Anaheim Ducks at New Jersey Devils 10/18/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 10/18/2022 at 1:25 PM ET

Anaheim Ducks at New Jersey Devils 10/18/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Anaheim Ducks continue their five-game East Coast road swing on Tuesday with a visit to the New Jersey Devils, which will complete a back-to-back after the Ducks play the New York Rangers on Monday night. Anaheim is 1-1-0 with two points. The Ducks opened the season with a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken but were defeated on Saturday by the New York Islanders 7-1.

Troy Terry is the leading goal scorer for Anaheim with three and the leader in points with four, while Ryan Strome is the leader in assists with two. In goal, John Gibson is 1-1-0 with a goals-against average of 5.35 and save percentage of .880. Anaheim is scoring an average of 3.00 goals per game and allowing an average of 5.50 goals per game. Anaheim’s power play scores 28.6% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 66.7% of the time.

New Jersey is off to a poor start as the Devils are 0-2-0 with no points. New Jersey opened the season with a 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers and followed that on Saturday with another 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Dougie Hamilton and Miles Wood each scored one goal for New Jersey in the loss on Saturday to Detroit. Vitek Vanacek made 16 saves for the Devils in his debut for New Jersey.

Dougie Hamilton is one of four players for New Jersey with one goal, while the leader in assists is Jesper Bratt with three and Bratt is the points leader with three. In goal, Mackenzie Blackwood is 0-1-0 with a goals against average of 4.17 and save percentage of .833. New Jersey scores an average of 2.00 goals per game and allows an average of 5.00 goals per game. New Jersey's power play scores 16.7% and its penalty-kill unit is successful 85.7% of the time.

New Jersey is off to a very poor start, but will be facing a road weary Anaheim squad that will be completing the second half of a back-to-back and playing its third consecutive game on the road during a five-game East Coast swing. New Jersey has won four of the last five on its home ice against Anaheim and the home team (NJ) in this matchup has won 21 of the last 30 meetings. Final Score Prediction, New Jersey Devils win 3-1.

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