New Jersey Devils vs Nashville Predators 1/26/2023 Picks

New Jersey Devils vs Nashville Predators 1/26/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The Bridgestone Arena in Nashville will be hosting the match-up between the New Jersey Devils and the Nashville Predators on Thursday, January 26, 2023.

New Jersey enters this Thursday’s match-up as one of the better teams in the National Hockey League this season after winning four of their last five contests while improving their overall standing to 31-12-4 on the year.

The Devils won two games in a row including their recent 3-2 home win in overtime against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday.

Goalie Vitek Vanecek guarded the net well for New Jersey in the win after giving away just two goals on 30 shots tried at him through 63 minutes at the pipes for a save percentage of .933.

Dougie Hamilton played for 25 full minutes with two goals scored in leading the Devils’ offense.

The offense for New Jersey was one of the league’s best with an average of 3.47 goals on 34.4 shots per outing while their defense has been tight with just an average of 2.6 goals allowed per match.

Center Jack Hughes has been the nucleus of the Devils’ offense after compiling a team-leading 60 points and 30 goals on 211 shots made this year. Hughes is also the no.1 set-up man for New Jersey with 30 assists for the year.

The totals went OVER in 7 of the Devils’ last 9 outings while New Jersey is 7-1 straight up in its last 8 contests played.

The New Jersey Devils are 0-7 SU in their last 7 games played versus Nashville while the totals went OVER in 5 of New Jersey’s last 5 road matches.

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New Jersey Devils vs Nashville Predators Predictions 1/26/2023

The Nashville Predators will stay at home to welcome the visiting New Jersey Devils on Thursday after a successful home defense last time out.

Nashville is 23-18-6 overall with 52 points, 13-7-3 at home, and fifth in the Central Division this season.

The Predators look for their third straight win after winning their last two contests played including their recent 2-1 home victory against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.

Goaltender Juuse Saros earned the victory for Nashville after giving away just one goal on 33 shots fired against him for a save percentage of .970 last game out.

Tanner Jeannot and Cody Glass scored one goal each in leading the Predators’ offense in the victory.

On the offense, Nashville has been struggling for the year after averaging just 2.72 goals on 31.2 shots per outing while having difficulty on its defense after conceding an average of 2.79 goals on 35 shots made per contest.

Filip Forsberg is the bright spot for the Predators this season after reaching a total of 40 points with a team-high 18 goals on 151 shots on goal this year. Roman Josi is Nashville’s no.1 set-up man with 28 assists for the season.

The totals went OVER in 4 of the Predators’ last 5 contests played versus New Jersey while Nashville is 4-1 straight up in its last 5 games played.

The Nashville Predators are 5-1 SU in their last 6 home matches while the totals went OVER in 4 of Nashville’s last 6 outings when playing at home against the Devils.

New Jersey Devils vs. Nashville Predators. The NHL Pick for this contest is New Jersey -123. Both teams are coming strong in entering this match-up after winning each of their last two games.

However, the Devils are the better team here on both ends of the ice and will dominate the mediocre team of the Predators on Thursday.

New Jersey will acquire their third straight win on the road by beating Nashville with an 18-2-2 record. The prediction: New Jersey Devils will win 3-1.

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