New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Picks & Odds | 15 Apr 2025

Find Out Why We’re Backing Devils

Take the Devils at -135 on the Moneyline to get the better of the Bruins. We believe that they have a strong chance of claiming an outright victory.

8 Bruins Wins in Previous 10 H2H Encounters

New Jersey Devils have suffered three straight defeats, recently being beaten at home by New York Islanders 1-0 at Prudential Center. They fired 25 shots on goal, with goalie Jacob Markstroem able to make 21 saves (.955).

Boston Bruins got the win in their last game. A 4-1 triumph occurred on the road at PPG PAINTS Arena when meeting Pittsburgh Penguins. Elias Lindholm was among the goalscorers where four different players found the net. Goalie Joonas Korpisalo played a starring role, stopping 23 shots (.958).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Bruins won the last encounter between the pair. Enjoying a 7-2 triumph when facing the Devils at Prudential Center. The past 10 clashes between these teams have seen eight the Bruins wins.

Starting Goalies

Jake Allen (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	5-1-0	2.4	.906	0
23/24	6-6-1	3.11	.900	0

Jeremy Swayman (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	3-4-0	3.5	.886	0
23/24	25-10-7	2.53	.916	3

4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.5 goals from 24.8 shots on goal, with a 25.0% powerplay efficiency. The Devils have given up 2.9 goals from 24.2 shots, averaging 2.7 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.5%.

Nico Hischier is the top points scorer with 12 points, 6 goals and 6 assists, with Luke Hughes recording 9 points, 1 goal and 8 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Jacob Markstroem have a 2.57 goal against average with a .898 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Bruins have 3 wins and 7 losses, averaging 3.0 goals from 23.9 shots on goal, with a 14.3% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.8 goals from 28.9 shots, averaging 2.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 89.3%.

The top points scorer is David Pastrnak with 20 points, 8 goals and 12 assists, while Morgan Geekie is next best after registering 18 points, 8 goals and 10 assists. Goalie Jeremy Swayman have a 3.35 GAA with a .878 SV%.

New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

We think that New Jersey Devils should prove too strong in this NHL clash. Therefore, we’re confidently wagering them to win and there’s juice in the -135 available.

We’re always monitoring the team news. Combined with the latest form, this helps us secure the best value. Our expert NHL handicappers also take a data-led approach, with the key numbers proving useful.

Key Devils vs Bruins stats:

• Devils have won 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
• Bruins have lost 8 of their last 10 games at home.
• Bruins have lost 4 of their last 5 games at home.

Devils Moneyline Probability

The sportsbooks make it a 57.5% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Based on our in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 60-65%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this hockey wager.

The Puck Line provides you with the chance to get more juice on your wagers. You can move the line for New Jersey and choose the price that suit you.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Dawson Mercer Over 1.5 Shots -105

Dawson Mercer (Devils) has finished with Over 1.5 shots on goal in 8 of the past 10 games. Out of all the prop bets available, we’re going to take the -105 when it comes to this Shots on Goal wager.

Latest Dawson Mercer Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+255

First

+1200

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-154

Under 1.5

+116

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Correct Score Prediction

Devils 4 - 2 Bruins

You can secure odds of +1500 that the Devils are able to land a 4-2 victory. Correct score betting can provide plenty of fun and it’s a way of landing bigger odds.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Devils

Bruins

1-0

Devils

+4000

Bruins

+3500

2-0

Devils

+3500

Bruins

+3500

2-1

Devils

+1150

Bruins

+1050

3-0

Devils

+2200

Bruins

+3000

3-1

Devils

+1500

Bruins

+1700

3-2

Devils

+800

Bruins

+800

4-0

Devils

+2800

Bruins

+4500

4-1

Devils

+1150

Bruins

+1900

4-2

Devils

+1500

Bruins

+1800

4-3

Devils

+1150

Bruins

+1200

5-0

Devils

+5500

Bruins

+8000

5-1

Devils

+2000

Bruins

+3300

5-2

Devils

+1500

Bruins

+2500

5-3

Devils

+2500

Bruins

+3300

5-4

Devils

+2500

Bruins

+2800

6-0

Devils

+9000

Bruins

+13000

6-1

Devils

+5000

Bruins

+8000

6-2

Devils

+3000

Bruins

+5000

6-3

Devils

+3000

Bruins

+5000

6-4

Devils

+6000

Bruins

+7000

6-5

Devils

+6600

Bruins

+7000

7-1

Devils

+9000

Bruins

+14000

7-2

Devils

+8000

Bruins

+12000

7-3

Devils

+6000

Bruins

+9000

7-4

Devils

+7500

Bruins

+11000

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New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Predicting a Close-Run Battle

New Jersey Devils have the shortest price to win this game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 58% probability due to their -141 Moneyline betting odds. Boston Bruins are the underdogs at +116 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

The puck line is 1.5, with the total goals line at 5.5. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you fancy Over 5.5, this outcome can be backed at +104.

