New Jersey Devils vs Calgary Flames: Game preview, predictions, and odds | November 1, 2024

?The New Jersey Devils are on the road to play the Calgary Flames on Friday at 9 p.m. ET. New Jersey (7-4-2) is coming off a 6-0 road win over Vancouver. Meanwhile, Calgary (5-4-1) suffered a 1-5 road defeat to Utah.

Devils vs Flames: Head-to-head & key numbers

• New Jersey is 29-68-11-4 all-time against Calgary
• The Devils are averaging 3.8 goals per game
• The Flames are allowing 3.4 goals per game
• New Jersey is allowing 3 goals per game
• Calgary is averaging 2.9 goals per game

New Jersey Devils vs Calgary Flames: Preview

New Jersey continues its West Coast road trip on Friday. The Devils are riding a two-game winning streak.

New Jersey will start Jacob Markstrom, who's 5-3-1 with a 2.68 GAA and a .903 SV%. The Devils are led by Nico Hischier (15 points), Jesper Bratt (13 points), and the trio of Jack Hughes, Timo Meier and Stefan Noesen (12 points each).

Calgary, meanwhile, enters the game on a four-game losing streak and is 1-5 in its last six games. The Flames are led by defenseman Rasmus Andersson, who has 10 points; Jonathan Huberdeau, Andrei Kuzmenko, and Connor Zary (7 points each), while Nazem Kadri has 6.

The Flames will start Dan Vladar, who's 2-2-1 with a 3.18 GAA and a .895 SV%.

Devils vs Flames: Odds & Prediction

Calgary is a +145 underdog, while New Jersey is a -175 favorite. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

The Flames (11 points in 10 games - Pacific Division, Western Conference) have struggled recently and now play a New Jersey team that leads the Metropolitan Division table in the Eastern Conference (16 points in 13 games). Calgary's goaltending and defensive play have been an issue, which is a problem against the potent Devils offense.

New Jersey's goalscoring prowess means the Devils will likely cruise to a lopsided road win and extend the Flames's losing streak.

Prediction: Devils 5, Flames 2.

Devils vs Flames: Betting Tips

Tip 1: New Jersey ML (-175)

Tip 2: Over 6.5 goals (-115)

Tip 3: New Jersey -0.5 first period (+150)

Tip 4: Dawson Mercer over 0.5 points (+124)