Utah Hockey Club vs New Jersey Devils Prediction NHL Picks 10/14/24

The Utah Hockey Club and the New Jersey Devils meet Monday night in NHL action from the Prudential Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Utah Hockey Club vs. New Jersey Devils prediction.

Utah Hockey Club Recap

The Utah Hockey Club come into this one looking to build on their 3-0 start to the year after taking down the New York Rangers last time out by a final score of 6-5 in OT. After this game, Utah will head back west for a matchup with the Anaheim Ducks.

Utah HC Looking To Keep Strong Start Going

Clayton Keller leads Utah with 6 points including 3 goals and 3 assists while Dylan Guenther, Barrett Hayton, and Logan Cooley each have 5 points with Guenther logging a team-high 5 goals while Hayton has 3 goals and 2 assists and Cooley has 5 assists as well on the year. Nick Schmaltz also has 4 assists while Lawson Crouse and Mikhail Sergachev each have 3 points with Crouse logging 2 goals while Sergachev has 3 assists. Connor Ingram has gone 3-0 with a 3.54 GAA and a .874 save percentage in goal for Utah this season.

Why the Utah Hockey Club will win

• The Devils have lost each of their last six games at Prudential Center.
• The Devils have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine-day games.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in six of the Devils’ last eight games at Prudential Center.

New Jersey Devils Recap

The New Jersey Devils come into this one looking to build on a 5-3 win over Washington last time out. After this game, New Jersey will meet the Hurricanes and Senators after this game.

Devils Looking To Slow Utah’s Run

Paul Cotter and Stefan Noesen each have 5 points with Cotter logging a team-high 4 goals while Noesen has a goal and 4 assists. Erik Haula also has 4 assists while Timo Meier, Jesper Bratt, and Johnathan Kovacevic each have 3 points with Meier logging 2 goals and an assist while Bratt and Kovacevic each have a goal and 2 assists. In goal for the Devils, Jacob Markstrom has gone 2-1 with a 2.71 GAA and a .906 save percentage while Jake Allen is 1-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .944 save percentage as well on the year.

Why the New Jersey Devils will win

• The Devils have won three of their last four games.
• The Devils have covered the puck line in each of their last four home games against Central Division opponents.

Utah Hockey Club vs. Devils Prediction

I’m on Utah here. I know the run won’t last forever, but we keep getting these prices with Utah with the books expecting the other shoe to drop and I’m just not buying it right now. The Devils have been solid in their own right, but they’re a .500 team back on this side of the Atlantic Ocean, and I just don’t know if they’re worth laying this kind of price with given the form on the other side. Give me Utah and the plus money.