If you think the Devils can reach 3 goals first, then odds of -105 are available for the favorite to win. On the flip side, the Bruins are +220 to reach this total before their opponents.

National Hockey League fans are spoilt for choice thanks to the wide range of game lines and team props which are available for every clash on the coupon. Head to the betting sites and find the best value wagers.

Moneyline

Devils

-141

Bruins

+116

3-Way Moneyline

Devils

+112

Tie

+325

Bruins

+188

Puck Line

Devils -1.5

+176

Bruins +1.5

-222

Total Goals

Under 5.5

-128

Over 5.5

+104

David Pastrnak Favorite to Find the Net First

Those interested in favorite David Pastrnak to find the net first are able to get +650. If the Anytime Goalscorer angle makes appeal, then this is +114.

Player Goals

David Pastrnak (Bruins)

First

+114

Anytime

+650

Timo Meier (Devils)

First

+165

Anytime

+850

Nico Hischier (Devils)

First

+180

Anytime

+950

Jesper Bratt (Devils)

First

+210

Anytime

+1050

Morgan Geekie (Bruins)

First

+220

Anytime

+1100

Stefan Noesen (Devils)

First

+245

Anytime

+1200

Dawson Mercer (Devils)

First

+255

Anytime

+1200

Elias Lindholm (Bruins)

First

+270

Anytime

+1300

Pavel Zacha (Bruins)

First

+335

Anytime

+1500

Ondrej Palát (Devils)

First

+350

Anytime

+1600

Erik Haula (Devils)

First

+350

Anytime

+1600

Casey Mittelstadt (Bruins)

First

+360

Anytime

+1600

Paul Cotter (Devils)

First

+380

Anytime

+1700

Cody Glass (Devils)

First

+380

Anytime

+1700

Daniel Sprong (Devils)

First

+380

Anytime

+1700

Matthew Poitras (Bruins)

First

+380

Anytime

+1700

Fabian Lysell (Bruins)

First

+380

Anytime

+1700

Riley Duran (Bruins)

First

+440

Anytime

+1900

Riley Tufte (Bruins)

First

+440

Anytime

+1900

Nolan Foote (Devils)

First

+450

Anytime

+2000

Tomas Tatar (Devils)

First

+450

Anytime

+2000

Fraser Minten (Bruins)

First

+480

Anytime

+2000

Vinni Lettieri (Bruins)

First

+480

Anytime

+2000

Marat Khusnutdinov (Bruins)

First

+480

Anytime

+2000

Luke Hughes (Devils)

First

+500

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

David Pastrnak (Bruins)

Over 3.5

+115

Under 3.5

-149

Timo Meier (Devils)

Over 2.5

-169

Under 2.5

+130

Nico Hischier (Devils)

Over 2.5

+145

Under 2.5

-192

Jesper Bratt (Devils)

Over 2.5

+135

Under 2.5

-175

Morgan Geekie (Bruins)

Over 1.5

-169

Under 1.5

+130

Dawson Mercer (Devils)

Over 1.5

-154

Under 1.5

+116

Elias Lindholm (Bruins)

Over 1.5

-169

Under 1.5

+130

Pavel Zacha (Bruins)

Over 1.5

+130

Under 1.5

-169

Luke Hughes (Devils)

Over 1.5

-169

Under 1.5

+130

Micro Betting

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Last 5 & H2H

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

New Jersey Devils Stats

Boston Bruins Stats

Moneyline

• 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
• 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

• 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games
• 2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

• -1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 games
• -1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

• +1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games
• +1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 7 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 5.60 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.50 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 5.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
• Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games on the road
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.60 goals and allowed 3.00 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.50 pts and allowed 3.00 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 6.80 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.40 goals in the previous 10 home games
• Over 5.5: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 games
• Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.00 goals and allowed 3.80 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 2.70 goals and allowed 3.70 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.6
• Shots: 24.8
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
• Penalties: 2.7
• Empty Net Goals: 0.2
• Penalty Minutes: 6
• Blocks: 15.1
• Faceoff Wins : 25.3
• Hits: 23.6
• Giveaways: 15.8
• Takeaways: 3.8

Last 10 Games on the Road

• Goals Powerplay: 0.8
• Shots: 25.3
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
• Penalties: 2.8
• Empty Net Goals: 0.2
• Penalty Minutes: 6.2
• Blocks: 13.6
• Faceoff Wins : 27.9
• Hits: 24.3
• Giveaways: 16.9
• Takeaways: 3.8

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.5
• Shots: 23.9
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 2.8
• Empty Net Goals: 0.1
• Penalty Minutes: 7.1
• Blocks: 11.9
• Faceoff Wins : 28
• Hits: 24.7
• Giveaways: 16.5
• Takeaways: 4.2

