Florida Panthers vs New Jersey Devils Prediction 1/14/25 NHL Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Florida Panthers vs New Jersey Devils Prediction for this NHL game on Tuesday, January 14th at the Prudential Center. To formulate this prediction, we will look at: 

-The Panthers’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Devils’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Florida

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving New Jersey

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

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

Can Devils Win Their Second Straight Game?

The Devils haven’t been exactly dominant overall heading into this game, but they are coming off a victory in the last game. The Devils scored three goals and they ended up picking up a win in overtime. Jesper Bratt finished with two assists. Jack Hughes scored a goal and added another assist. Two games ago against the New York Rangers they forced overtime but ended up losing 3-2. 

The Devils overall this season are averaging 3.16 goals while their defense is giving up 2.53 goals per game. The offense is ranked 11th in the league, while the defense is ranked 4th in the league. They are giving up 25.5 shots per game which is third-best in the league. In this game, they are going to need the defense to be good. Jack Hughes has scored 17 goals and added 45 assists so far this season. 

Why the Devils Will Beat the Panthers

• The Devils have won each of their last six home games.
• The Panthers have lost three of their last four games.
• The Devils have covered the puck line in each of their last five games against Eastern Conference opponents following an overtime win.
• The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six Tuesday games.
• The Panthers have lost the second period in five of their last six road games against Eastern Conference opponents.

Panthers Fell Just Short

The Panthers faced off against the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday and they were competitive, but they ended up losing 4-3. At the end of the first period, they were up 2-0, but as the game went on there were issues and in the third period they were outscored 3-1 and that led to the defeat. Noah Cates did have a strong game scoring two goals. Samuel Ersson saved 20 of the 23 shots that he faced. 

Florida on the season is averaging 3.25 goals while their defense is giving up 3.91 goals per game. The offense is ranked 9th in the league while the defense is ranked 18th. They are averaging 30.6 shots per game which is 5th best in the league. They also have a positive differential of 3.34 which is 6th best in the league. Sam Reinhart has scored 27 goals and added 24 assists. 

Florida Panthers vs New Jersey Devils Prediction

The Panthers are going to be on tired legs and that is going to really really struggle here. The Devils’ offense has been strong all season, averaging 3.156 goals per game, and against tired legs, they are going to get the offense out to a fast start here. The Panther’s defense is giving up 3.91 goals per game already, and they are going to really struggle to defend here. Back the Devils to get the job done on the money line.