The Devils get a visit from the Florida Panthers in hockey action on Saturday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

The Panthers will try to spoil to the party on Saturday; they are 25-17-11 this season, while the Devils are 31-19-4. Florida is 22-25-6 on the totals; New Jersey is 27-20-7.



View Florida vs New Jersey Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Panthers were listed as +-160 underdogs on the hockey moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 5 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
According to new NHL Power Rankings here, it's the No. 10-ranked Devils and the No. 22-rated Panthers in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits New Jersey's No. 11-ranked offense, averaging 2.8 goals per game, against a Panthers defense that ranks No. 18 at 2.8 goals allowed. The Devils power play is averaging 16.7% while the Panthers defense kills off 80.5% of their penalties.

In their last action, Florida was a 3-1 Sportsbook at home against the Kings. Bettors on Florida at +125 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Last time out for New Jersey, they were a 4-3 loser as they battled the Blues at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Blues at +100 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.


Florida Panthers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing NY Rangers are 5-5
After playing Los Angeles are 6-6-1
After a win are 3-7

New Jersey Devils Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Buffalo are 3-7
After playing St. Louis are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

A few Panthers at Devils trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games at home


Next up:
Florida at NY Islanders, Sunday, February 12
New Jersey at Buffalo, Tuesday, February 14