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(NHL) New Jersey vs. Minnesota,
Total: 5.50 | -125.00 Under
Result: Win
Total: 5.50 | -125.00 Under
Result: Win
The set-up: The New Jersey Devils opened 9-2-0 but tonight in Minnesota, hope to avoid a third straight loss when they conclude their four-game road trip. New Jersey began its trip with a 7-5 triumph in Chicago but was shut out in an overtime loss at Toronto on Thursday and dropped a 5-2 decision in Winnipeg two days later. The setback against the Jets was just the second regulation loss on the road this season for the Devils but the fourth overall defeat in their last five away from home (1-2-2). The 9-8-2 Minnesota Wild are seeking a third consecutive home victory, as they come off a 3-1 loss at Washington on Saturday.
New Jersey: The Devils are just 2-3-3 since that 9-2-0 start but the team's 25 points still leave them in a tie atop the Metropolitan division with Columbus and Pittsburgh (check out the standings, this is one tough division!). Rookies Nico Hischier and defenseman Will Butcher are tied for second on the team with 15 points apiece but they have combined for only four goals. Brian Gibbons owns a team-leading nine goals on the season.
Minnesota: Nino Niederreiter netted the lone tally for the Wild in their loss at Washington, extending his goal-scoring streak to three games and his point run to five contests (points on the season). Jason Zucker's string of consecutive contests with a goal ended at five in the setback but the 25-year-old leads the team with 11 goals in 19 games and is halfway toward matching the career high he set in 79 contests last season. Eric Staal leads the team with 17 points and has collected nine points over his last seven games.
The pick: New Jersey Devils goalie Corey Schneider has played in plenty of road games against the Minnesota Wild but very rarely under ideal conditions. When Schneider was backing up Roberto Luongo in Vancouver (early in his career), Luongo seemingly would always struggle in Minnesota, Schneider would usually come into the game sometime in the second period in relief, when the Wild had already built a big lead. Now he's the Devils' "main man," entering with a 7-4-2 record (2.88 GAA & .911 SP). Minnesota's Devan Dubnyk (8-6-1, 2.48 GAA & .922) has not yet rounded into last year's form (40 wins). Will he? New Jersey is 7-3 to the over on the road so far and I'm making the Over an 8* play in this one.
New Jersey: The Devils are just 2-3-3 since that 9-2-0 start but the team's 25 points still leave them in a tie atop the Metropolitan division with Columbus and Pittsburgh (check out the standings, this is one tough division!). Rookies Nico Hischier and defenseman Will Butcher are tied for second on the team with 15 points apiece but they have combined for only four goals. Brian Gibbons owns a team-leading nine goals on the season.
Minnesota: Nino Niederreiter netted the lone tally for the Wild in their loss at Washington, extending his goal-scoring streak to three games and his point run to five contests (points on the season). Jason Zucker's string of consecutive contests with a goal ended at five in the setback but the 25-year-old leads the team with 11 goals in 19 games and is halfway toward matching the career high he set in 79 contests last season. Eric Staal leads the team with 17 points and has collected nine points over his last seven games.
The pick: New Jersey Devils goalie Corey Schneider has played in plenty of road games against the Minnesota Wild but very rarely under ideal conditions. When Schneider was backing up Roberto Luongo in Vancouver (early in his career), Luongo seemingly would always struggle in Minnesota, Schneider would usually come into the game sometime in the second period in relief, when the Wild had already built a big lead. Now he's the Devils' "main man," entering with a 7-4-2 record (2.88 GAA & .911 SP). Minnesota's Devan Dubnyk (8-6-1, 2.48 GAA & .922) has not yet rounded into last year's form (40 wins). Will he? New Jersey is 7-3 to the over on the road so far and I'm making the Over an 8* play in this one.
