NHL Betting Preview: Devils vs Panthers

The New Jersey Devils clash with the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Thursday, November 20.

Focus on Goals in Devils at Panthers

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Devils Overcame Panthers in Last Meeting

New Jersey Devils were defeated in their previous game. On the road, they suffered a 5-1 loss against Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena. Nico Hischier was the solitary scorer after Devils registered 32 shots.

Florida Panthers won their last game which was at home. It was a 8-5 triumph at Amerant Bank Arena against Vancouver Canucks. Sam Reinhart managed 3 points, all of them were assists.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Devils won the most recent encounter between these teams. A 3-1 victory was registered against the Panthers at Prudential Center. The previous 10 games have seen both teams achieve five victories.

Starting Goalies

Jake Allen (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	7-2-0	2.2	.916	0
23/24	6-6-1	3.11	.900	0

Sergei Bobrovsky (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	9-5-0	2.8	.883	1
23/24	36-17-3	2.37	.915	6

New Jersey Devils – Last 10 Games

5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.5 goals from 30.3 shots on goal, with a 14.8% powerplay efficiency. The Devils have been giving up 3.5 goals from 30.0 shots, averaging 2.7 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 70.4%.

Dawson Mercer is the top points scorer with 8 points, 6 goals and 2 assists, with Jack Hughes recording 8 points, 2 goals and 6 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Jacob Markstroem have a 3.81 goal against average with a .871 save percentage.

Florida Panthers – Last 10 Games

The Panthers have 6 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.5 goals from 28.3 shots on goal, with a 13.7% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.0 goals from 24.4 shots, averaging 5.0 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 84.0%.

The top points scorer is Brad Marchand with 13 points, 8 goals and 5 assists, while Sam Reinhart is next in line after having 12 points, 7 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky have a 2.99 GAA with a .871 SV%, including one shutout.

New Jersey Devils vs Florida Panthers Prediction & Picks

Our New Jersey Devils vs Florida Panthers betting tips provide expert coverage of all major angles, including our main match prediction, top player prop picks, correct score recommendation and best bet builder insights.

Game Prediction

An NHL encounter involving the total going Over could well be on the cards and you can get an appealing -120 that this happens. We’re expecting the net to be found several times.

Our hockey predictions are built after tracking the latest team news and reviewing recent form. We also dive into up-to-date NHL stats, which often serve as a solid barometer for how the action might unfold.

Key Devils vs Panthers stats:

The 5.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Devils games on the road.
The 5.5 line has been covered in 12 of the last 20 Devils games on the road.
The 5.5 line has been covered in 12 of the last 20 Panthers games at home.
The 5.5 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Panthers games at home.

Over 5.5 Probability

The best betting apps imply that our pick has a 54.6% prospect of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our cappers think there’s a stronger chance of success and estimate the probability to be closer to 60%. This is why we can recommend this hockey bet.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Dawson Mercer To Score +240

Dawson Mercer (Devils) has averaged 0.6 goals in the past 10 games. This statistic guides us towards Anytime Goalscorer where we’re able to back him to light the lamp at appealing odds of +240.

Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Over 5.5

Puck Line Devils +1.5

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Correct Score Prediction

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Panthers

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Latest Correct Score Odds

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New Jersey Devils vs Florida Panthers 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.

Latest Odds Suggest Panthers Win

The sportsbooks’ betting odds have Florida Panthers as -154 favorites for this game, implying that they are 61% likely to win. For those wanting to back New Jersey Devils, you will find +128 about the underdogs.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 5.5. There is no denying the popularity of wagering on Totals. If you’re wanting to back Over 5.5, the odds are -128.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Sam Reinhart Favorite to Light the Lamp First

The First Goalscorer favorite is Sam Reinhart at +900. Similar odds can be found if you’re interested in this player to register the last goal.

Player Goals

Sam Reinhart (Panthers)

Brad Marchand (Panthers)

Nico Hischier (Devils)

Timo Meier (Devils)

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Last 5 Games

Devils

NHL: 19/11 Devils1 Lightning 5
NHL: 16/11 Devils3 Capitals 2
NHL: 13/11 Devils4 Blackhawks 3
NHL: 11/11 Islanders3 Devils 2
NHL: 08/11 Penguins1 Devils 2

Panthers

NHL: 18/11 Canucks5 Panthers 8
NHL: 15/11 Lightning3 Panthers 1
NHL: 14/11 Capitals3 Panthers 6
NHL: 11/11 Panthers3 Golden Knights 2
NHL: 09/11 Panthers1 Sharks 3

Head to Head

New Jersey vs Florida

NHL: 17/10 2025 Panthers 1 Devils 3
NHL: 15/01 2025 Panthers 2 Devils 1
NHL: 15/11 2024 Devils 6 Panthers 2
NHL: 13/11 2024 Devils 4 Panthers 1
NHL: 06/03 2024 Panthers 5 Devils 3
NHL: 14/01 2024 Devils 4 Panthers 1
NHL: 17/10 2023 Panthers 4 Devils 3
NHL: 18/03 2023 Devils 2 Panthers 4
NHL: 22/12 2022 Devils 4 Panthers 2
NHL: 18/12 2022 Panthers 4 Devils 2

