Bruins vs Devils Betting Odds: Can Devils Put NHL On Notice?

The National Hockey League Heads Into Holiday Break
With a massive slate of 13 games on Friday, headlined by a battle of two surprising clubs in the East as the New Jersey Devils take on the Boston Bruins. Let’s analyze this Eastern Conference showdown in this betting preview on the Bruins vs Devils Betting Odds for this contest on Friday night.

Game Information

New Jersey Devils Descending Downward?

The New Jersey Devils finally picked up a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night to end a six-game losing streak that was making the Newark faithful chant “Fire Lindy” again despite the fact that coach Lindy Ruff’s club won 18 of their previous 20 games before that brief skid took place.

Devils fans need to relax and realize there is a lot more hockey to be played this NHL season, and this is a tough stretch for New Jersey, who now heads into a home battle with arguably the best team in the National Hockey League in the Boston Bruins, who have won 26 of their last 32 contests.

Forward Jack Hughes is on a current four-game point streak, with two goals and two assists. He will play in his 200th career game tonight as he leads the club with 17 goals and 38 points on the season.

Goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood returned to the lineup on Wednesday after battling with some nhl injuries, and the 26-year old Ontario native looked sharp, making 34 saves over 36 shots faced in his first start since November 1st to earn his fifth victory of the season.

Boston Bruins Roaring Along in the East

The Boston Bruins continue their hot run throughout the National Hockey League standings, with another win last night, a 3-2 decision over the Winnipeg Jets, the Bruins are now a remarkable 18-0-2 at TD Garden, extending the National Hockey League Record for most consecutive home wins without a regulation loss.

Coach Jim Montgomery’s club actually trailed 2-0 after the end of the first period, before his group made the proper adjustments and Boston netminder Jeremy Swayman was magnificent, making 25 saves on 27 shots faced for his seventh victory of the year.

Forward Jake DeBrusk scored his 12th goal of the season, and he is now one of five hockey players on this squad who have double-digits in goals along with forwards David Krejčí Patrice Bergeron, Taylor Hall and David Pastrnak.

Boston has shocked a lot of people with this amazing run they have put together thus far and they look like a NHL team that can stay atop the nhl east conference standings deep into the second half of the season.

Bruins vs Devils Betting Odds

Sportsbooks have the visiting Boston Bruins odds to win as short favorites against the hosting New Jersey Devils on Friday night priced in the pick’em range around -110 to -120.

This is the 26th game this season where Boston has been favored, with the Bruins winning 20 of their first 25 games in that role. For New Jersey, it’s their tenth game of the season as an underdog, with the Devils winning eight of their first nine games when lined at plus money.

Boston has won five of their last six games against New Jersey, along with seven of their last ten meetings at the Prudential Center. The Devils have struggled of late at home, losing five of their last six games.

Total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals shaded slightly to the Over around the pick’em range between -115 to -125. Boston is on a 4-2 run to the Under and has cashed the Under in 13 of their last 20 games when lined as the favorite.

Concluding the Bruins vs Devils Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals shaded slightly to the Over around the pick’em range between -115 to -125. Boston is on a 4-2 run to the Under and has cashed the Under in 13 of their last 20 games when lined as the favorite.

New Jersey has gone Under the total in five consecutive games, but against the Bruins, the Over is 5-1 in their last six meetings.

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