 87% of their penalties.
Last time out for New Jersey, they were a 3-1 winner as they battled the Kings on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Devils at +168 were rewarded, while the 4 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles Kings Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Dallas are 5-5
After playing New Jersey are 8-2
After a loss are 7-3
New Jersey Devils Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Buffalo are 2-8
After playing Los Angeles are 4-6
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
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles' last 5 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles' last 8 games
Los Angeles is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
New Jersey is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to New Jersey, Monday, June 11
