Islanders vs Devils Betting Tips & Analysis: Metro Division Showdown on Friday Night
Devils Continue Hot Run and Prepare to Battle Islanders on Friday

Friday Night’s Short NHL Slate
Gets rolling with a Metropolitan Division clash between the hot New Jersey Devils and the New York Islanders. Let’s analyze this Eastern Conference showdown and look at the Islanders vs Devils betting tips and analysis along with other wagers in this Betting Preview on Friday night.
Game Information
New York Islanders (16-11-0, 32 points) at New Jersey Devils (21-4-1, 43 points)
Date & Time & Streaming:
Location: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Running With The Devils
The New Jersey Devils continue their magical start to the 2022-23 season, with victories in 21 of their first 26 contests. On Tuesday night, the Chicago Blackhawks skated into town and Devils goaltender Vitek Vanecek stopped all 24 Hawks shots faced to earn his 12th victory of the season, his second shutout of the year and eighth shutout of his career.
Forward Jack Hughes and defenseman Dougie Hamilton continue their NHL Player Stats hot runs, with Hamilton scoring a goal and two assists and Hughes chipping in with two more assists on the night.
Three of the next four games for the Devils are against fellow Metropolitan Division opponents starting with Friday’s battle against a solid New York Islanders club that has historically played well against the Devils, winning 14 of their last 19 meetings dating back to 2018.
Islanders Staying Afloat in the Metro?
Continuing Our Islanders vs Devils Betting Tips and Analysis Preview: The New York Islanders are playing some solid hockey right now, winning five of their last eight contests overall.
Coach Lane Lambert’s squad has been getting the job done with with defense, although their last game was a bit of a mess, as the St. Louis Blues picked up a 7-4 victory in Belmont on Tuesday evening.
Goaltender Ilya Sorokin made just 21 saves on 26 shots faced in the losing effort, while veteran forward Zach Parise scored his ninth goal of the season and later added an assist.
The Islanders remain in fourth place in the Metropolitan Division and a sturdy, profitable Hockey Betting team to make wagers to make thus far. New York has fared very well against their rivals across the river, beating New Jersey in 14 of the last 19 meetings between the two clubs. This will be a solid test for this NHL team, who will play six of their next seven contests on the road starting on Friday night.
Islanders vs Devils Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the hosting New Jersey Devils odds to win as moderate favorites against the visiting New York Islanders on Friday night priced in the range around -165 to -175.
This is the 21st game this season where New Jersey has been favored, with the Devils winning 14 of their first _20 games in that role. For New York, it’s their 12th game of the season as an underdog, with the Islanders posting a record of 6-5 in eleven games when lined at plus money.
As previously mentioned, the Islanders have dominated this series of late, winning in 14 of the last 19 meetings, including seven of the last ten head-to-head showdowns at Prudential Center. New Jersey has won eight of their last ten home games and 10 of their last 11 contests against Eastern Conference matchups opponents.
New Jersey is also heavily trending towards the Under, cashing in eight of their last 12 contests.
Concluding our Islanders vs Devils Betting Tips and Analysis Preview: The total for this contest is set at 5.5 goals shaded slightly to the Under around the pick’em range between -120 to -130.
The Islanders are an even 13-13-1 this season in totals, but are currently on a 6-2 run to the Under in their last eight games. New Jersey is also heavily trending towards the Under, cashing in eight of their last 12 contests. The Under has has also hit in 12 of the last 17 meetings between these two rival clubs.
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