New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 4/15/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (-152) Bruins (+126)

The New Jersey Devils (41-31-7) are en route to TD Garden on Tuesday where they will meet the Boston Bruins (32-39-9). The moneyline on this matchup has New Jersey at -152 while Boston is opening at +126. The total is set at 6.

The New Jersey Devils had a rough game after their 1-0 loss to the Islanders in their last outing. New Jersey garnered 19 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Devils left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in the loss. Furthermore, they had 1 opportunity with more players on the ice but didn't convert it into a score. For the matchup, they went home without being able to finish on any of the 25 shots they put on net.

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When at even strength, the Devils have surrendered 172 goals while getting 175 of their own. New Jersey Devils opponents have totaled 216 power play opportunities (19th in hockey) and have scored 39 goals in those chances. When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the New Jersey Devils have earned 233 goals (19th in the National Hockey League) this year and have conceded 211. New Jersey has attempted 2,247 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.4%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 89 points and their points percentage sits at .563. The Devils have had 2,108 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .900. New Jersey steps onto the ice with 211 power play opportunities and they have tallied 58 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 27.49%.

The man in net for this game is Jacob Markstrom. Throughout his time in hockey, Markstrom has accumulated 275 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .532. His save percentage currently sits at .908 for his 27,975 mins played. Markstrom has had 15,104 shots taken against him and he has 13,718 total saves. Opponents have scored 1,386 goals against Markstrom in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 2.97. He has amassed a mark of 241-212-63 and got the start in 517 games. Markstrom has taken the ice for 534 contests throughout his professional hockey career.

Their last time out, Boston squared up with the Penguins in an outing where the Bruins got the victory by a score of 4-1. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this outing and netted 1 out of those tries. The Bruins netted 4 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they took.

Boston has attempted 2,149 shots (29th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.14%, while allowing their opponents 2,320 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 77.06% on their opponents 231 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 88.5%. They have a total of 225 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 15.11%. The Bruins have accumulated 184 goals at even strength and 34 goals (28th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 266 goals to be scored by way of 213 goals at even strength and 53 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the season, the Boston Bruins have notched a total of 218 goals, 73 points, and a points percentage of .456.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jeremy Swayman in net. Swayman has amassed a career mark of 101-62-21 and has been in goal for 189 games. Swayman's quality start percentage comes out to 60.4% and he has qualified for 110 quality starts in his pro career. He is sitting with 4,762 saves out of the 5,228 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .911. His opposition is averaging 3.63 goals per contest and he has given up 466 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 182 games and has played for a total of 7,709 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Boston (+126) and under 6 goals

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