Last 10 Home Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.5
• Shots: 26.6
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 2.6
• Empty Net Goals: 0
• Penalty Minutes: 6.1
• Blocks: 13.7
• Faceoff Wins : 30.8
• Hits: 30.7
• Giveaways: 17.1
• Takeaways: 3.9

Team News

New Jersey Devils Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
63	Jesper Bratt	80	18.91	21	67	88	8
86	Jack Hughes	62	20.9	27	43	70	12
13	Nico Hischier	74	20.39	35	32	67	12

28	Timo Meier	79	17.81	25	25	50	6
43	Luke Hughes	70	21.11	7	35	42	-7
11	Stefan Noesen	77	15.91	21	19	40	-4
7	Dougie Hamilton	63	19.8	9	31	40	9
91	Dawson Mercer	80	17.8	17	16	33	3
18	Ondrej Palat	76	13.9	15	13	28	-4
47	Paul Cotter	79	13.08	16	6	22	-14
12	Cody Glass	63	13.61	6	16	22	-5
2	Brian Dumoulin	78	19.45	2	19	21	1
56	Erik Haula	67	14.56	10	9	19	-7
8	Johnny Kovacevic	80	19.8	1	16	17	11
90	Tomas Tatar	72	11.05	7	10	17	-4
5	Brenden Dillon	80	18.56	2	14	16	7
22	Brett Pesce	71	21.32	3	13	16	-3
14	Nathan Bastian	57	10.81	4	6	10	-4
44	Dennis Cholowski	38	13.04	3	7	10	0
71	Jonas Siegenthaler	55	19.6	2	7	9	9
37	Justin Dowling	51	10.13	2	5	7	-5
24	Seamus Casey	13	12.78	4	3	7	6
10	Daniel Sprong	29	12	2	4	6	1
42	Curtis Lazar	47	10.58	2	3	5	-4
17	Simon Nemec	25	14.73	1	2	3	-9
29	Nolan Foote	5	9.2	0	1	1	0
93	Daniil Misyul	1	12.4	0	0	0	-1
48	Brian Halonen	2	13.9	0	0	0	-1
16	Nathan Legare	3	10.67	0	0	0	-1
23	Kurtis MacDermid	22	5.67	0	0	0	-4
15	Shane Bowers	4	8.25	0	0	0	-1
39	Mike Hardman	1	8.4	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
25	Jacob Markstroem	49	2.5	0.9
65	Isaac Poulter	-	-	-
50	Nico Daws	5	0.88	0.966
34	Jake Allen	30	2.54	0.911

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Boston Bruins Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
88	David Pastrnak	81	20.18	42	62	104	-2
39	Morgan Geekie	76	16.89	32	24	56	2
18	Pavel Zacha	81	19.1	14	33	47	-8

28	Elias Lindholm	81	18.07	17	29	46	-5
11	Casey Mittelstadt	80	17.08	15	25	40	-29
6	Mason Lohrei	76	19.49	5	28	33	-43
73	Charlie McAvoy	50	23.67	7	16	23	0
91	Nikita Zadorov	80	20.61	4	16	20	23
52	Andrew Peeke	75	18.58	1	16	17	-10
45	Cole Koepke	72	11.24	10	7	17	2
47	Mark Kastelic	61	10.74	5	9	14	-3
19	John Beecher	78	11.28	3	8	11	-9
92	Marat Khusnutdinov	74	12.05	4	7	11	-12
51	Matthew Poitras	33	13.09	1	10	11	-5
44	Henri Jokiharju	59	17.72	3	7	10	10
94	Jakub Lauko	55	10.68	5	5	10	-13
27	Hampus Lindholm	17	20.86	3	4	7	-4
29	Parker Wotherspoon	54	18.07	1	6	7	-9
	Oliver Wahlstrom	43	10.23	3	3	6	-6
93	Fraser Minten	20	12.95	3	2	5	-6
95	Vinni Lettieri	25	13.54	3	2	5	-8
23	Fabian Lysell	11	13.35	1	1	2	-4
26	Marc McLaughlin	12	9.2	2	0	2	-1
90	Tyler Johnson	9	13.08	0	2	2	-1
79	Michael Callahan	17	14.14	1	0	1	-5
38	Patrick Brown	15	10.57	0	1	1	-2
14	Ian Mitchell	15	15.6	0	1	1	-2
42	Georgi Merkulov	6	13.73	0	1	1	-1
10	Riley Tufte	6	9.2	0	0	0	-3
47	Jeffrey Truchon-Viel	5	7.7	0	0	0	-1
62	Riley Duran	2	12.75	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
70	Joonas Korpisalo	27	2.9	0.893
1	Jeremy Swayman	57	3.08	0.894
80	Michael DiPietro	-	-	-

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Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups