Vegas Golden Knights vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/06/2025

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, February 6, 2025

Venue:  Prudential Center, Newark, NJ

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Knights +100, Devils -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Knights +100, Devils -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Knights +100, Devils -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Vegas Golden Knights:  31-17-6 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

New Jersey Devils:  30-19-6 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)

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Vegas Golden Knights:  2-5-3 last 10

New Jersey Devils:  4-4-2 last 10

The Golden Knights are entering this game with 68 points, a 31-17-6 record overall, and they are 12-11-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the New York Islanders in their last game, losing that one on the road 2-1. Brandon Saad scored 1 goal for them in that one. Nicolas Hague and Nicolas Roy each led the team in assists with 1 while Pavel Dorofeyev and Shea Theodore each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Ilya Samsonov was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 14 shots with 12 saves and a .857 save percentage. Their offense has scored 178 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 151 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The Devils are entering this game with 66 points, a 30-19-6 record overall, and they are 15-8-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Pittsburgh Penguins in their last game, winning that one on the road 3-2 in a shootout. Jack Hughes scored 2 goals for them in that one. Jesper Bratt led the team in assists with 2 while Jack Hughes led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Nico Daws was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 27 shots with 25 saves and a .926 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 170 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 139 goals against them allowing 2.5 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Devils listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Devils have looked really good in their games this season with their 30-19-6 record overall which has them in 3rd place of their division in the East. They have looked good on home ice this season too with their 15-8-4 home record. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights have looked really good in their games this season with their 31-17-6 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the West. They haven't been a good road team though, going 12-11-3 in their road games this season, and they have also looked terrible in their games lately as they have been in a big slump. They are coming off another road loss to the Islanders in their last one and they are only 2-5-3 in their last 10 games. The Devils haven't looked great lately with their 4-4-2 record in their last 10 games, but they have still been the hotter team lately and have some momentum on their side as they are coming off a win over the Penguins in their last one. Both of these teams have looked great on offense this season, scoring plenty of goals, but the Devils have been the better team defensively and that will be a key part in this game. The Devils haven't been giving up many goals lately and they will be able to take advantage of this Golden Knights team that has not only been terrible on the road lately, but has also been struggling to score goals. The Devils will be able to build on that shootout win over the Penguins as the Golden Knights continue to struggle on the road. The best way to place a bet here is on the Devils to win this game. 

Golden Knights Devils Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, February 6, 2025 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Devils 3 Golden Knights 1.

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Vegas Golden Knights: 146-101 (+14.3 units) on the moneyline in all games. 29-8 (+22.1 units) on the moneyline after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game. 75-53 (+22.6 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 91-70 (+13.8 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 11-5 OVER on the road after 3 or more consecutive unders.

New Jersey Devils: 124-105 (-27.3 units) on the moneyline in all games. 34-34 (-17.5 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite of -200 or less. 28-33 (-23.2 units) on the moneyline off a road win. 91-71 (-18.7 units) on the moneyline against poor power play killing teams - opp score on over 17.5% of chances. 24-17 OVER off a win against a division rival.

Vegas Golden Knights:  C. Schwindt (RW) Out - Lower Body. W. Karlsson (C) Out - Lower Body. L. Cormier (D) Out - Undisclosed.

New Jersey Devils:  J. Siegenthaler (D) Out - Undisclosed. N. Hischier (C) Out - Upper Body. J. Markstrom (G) Out - Lower-body. S. Hatakka (D) Out - Shoulder.

"We ice the puck there. We weren't strong on the walls. I didn't know if it was icing or not. Listen, I thought the linesmen tonight, there were a lot of calls that did not go our way against a good face-off team. That's where you are gonna have to win the draw and make sure you get it out. We weren't able to do it on the winning goal, so that led up to it.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s loss against the Islanders in their game on Tuesday.

“Yeah, it looks good, but it’ll be a game time type of thing here. We’ll just make sure there are no issues throughout the day. But yeah, if he doesn’t play tonight, he’ll play Thursday. I think it’s kind of one of those types of things, but we’ll see what the rest of the day looks like he was feeling good coming out of yesterday’s practice so that was positive.” - Sheldon Keefe on the injury to Erik Haula.

LW Ivan Barbashev

C Jack Eichel

RW Victor Olofsson

LD Brayden McNabb

RD Shea Theodore

G Ilya Samsonov

LW Ondrej Palat

C Jack Hughes

RW Jesper Bratt

LD Jonas Siegenthaler

RD Dougie Hamilton

G Nico Daws

Points: J. Eichel (66)

Goals: P. Dorofeyev (22)

Assists: J. Eichel (48)

GAA: A. Hill (2.69)

Points: J. Hughes (63)

Goals: N. Hischier (24)

Assists: J. Bratt (45)

GAA: N. Daws (1.45)

Coaches:

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (3rd season)

New Jersey Devils: Sheldon Keefe (1st season)