New Jersey Devils vs. Florida Panthers: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 14, 2024

The Florida Panthers are back in action tonight against the New Jersey Devils in a key matchup between Eastern Conference hopefuls. Florida enters at 25-16-3 on the year and New Jersey is 26-15-4. Though they're in different divisions, the Devils have three more points than the defending champion Panthers at this stage. Both are in second place.

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

• The Panthers are 47-66-7-2 against the Devils all-time.
• Florida is 21-37-3 when visiting the Devils all-time.
• The Devils have already won the season series by taking the first two matchups.
• Prior to that, the Panthers won the last four season series and seven of the last eight.
• New Jersey leads the all-time score 353-292.
• The Devils average 3.1 goals at home against the Panthers.
• The Panthers average 2.4 goals on the road against the Devils.

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New Jersey Devils vs Florida Panthers: Preview

The New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers are both genuine contenders for the Stanley Cup. The Panthers won it all last year, but the Devils have been better so far this season. It could be an Eastern Conference Finals preview.

The Florida Panthers are underdogs (Getty)

The Panthers have two injuries to deal with. Defenseman Aaron Ekblad is still out with an undisclosed injury and didn't travel with the team for its two-game road trip. Left wing Jonah Gadjovich is also out.

The Devils only have one injured player. Left wing Erik Haula is out and is expected to miss a total of a few weeks with his sprained ankle.

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Devils vs Panthers Betting Tips

• The Panthers are 5-2 as the underdogs.
• The Devils are 23-17-4 as favorites.
• Florida is 20-24 against the spread and 11-11 ATS on the road.
• New Jersey is 20-25 against the spread and 11-11 ATS at home.

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Devils vs Panthers: Odds and Prediction

The Florida Panthers are underdogs on the road against the New Jersey Devils. Here are the full odds per Oddsshark:

• Florida is +103 to win outright.
• New Jersey is -127 on the moneyline.
• The puck line is Devils -1.5, which is +165.
• The Panthers are -200 to cover that.
• The total is set at 6.5 combined goals.
• The over is +110, while the under is -130.

Prediction: The Panthers get a road upset win, although the defending champions beating someone equally as good as they are isn't a huge upset. In doing so, the two teams combine to hit the over, and Florida covers by default. Panthers 4, Devils 3.