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(NHL) New Jersey vs. Winnipeg,
Money Line: -152.00 Winnipeg (Home)
Result: Win
Money Line: -152.00 Winnipeg (Home)
Result: Win
The set-up: The New Jersey Devils were 28-40-14 last season and the team's 70 points were the fewest of any Eastern Conference team. The Winnipeg Jets had a much better season at 40-35-7 but their 87 points still left them on the outside looking-in on the postseason. However, as these two teams get to meet Saturday afternoon at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, both have identical 11-4-3 records, good enough for 25 points. the Devils actually lead the East' Metropolitan Division, while the Jets are in second-place in the West's Central Division. What a difference a year makes!
New Jersey: The Devils' record sure looks good but Thursday's 1-0 OT at Toronto was the team's fifth loss in its last seven games (2-2-3). Goalie Corey Schneider made 24 saves for New Jersey before allowing the game winner against the Maple Leafs in OT. "I thought we played well," Schneider told reporters afterward. "It stinks to lose and only get one point after you have an effort like that." Schneider has given up three goals or less in six of his past seven starts but is just 3-2-2 in that span. The Devils finished 0-for-3 on the power play Thursday and are 3-for-19 in November.
Winnipeg: The Jets earned at least one point for the 11th time in the past 12 games, rallying from a 2-0 deficit in a 3-2 home shootout victory over the Flyer on Thursday.That makes them 5-0-1 over their past six home games. "That's a good sign of maturity, but we have to play better," Jets captain Blake Wheeler told the media after the game. Connor Hellebuyck earns his third consecutive start in goal after making 30 saves Thursday, recovering from two first-period goals to raise his record to 10-1-2 on the season with a 2.29 GAA and .930 SP. Forward Mathieu Perreault scored a power-play goal in his return Thursday after missing 12 games with a lower-body injury. Wheeler entered Friday second in the NHL in assists (19) and tied for sixth in points (24) after assisting on Mark Scheifele's (11 goals and 11 assists) game-tying tally.
The pick: The 'wheels are starting to come off' for the Devils, while the Jets are streaking (earning at least one point in 11 of their last 12 games). Bell MTS Place has been good to Winnipeg lately (5-0-1) and I'll make the Jets a 10* play in this one.
New Jersey: The Devils' record sure looks good but Thursday's 1-0 OT at Toronto was the team's fifth loss in its last seven games (2-2-3). Goalie Corey Schneider made 24 saves for New Jersey before allowing the game winner against the Maple Leafs in OT. "I thought we played well," Schneider told reporters afterward. "It stinks to lose and only get one point after you have an effort like that." Schneider has given up three goals or less in six of his past seven starts but is just 3-2-2 in that span. The Devils finished 0-for-3 on the power play Thursday and are 3-for-19 in November.
Winnipeg: The Jets earned at least one point for the 11th time in the past 12 games, rallying from a 2-0 deficit in a 3-2 home shootout victory over the Flyer on Thursday.That makes them 5-0-1 over their past six home games. "That's a good sign of maturity, but we have to play better," Jets captain Blake Wheeler told the media after the game. Connor Hellebuyck earns his third consecutive start in goal after making 30 saves Thursday, recovering from two first-period goals to raise his record to 10-1-2 on the season with a 2.29 GAA and .930 SP. Forward Mathieu Perreault scored a power-play goal in his return Thursday after missing 12 games with a lower-body injury. Wheeler entered Friday second in the NHL in assists (19) and tied for sixth in points (24) after assisting on Mark Scheifele's (11 goals and 11 assists) game-tying tally.
The pick: The 'wheels are starting to come off' for the Devils, while the Jets are streaking (earning at least one point in 11 of their last 12 games). Bell MTS Place has been good to Winnipeg lately (5-0-1) and I'll make the Jets a 10* play in this one.
