Devils at Panthers 4/6/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

By: Adam |

Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 9:20 AM ET

The New Jersey Devils look to bounce back from defeat on Saturday when they visit the Florida Panthers in the final game of the regular season for both teams. The Devils were defeated by the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday 3-1. New Jersey’s only goal was off the stick of Andy Green during the first period. Cory Schneider made 22 saves in net for the Devils.

Florida lost its most recent outing to the New York Islanders 2-1 in a shootout. Jonathan Huberdeau scored Florida’s only goal, which came during the third period to send the game to overtime followed by the shootout. Sam Montembeault made 35 saves in net for Florida in just his 10th start in the NHL.
Kyle Palmieri leads the Devils in goals scored with 27 and in points with 50. Nico Hischier is the leader in assists with 29. Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood is 9-10-0 with a goal’s against average of 2.59 and save percentage of .917. New Jersey this season is 25th in goals scored per game at 2.65 and 26th in goals against at 3.31.

Mike Hoffman leads the Panthers in goals scored with 35. Jonathan Huberdeau is the assists leader with 61, while Aleksander Barkov is the points leader with 94. Roberto Luongo is 18-16-4 with a 3.10 goals against average and .900 save percentage. Florida is 9th in goals per game at 3.22 and 27th in goals against at 3.32.

Florida has won each of the last 6 meetings on its home ice and 8 of the last 10 overall against the Devils. The home team (Florida) has won 36 of the last 53 between the two. Florida has won 4 of the last 5 when tagged as the favorite. New Jersey has lost 9 of the last 11 versus an opponent in the Eastern Conference. Final Score Prediction, Florida Panthers win 5-2.

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