Chicago Blackhawks (24-45-6) vs New Jersey Devils (47-20-8)
Game Info: Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 8:00 pm (United Center)
Betting Odds: Chicago Blackhawks +260 / New Jersey Devils -315 --- Over/Under: 6.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The New Jersey Devils will play the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Devils Preview
The New Jersey Devils are 47-20-8 this season after they defeated the New York Rangers by a score of 2-1 in their last game. New Jersey out shot New York by a total of 31-25 and went 1-2 on the power play in the win. The New Jersey Devils are averaging 3.43 goals per game, 2.71 goals against per game, 21.4% on the power play, and 82.2% on the penalty kill. Jack Hughes has led the Devils with 40 goals, 47 assists, and 317 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for New Jersey is Vitek Vanecek, who is 30-10-4 this season with a 2.47 goals against average and a .910 save percentage.
Blackhawks Preview
The Chicago Blackhawks are 24-45-6 this season after they lost to the St. Louis Blues by a score of 5-3 in their last game. Chicago out shot St. Louis by a total of 33-29 and went 2-3 on the power play in the loss. The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 2.41 goals per game, 3.59 goals against per game, 16.4% on the power play, and 76.3% on the penalty kill. Taylor Raddysh has led the Blackhawks this season with 20 goals, 15 assists, and 121 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Chicago is Alex Stalock, who is 9-12-1 this season with a 2.87 goals against average and a .913 save percentage.
Trends
New Jersey is 12-3 in their last 15 Saturday games and 26-10 in their last 36 road games. The under is 5-1-1 in New Jersey’s last 7 games played on one day of rest. Chicago is 2-7 in their last 9 games against the Metro and 1-4 in their last 5 games against the East. The under is 4-1-1 in Chicago’s last 6 games played on one day of rest. The over is 5-0-1 in these two teams last 6 head to head meetings in Chicago.
Pick
Chicago comes into this game on a losing streak and has scored two goals or fewer in four of their last five games. New Jersey has won two of their last three games and is 26-7-4 on the road this season. With the Blackhawks really struggling to score right now, I don’t see how they are going to manage to keep this game close. I like the Devils -1.5 in this game.