Chicago pays a visit to New Jersey on Tuesday, hoping to shut down the Devils bats in hockey action at Prudential Center.

This season the Devils are 42-28-6 overall while the Blackhawks are 42-26-8. As for the totals, New Jersey is 35-31-10 on the OU, and Chicago is 39-36-1.



View Chicago vs New Jersey Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Blackhawks listed as underdogs of +-130 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 5.5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Devils, most recently No. 8 in the Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings, up against the Blackhawks, who rate a No. 10 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New Jersey's No. 13-ranked offense (2.7 goals per game) against a Blackhawks defense that ranks No. 22 at 2.9 goals per game allowed. The Devils Sportsbook has clicked at a 16.2% rate while the Blackhawks have a 78.8% rate on the penalty kill.

Last time out for Chicago, they were a 6-1 loser as they battled the Predators at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Predators at +115 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

New Jersey was a 5-2 loser in its last match on the road against the Penguins. They lost as +168 underdogs, while the total score of 7 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors.


Chicago Blackhawks Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Edmonton are 5-5
After playing Nashville are 8-2
After a loss are 4-6

New Jersey Devils Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Buffalo are 2-8
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Blackhawks at Devils trends to consider:
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
New Jersey11-3-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 7 games when playing Chicago


Next up:
Chicago home to St. Louis, Thursday, March 29
New Jersey home to Tampa Bay, Thursday, March 29