by Chuck Sommers
Friday, Jan 13, 2023
Time: 10 p.m. ET
Venue: Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
Where to watch: ESPN+/Hulu
Opening Odds at USA Sportsbooks
DraftKings: Devils -280, Ducks +235
FanDuel: Devils -275, Ducks +220
BetMGM: Devils -275, Ducks +220
Caesars: Devils -278, Ducks +222
Season record
Devils: 26-12-3
Ducks: 12-26-4
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Devils - Ducks preview, prediction and analysis
Recent results
Devils: won 5-3 at Hurricanes on Tuesday
Ducks: lost 6-3 vs. Oilers on Wednesday
The New Jersey Devils will be playing the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, January 13 in Anaheim, California.
The New Jersey Devils won against the Carolina Hurricanes last Tuesday, January 10 in Raleigh, North Carolina with a score of 5-3. The Devils rank 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. Dawson Mercer’s first two-goal game in the NHL came at an ideal time for the New Jersey Devils. Jonas Siegenthaler, Jesper Boqvist, and Nico Hischier also scored for New Jersey with Hischier’s empty-netter coming with 55 seconds left in the game.
“I’m an offensive player, but I like playing defense and playing that two-way game,” said Mercer, a first-round draft pick in 2020. “To help contribute out there and get this big win is a huge thing for me and I want to make sure I can keep it going.”
“We played one of our best third periods of the year,” New Jersey coach Lindy Ruff said.
The New Jersey Devils have won half of their last 10 games. No major winning streaks providing any predictions for their upcoming games.
The Anaheim Ducks lost against the Edmonton Oilers last Wednesday, January 11 at the Honda Center in Anaheim with a score of 6-2. The Anaheim Ducks rank 8th in the Pacific Division. Sam Carrick and Simon Benoit scored the only points for Anaheim. Making his 28th start of the season John Gibson made 31 saves in two periods of action. Anthony Stolarz stopped all 16 shots he faced in the third.
"The first four goals, we have the puck on our stick. We have control of the puck," Ducks coach Dallas Eakins said. "We should be able to break the puck out and, suddenly, it's on their stick."
The Anaheim Ducks have won three of their last 10 games. Though it may seem that their chances of a win are slim, those prior wins came against some prominent teams, such as the Vegas Golden Knights, and the San Jose Sharks.
"Obviously, they're a good team," forward Sam Carrick said of the Oilers. "You've got to give them a lot of credit; they play fast, they're extremely good at creating offense, so it's a good test for us to figure out that's where we want to get to. The only way to get there is to work."
Prediction
The Devils have seemed to right the ship after that rough patch of losing four of six. With these three wins in four games, the lone loss being against a weird St. Louis team, that’s a win. That Carolina win was something to write home about. The over has cashed in three straight and if it gets to that, the Ducks are in trouble. Devils 5, Ducks 2
Betting trends
Devils are 15-3 on the road when the total is 6 or more this season.
Devils are 6-0 on the road after a win by 2 or more this season.
Ducks are 13-38 when playing their second game in 5 days the last 2 seasons.
Ducks are 11-43 when revenging a loss against an opponent of 2 goals or more the last 3 seasons.
Projected lines
Devils:
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Yegor Sharangovich -- Jack Hughes -- Dawson Mercer
Ondrej Palat -- Erik Haula -- Jesper Boqvist
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Alexander Holtz
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- Damon Severson
Nikita Okhotiuk -- Brendan Smith
Vitek Vanecek
Ducks:
Adam Henrique -- Mason McTavish -- Troy Terry
Trevor Zegras -- Ryan Strome -- Frank Vatrano
Max Comtois -- Sam Carrick -- Jakob Silfverberg
Max Jones -- Jayson Megna -- Brett Leason
Cam Fowler -- Dmitry Kulikov
Simon Benoit -- John Klingberg
Urho Vaakanainen -- Kevin Shattenkirk
John Gibson
Statistical leaders
Devils:
Points: Jack Hughes – 49
Goals: Jack Hughes – 26
Assists: Dougie Hamilton – 35
Goalie: Vitek Vanecek – 16-5-2, 2.37 GAA, .913 SV%
Ducks:
Points: Troy Terry – 33
Goals: Three tied – 12
Assists: Troy Terry – 21
Goalie: John Gibson – 7-18-3, 4.07 GAA, .896 SV%
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Chuck Sommers
About the Author:
Chuck Sommers has camped outside of sportsbooks since he can remember, learning the tricks and nuances of the trade. He still has nightmares of betting $5,000 on the Raiders in the Tuck Rule game but has since turned that to 25 years of veteran handicapping greatness. You can find him mostly in the shadows at the Red Rock or Aliante casinos wondering if the over is cashing on any given Sunday.
