Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New Jersey Devils meet at Prudential Center.
Oddsmakers currently have the Devils listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game’s total is sitting at 5½.
Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists, Kris Letang potted the winner and the Penguins ripped apart the Rangers 6-2 on Wednesday. The Penguins won the game as a -135 favorite, and the eight goals sailed OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Letang finished with a pair, and Petr Sykora also scored twice for the Penguins. Jordan Staal added the other marker, and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 shots in the victory
The Devils squandered a two-goal lead, but managed to sneak out a 4-3 win over the Bruins in overtime last time out. The Devils won that game as +140 underdogs, while the seven goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Jamie Langenbrunner scored the OT winner and added another in regulation to lead the way, while singles came from Zach Parise and Patrik Elias.
Current streak:
New Jersey has won 7 straight games.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 24-21-4
New Jersey: 31-15-3
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Ottawa are 6-4
After playing NY Rangers are 7-3
After a win are 1-9
New Jersey most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-3-1
Before playing Buffalo are 8-2
After playing Boston are 3-7
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Pittsburgh is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey’s last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
New Jersey is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey’s last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Next up:
Pittsburgh at Toronto, Saturday, January 31
New Jersey home to Washington, Tuesday, February 3