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

New Jersey Devils Stats

Florida Panthers Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.20 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.70 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 6 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.70 goals and allowed 3.50 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.20 pts and allowed 3.50 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.70 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.50 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 5.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.60 goals and allowed 3.10 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.80 goals and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 30.3
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 2.7
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 5.7
Blocks: 16.6
Faceoff Wins : 27.5
Hits: 18.6
Giveaways: 15
Takeaways: 3.9

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 31
Goals Shorthanded: 0.3
Penalties: 3.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 7.1
Blocks: 15.6
Faceoff Wins : 29.2
Hits: 19.5
Giveaways: 16.1
Takeaways: 4.5

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 28.3
Goals Shorthanded: 0.3
Penalties: 5
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 10.9
Blocks: 15.7
Faceoff Wins : 27.5
Hits: 24.5
Giveaways: 14.2
Takeaways: 3.9

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 1.2
Shots: 31.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 4.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 8.8
Blocks: 16.3
Faceoff Wins : 27.9
Hits: 26
Giveaways: 14.2
Takeaways: 3.8

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New Jersey Devils Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
86	Jack Hughes	17	21.15	10	10	20	3
63	Jesper Bratt	19	18.05	5	13	18	0
91	Dawson Mercer	19	18.89	9	7	16	6

28	Timo Meier	19	18.24	5	9	14	0
13	Nico Hischier	19	20.84	4	9	12	5
17	Simon Nemec	19	18.85	4	8	12	5
43	Luke Hughes	19	23.15	1	10	11	0
81	Arseni Gritsyuk	19	14.69	4	6	10	-1
5	Brenden Dillon	19	19.22	2	5	7	-3
7	Dougie Hamilton	15	20.91	4	3	7	0
16	Connor Brown	12	15.74	5	1	6	-1
22	Brett Pesce	9	19.66	0	3	3	2
14	Luke Glendening	19	10.12	0	3	3	-4
12	Cody Glass	10	11.98	3	0	3	0
47	Paul Cotter	19	12.26	1	2	3	-7
11	Stefan Noesen	13	11.85	1	1	2	-4
71	Jonas Siegenthaler	19	19.72	0	2	2	1
18	Ondrej Palat	19	13.05	1	1	2	1
48	Brian Halonen	9	7.5	1	0	1	-1
44	Dennis Cholowski	8	14.18	0	1	1	-2
33	Evgenii Dadonov	2	11.2	0	0	0	0
16	Nathan Legare	1	8.3	0	0	0	0
24	Seamus Casey	2	18	0	0	0	-3
15	Zack MacEwen	3	6.33	0	0	0	0
45	Colton White	4	11.78	0	0	0	-1
83	Juho Lammikko	8	10.76	0	0	0	0
20	Shane Lachance	1	7.4	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
25	Jacob Markstroem	9	3.83	0.864
34	Jake Allen	10	2.24	0.916
50	Nico Daws	1	1	0.968

Florida Panthers Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
63	Brad Marchand	18	18.33	13	10	23	-4
13	Sam Reinhart	19	21.46	10	6	16	-7
15	Anton Lundell	19	19.44	5	11	16	-1

3	Seth Jones	19	23.65	3	8	11	-3
23	Carter Verhaeghe	19	17.92	2	8	10	-6
17	Evan Rodrigues	19	17.04	5	5	10	1
27	Eetu Luostarinen	18	16.77	3	7	10	3
42	Gustav Forsling	19	22.12	0	9	9	4
11	Mackie Samoskevich	19	14.88	2	7	9	0
9	Sam Bennett	19	16.82	4	3	7	-7
10	A.J. Greer	19	9.16	4	2	6	1
5	Aaron Ekblad	19	22.78	1	4	5	-6
2	Jeff Petry	19	14.58	0	5	5	-3
77	Niko Mikkola	19	19.12	0	4	4	4
70	Jesper Boqvist	19	11.83	2	2	4	2
12	Jonah Gadjovich	10	7.94	0	3	3	2
79	Cole Schwindt	10	8.64	2	0	2	0
71	Luke Kunin	14	9.89	1	1	2	-1
	Donovan Sebrango	9	14.13	0	2	2	2
18	Noah Gregor	6	8.28	0	1	1	1
26	Uvis Janis Balinskis	10	13.39	0	1	1	0
7	Dmitry Kulikov	2	10.8	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
72	Sergei Bobrovsky	14	2.8	0.883
40	Daniil Tarasov	5	2.6	0.902

Injuries & Suspensions

New Jersey Devils Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Brett Pesce

Injured

Cody Glass

Injured

Jack Hughes

Injured

Johnny Kovacevic

Injured

Florida Panthers Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Eetu Luostarinen

