New Jersey Devils vs Detroit Red Wings: Game preview, predictions, and odds | October 24, 2024

The New Jersey Devils are on the road to play the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, October 24 at 7 p.m. ET.

New Jersey (5-3-1) is coming off an 8-5 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Detroit (3-3) is coming off a 1-0 shutout road win over the New York Islanders.

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

• New Jersey is 49-53-11-4 all-time against Detroit.
• The Devils are averaging 3.56 goals per game.
• Detroit is averaging 2.5 goals per game.
• New Jersey is allowing 3.11 goals per game.
• The Red Wings are allowing 2.83 goals per game.

New Jersey Devils vs Detroit Red Wings: Preview

The New Jersey Devils have lost back-to-back games despite scoring five goals in both. New Jersey has a potent offense but its goaltending has struggled in the last two games.

"I thought when they had the puck they made a ton of plays and really stressed us defensively," New Jersey coach Sheldon Keefe said about the loss to Tampa Bay, via NHL.com. "We were on our half of the ice too much and struggled on our breakouts."

Jacob Markstrom should be much better here as he's 5-2-1 with a 1.86 GAA and a .935 SV% in his career against Detroit.

The Red Wings, meanwhile, have won back-to-back games and aren't giving up many chances. Detroit has allowed just 17 goals against, which is ninth-best in the NHL.

However, the knock on the Red Wings' offense has been an issue as Detroit is averaging just 25.33 shots per game which is dead last in the NHL.

Devils vs Red Wings: Odds & Prediction

New Jersey is a -155 favorite while Detroit is a +130 underdog, with the over/under set at 6.5 goals.

The Devils should play much better defensively in this spot as Detroit is struggling to produce much offense to begin the season. Meanwhile, New Jersey's potent offense should come alive here as the Red Wings goaltending is still a concern, as they have struggled against good offenses.

Expect New Jersey to get out to an early lead and hold on to get back into the win column.

Prediction: New Jersey 3, Detroit 1.

Devils vs Red Wings: Betting Tips

Tip 1: New Jersey ML -155

Tip 2: Under 6.5 goals -102

Tip 3: Alex DeBrincat 3+ shots on goal -135

Tip 4: Timo Meier over 0.5 points -145