New Jersey Devils vs Detroit Red Wings: Game preview, predictions, and odds | November 29, 2024

The New Jersey Devils are on the road to play the Detroit Red Wings on Friday at 3 p.m. ET. New Jersey (15-8-2) is coming off a 3-0 shutout loss to St. Louis at home. Detroit (10-10-2) is coming off a 2-1 win over Calgary in OT on Wednesday.

Devils vs Red Wings: Head-to-head & key stats

• New Jersey is 49-54-11-4 all-time against Detroit
• The Devils are averaging 3.36 goals per game
• The Red Wings are 5-5-1 at home
• New Jersey is allowing 2.6 goals per game
• Detroit is averaging 2.5 goals per game
• The Devils are 9-4 on the road
• The Red Wings are allowing 3 goals per game

New Jersey Devils vs Detroit Red Wings: Preview

New Jersey's shutout loss to St. Louis at home snapped their three-game winning streak. The Devils are led by Jesper Bratt who has 28 points, Jack Hughes has 25 points, and Nico Hischier has 24 points.

The Devils will start Jacob Markstrom who's 10-6-1 with a 2.54 GAA and a .904 SV%. In his career against Detroit, he's 5-3-1 with a 2.12 GAA and a .923 SV%.

The Red Wings, meanwhile, extended their win streak to two following . Detroit will likely start Cam Talbot who's 6-4-2 with a 2.47 GAA and a .923 SV%. Talbot is 9-2 with a 2.21 GAA and a .924 SV% in his career against New Jersey.

Detroit is led by Lucas Raymond has 22 points, Alex DeBrincat has 19 points, Dylan Larkin has 18 points, and Moritz Seider has 13 points.

Devils vs Red Wings: Odds & Prediction

New Jersey is a -182 favorite while Detroit is a +150 underdog, the over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

The Devils have been one of the best teams in the NHL and this is a good spot for New Jersey to get a big win. After being shutout, New Jersey should come out aggressive here and get out to an early lead.

The Red Wings offense has struggled this season, and going up against Markstrom, Detroit will continue to struggle.

Prediction: Devils 3, Red Wings 1.

Devils vs Red Wings: Betting Tips

Tip 1: New Jersey ML (-182)

Tip 2: Under 6.5 goals (-130)