Injured

Jonah Gadjovich

Injured

Matthew Tkachuk

Injured

Aleksander Barkov

Injured

Dmitry Kulikov

Injured

Tomas Nosek

Injured

Cole Schwindt

Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous New Jersey Devils Lineups

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Devils 1-5 Lightning

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	20	13	5	2	28	0.7	9	12	73	58	15	6-2-1	7-3-1	1-1	6-4	1L
2 New Jersey	19	13	5	1	27	0.711	8	11	62	57	5	7-0-1	6-5-0	2-0	5-5	1L
3 Pittsburgh	19	10	5	4	24	0.632	10	10	62	50	12	5-2-1	5-3-3	0-3	4-6	1W
4 NY Islanders	20	11	7	2	24	0.6	8	11	64	64	0	4-3-1	7-4-1	0-2	7-3	1W
5 Washington	20	10	8	2	22	0.55	9	10	60	53	7	6-4-1	4-4-1	0-2	4-6	2W
6 Columbus	20	10	8	2	22	0.55	6	7	62	65	-3	5-3-1	5-5-1	3-1	4-6	1L
7 NY Rangers	21	10	9	2	22	0.524	7	9	53	52	1	1-7-1	9-2-1	1-0	6-4	2L
8 Philadelphia	18	9	6	3	21	0.583	4	5	51	51	0	6-3-2	3-3-1	4-0	5-5	1L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Detroit	20	12	7	1	25	0.625	9	10	62	62	0	7-3-1	5-4-0	2-0	5-5	2W
2 Boston	22	12	10	0	24	0.545	8	11	72	73	-1	8-4-0	4-6-0	1-0	7-3	2L
3 Montreal	19	10	6	3	23	0.605	5	10	63	66	-3	5-4-1	5-2-2	0-2	4-6	4L
4 Tampa Bay	19	10	7	2	22	0.579	8	10	59	56	3	5-5-0	5-2-2	0-0	7-3	1W
5 Ottawa	19	9	6	4	22	0.579	6	7	64	65	-1	6-3-2	3-3-2	2-0	5-5	1L
6 Florida	19	10	8	1	21	0.553	9	9	58	59	-1	7-2-1	3-6-0	1-1	6-4	1W
7 Toronto	20	9	9	2	20	0.5	6	9	70	74	-4	8-4-2	1-5-0	0-0	4-6	1W
8 Buffalo	20	7	9	4	18	0.45	5	6	58	71	-13	6-4-2	1-5-2	1-0	3-7	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	19	13	1	5	31	0.816	12	13	78	47	31	7-0-2	6-1-3	0-2	8-2	6W
2 Dallas	20	12	5	3	27	0.675	9	10	66	57	9	6-4-1	6-1-2	2-1	6-4	1L
3 Winnipeg	19	12	7	0	24	0.632	10	11	64	52	12	6-3-0	6-4-0	1-0	6-4	2W
4 Chicago	19	10	5	4	24	0.632	9	10	64	49	15	5-2-2	5-3-2	0-1	6-4	2W
5 Minnesota	21	10	7	4	24	0.571	6	8	60	64	-4	7-3-3	3-4-1	2-0	7-3	3W
6 Utah	20	10	7	3	23	0.575	7	10	62	61	1	5-1-1	5-6-2	0-0	2-8	3L
7 St Louis	20	6	9	5	17	0.425	6	6	55	78	-23	3-5-4	3-4-1	0-2	3-7	3L
8 Nashville	20	6	10	4	16	0.4	4	5	49	70	-21	5-5-2	1-5-2	1-0	2-8	1L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	20	13	6	1	27	0.675	9	12	74	63	11	7-1-0	6-5-1	1-0	7-3	2W
2 Vegas	19	9	4	6	24	0.632	8	9	60	55	5	5-3-3	4-1-3	0-1	4-6	1W
3 LA Kings	20	10	6	4	24	0.6	6	9	56	57	-1	1-4-2	9-2-2	1-3	6-4	1L
4 Seattle	19	9	5	5	23	0.605	6	9	51	54	-3	6-1-3	3-4-2	0-2	4-6	1L
5 Edmonton	22	9	9	4	22	0.5	4	9	67	82	-15	5-1-2	4-8-2	0-2	4-6	2L
6 San Jose	20	9	8	3	21	0.525	4	9	59	65	-6	5-3-3	4-5-0	0-1	7-3	1W
7 Vancouver	21	9	10	2	20	0.476	5	7	67	77	-10	3-5-1	6-5-1	2-0	4-6	1L
8 Calgary	22	6	13	3	15	0.341	5	5	51	69	-18	3-4-2	3-9-1	1-2	4-6	1W

New Jersey Devils

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Head-to-Head Statistics

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New Jersey Devils vs Florida Panthers Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

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Player Goals

Head to Head

Injuries & Suspensions

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Starting Lineups

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