Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/10/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Monday, January 10, 2022

Venue:  Prudential Center, Newark, NJ

Where to Watch:  MSG+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Lightning -230 Devils +195; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Lightning -230 Devils +195; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Lightning -250 Devils +200; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

Tampa Bay Lightning:  23-9-5 (2nd place, Atlantic Division)

New Jersey Devils:  14-17-5 (7th place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Tampa Bay Lightning:  6-3-1 last 10

New Jersey Devils:  4-6-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Lightning are coming into this game with 51 points, a 23-9-5 record overall, and they are 11-5-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. Their 2 wins were against the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Calgary Flames while their loss came against the Boston Bruins in their last game. They lost that game at home 5-2. Ondrej Palat and Brayden point both scored 1 goal each in that game while Erik Černák and Mikhail Sergachev both had 2 assists each as well. Nikita Kucherov led the team in shots on goal in that one with 5. Andrei Vasilevskiy was the starting goaltender in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 29 shots with 25 saves and a .862 save percentage. Their offense has scored 122 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 109 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Devils are coming into this game with 33 points, a 14-17-5 record overall, and they are 9-7-3 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Columbus Blue Jackets while their 2 losses came against the Boston Bruins and the Blue Jackets in their last game. They lost that game on the road 4-3 after beating the Jackets at home 3 nights ago by a score of 3-1. In their last game, Jimmy Vesey, Nico Hischier, and Marián Studenič all scored 1 goal each while Vesey, Jesper Boqvist, Ryan Graves, Dawson Mercer, and Damon Severson all had 1 assist each. Jack Hughes led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Mackenzie Blackwood was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 34 shots with 30 saves and a .882 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 105 goals this season averaging 2.9 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 126 goals against them allowing 3.5 goals per game. 

 

 

The Lightning are coming into this game as a -230 favorite with the current betting odds according to the bookmakers. The Lightning have been having a great season and they are looking to repeat last season and win the Stanley Cup again. They have been playing well in their recent games but are coming off of a loss in their last game. They will be looking to bounce back from that loss and the Lightning have been good on the road this season. The Devils have not been playing well recently and they have been very inconsistent in their NHL games. They do not have the talent on their team to compete with a team as good as the Lightning are. The Lightning are also tied for 1st place in the Eastern Conference right now with the Florida Panthers and the Panthers have 2 games in hand as well. The Lightning need a win here so they can climb the standings and give themselves the best chance of pulling away in 1st place. The Lightning are a lot better and have been playing much better than the Devils have been, the Lightning will bounce back in this game with a big win. The best wager to place in this game is on the Lightning to win on the puckline as they should win this game by a few goals. 

 

Lightning Devils Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, January 10, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Lightning 5 Devils 2.

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Tampa Bay Lightning: 135-75 (+11.8u) on the moneyline in all games. 16-7 (+4.6u) on the moneyline in January games. 73-38 (+6.2u) on the moneyline second half of the season. 81-39 (+16.2u) on the moneyline when playing their 3rd game in 5 days.

New Jersey Devils: 61-100 (-24.1u) on the moneyline in all games. 17-33 (-18.2u) on the moneyline in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 33-54 (-11.6u) on the moneyline after a division game. 37-67 (-19.3u) on the moneyline when playing their 3rd game in 5 days.

 

 

Tampa Bay Lightning:  R. McDonagh (D) Ques Mon - Lower Body injury. Z. Bogosian (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury. R. Colton (C) Prob Mon - Illness. G. Smith (C) Mid Jan - Lower Body injury.

New Jersey Devils:  J. Bratt (LW) Out indefinitely - Illness. N. Bastian (RW) Out indefinitely - Illness. M. Geertsen (D) Out indefinitely - Illness. D. Hamilton (D) Out indefinitely - Jaw injury.

 

 

 

“They were better than us tonight. We were off a bit and they capitalized.” - Jon Cooper on his team’s loss against the Bruins on Saturday night.

 

 

“A lot of guys played a lot of different positions with a lot of different players, but I thought we played the game the right way. We (gave) ourselves a chance to win a hockey game, even down to the bitter end.” - Lindy Ruff on his team’s loss against the Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

 

 

 

LW Palat, Ondrej

C Point, Brayden

RW Kucherov, Nikita

LD Hedman, Victor

RD Rutta, Jan

G Vasilevskiy, Andrei

 

LW Tatar, Tomas

C Hughes, Jack

RW Mercer, Dawson

LD Siegenthaler, Jonas

RD Severson, Damon

G Blackwood, Mackenzie

 

 

Points: S. Stamkos (41)

Goals: S. Stamkos (16)

Assists: V. Hedman (29)

GAA: A. Vasilevskiy (2.23)

 

Points: J. Bratt (32)

Goals: J. Bratt (10)

Assists: J. Bratt (22)

GAA: J. Bernier (3.06)

 

Coaches:

Tampa Bay Lightning: Jon Cooper (10th season)

New Jersey Devils: Lindy Ruff (2nd season)