New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals Prediction NHL Picks 10/12/24

In this article, we will formulate a New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals Prediction for this NHL game on Saturday, October 12th, at the Capital One Arena. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Devils’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Capitals’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving  New Jersey

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Washington

-Recent betting trends in games played between New Jersey and Washington

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Devils and Capitals. 

Devils Look for First Win

The Devils in the first game faced off against the Toronto Maple Leafs and they didn’t play all that well. The Devils scored only two goals while the defense gave up four. The Devils were down 3-1 at the end of the first period and they couldn’t bounce back. Jesper Bratt scored a goal for the Devils but it wasn’t enough. Timo Meier also scored a goal. Jacob Markstrom started in goal and he saved 18 of the 22 shots that he faced. It’s inexcusable to only face 22 shots and give up four goals. In this game, if the Devils want to find success in this game, they are going to need the defense to be better here. 

Can the Capitals Become Contenders Again?

The Capitals somehow made the playoffs last year but they had a negative goal differential of -37. The Capitals know they really didn’t have a competitive team last year and they hope the moves they made this offseason can get this team into a deep playoff run. Pierre-Luc Dubois, Jakob Chychrun,  Matt Roy,  Andrew Mangiapane,  Logan Thompson,  Brandon Duhaime,  Taylor Raddysh, and Jakub Vrana have all joined up with the team. The star of this team is still Alex Ovechkin and he should have another strong season, but the question is how will the rest of the squad be. The Capitals will meet the Golden Knights and Stars after this game. 

New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals Prediction

I will take my chances here with the Capitals as underdogs to get the job done. The moves the Capitals made this offseason are going to improve the team and they are going to have a big season here. The Capitals offense has a ton of talent and their offense is going to run up the score here. The Devils won’t have any answer and the Capitals will get the job done. Back the Capitals as underdogs.