The Pittsburgh Penguins look to tie the Philadelphia Flyers for second place, in the Atlantic Division, tonight when they host the NJ Devils, who have dropped five straight and six of last ten. The Pittsburgh Penguins (41-27-2-6) host the NJ Devils (47-25-2-2) for some rock’em sock’em NHL action. Pittsburgh is 2-1-2 against New Jersey this season. NHL oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com have the Penguins as -150 moneyline favs over the Devils (+135) with the over/under listed at 5.5 goals. Be sure to get your Pittsburgh Penguins vs NJ Devils Free NHL Pick in now at Sportsbook.com
The Devils recently lost to the Rangers 0-3 on the road for their fifth straight loss. Goalie Martin Brodeur allowed three goals on 37 shots for a 15-7-3 record with a 2.21 GAA and a.924 SVPCT. Now Brodeur hopes to cool off Crosby, who has four goals and two assists versus the Devils this season – all in two games. The Devils are 21-14-2-1 on the road where they average 2.58 GAG and give up an average 2.63 GAG. They are 0-5 in their last five road games where they’ve averaged 1.40 GAG and given up an average 3.60 GAG
The Pens recently beat the Rangers 4-3 on the road for their fifth win in six games. They got goals from Maxime Talbot, Matt Cooke, Ruslan Fedotenko and Sidney Crosby. Goalie Marc-Andre Fluery stopped 26 of 29 shots for a 32-17-6 record with a 2.68 GAA and a .912 SVPCT. Crosby looks to extend a 15-game point streak, he has eight goals and 17 assists . The Pens are 23-13-1-2 at home where they average 3.05 GAG and give up an average 2.56 GAG. They are 4-1 in their last five home games where they’ve averaged 3.40 GAG and given up an average 1.80 GAG.
Recent Trends to Consider:
- Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
- Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Pittsburgh.
- Devils are 19-7 in the last 26 meetings in Pittsburgh.
- Devils are 29-14 in the last 43 meetings.
- Road team is 12-5 in the last 17 meetings.
- Underdog is 12-5 in the last 17 meetings.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs NJ Devils Free NHL Pick
When: Wed, April 01, 2009 10:00 PM ET
Line: Sportsbook.com
Pick: Pens -135
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