Canucks at Devils 12/31/18 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Vancouver Canucks look for a third straight victory on Monday when they visit the New Jersey Devils. The Canucks defeated the Calgary Flames 3-2 in overtime on Saturday as Alex Edler scored the winning goal 3:06 into the extra period. Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser also scored goals for the Canucks. Jacob Markstrom made 31 saves for Vancouver.

New Jersey won its second straight with a 2-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. Pavel Zacha scored one goal and assisted on the other for New Jersey, while Andy Greene scored the other Devils goal. Mackenzie Blackwood made 37 saves and posted his first NHL shutout. Elias Pettersson leads the Canucks in goals scored with 19, in assists with 20 and points with 39. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom is 16-10-3 with a goal’s against average of 2.80 and .910 save percentage. Vancouver is 13th in goals scored per game at 3.00 and 21st in goals against at 3.10.

Kyle Palmieri leads the Devils in goals scored with 19. Taylor Hall is the leader in assists with 26 and points with 37. Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood is 2-1-0 with a goal’s against average of 1.58 and save percentage of .956. New Jersey this season is 15th in goals scored per game at 2.95 and 27th in goals against at 3.38.