New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, 2/4/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Sportsnet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (-182) Penguins (+150)

PPG Paints Arena is the site where the Pittsburgh Penguins (22-24-8) will try to beat the New Jersey Devils (29-19-6) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Devils at -182 while the Penguins are at +150. The betting total is set at 6.5.

The New Jersey Devils will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-3 loss to the Sabres their last time on the ice. New Jersey garnered 31 penalty minutes for this game. The Devils were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in this defeat. In addition, they had 5 opportunities with more players on the ice but didn't net one. In the game, they scored on 3 of the 24 shots they launched.

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With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the New Jersey Devils have earned 167 goals (11th in the NHL) on the season and have given up 136. For the current campaign, they have racked up 64 points and their points percentage comes in at .593. New Jersey skates onto the rink with 154 power play opportunities and they have scored 43 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 27.92%. While playing at even strength, the Devils have allowed the opponent to score 111 goals while getting 124 as an offensive unit. New Jersey has taken 1,596 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.5%. The Devils have seen 1,395 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .903. New Jersey Devils opponents have 148 power play tries (16th in the NHL) and have earned 25 goals in those chances.

The player between the pipes for this game is Jake Allen. The opposition has racked up 1,162 goals versus Allen in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.88. Allen has played in 448 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .907 for his 24,239 mins guarding the cage. He has accumulated an overall mark of 203-178-43 and he started in 425 games. Over the course of his career, Allen has accounted for 222 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .522. Allen has seen 12,536 shots taken against him and has accrued 11,374 total saves.

In their last contest, Pittsburgh played the Predators in a game where the Penguins ended up with the win by a mark of 3-0. The Penguins netted 3 goals of the 36 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play attempts in this contest but weren't able to score a goal.

The Penguins have scored 117 goals at even strength and 39 goals (7th in the NHL) while on the power play. Pittsburgh has tried 1,543 shots (11th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.11%, while allowing the opposition 1,661 shots. On the campaign, the Pittsburgh Penguins have tallied 156 goals, 52 points, and a points percentage of .481. They have granted a total of 189 goals to be scored by of a combination of 158 goals at even strength and 31 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 153 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 25.49%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 78.77% on their opponents 146 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 88.6%.

Across the ice you will find Alex Nedeljkovic protecting the goal. Nedeljkovic has a career mark of 71-54-26 and has played in 166 games. Nedeljkovic's quality start percentage sits at 52.3% and he has 78 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has accrued 4,363 stops out of the 4,823 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .905. Teams are averaging 3.50 goals per game and he has surrendered 460 goals overall. He has started in 149 contests and has played for a total of 7,883 minutes.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+150) and under 6.5 goals

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