New Jersey Devils vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 04 Jan 2025

Devils Look Capable of Covering the Line

We’ve identified a value prediction by backing the Devils at -115 on the -1.5 puck line. We’re confident that they can beat the Sharks by two goals or more.

Sharks Beat Devils in their Previous Meeting

New Jersey Devils were beaten in their previous four road games and the latest was at Crypto.com Arena. Los Angeles Kings claimed a 3-0 win. Devils won the shots on goal battle, 33-24.

San Jose Sharks last game saw them claim a 2-1 home win over Tampa Bay Lightning at SAP Center at San Jose. Mario Ferraro and Tyler Toffoli scored one goal apiece. Goalie Yaroslav Askarov produced a great performance and had 24 saves (.960).

The Sharks beat the Devils in their last head-to-head encounter. It was a 1-0 scoreline at Prudential Center. The past 9 games between the teams have seen the Devils win five times.

Starting Goalies

Jacob Markstrom (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	23-14-6	2.51	.900	3
23/24	23-23-0	2.78	.905	2

Yaroslav Askarov (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	4-6-2	3.1	.896	0
23/24	1-0-0	1.47	.943	0

6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 2.9 goals from 29.0 shots on goal, with a 10.5% powerplay efficiency. The Devils have given up 2.0 goals from 21.7 shots, averaging 4.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 95.0%.

Jack Hughes is the top points scorer with 11 points, 4 goals and 7 assists, with Jesper Bratt racking up 9 points, 1 goal and 8 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Jacob Markstroem have a 1.15 goal against average with a .939 save percentage, including two shutouts.

The Sharks have 2 wins, 7 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.3 goals from 26.7 shots on goal, with a 12.8% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.6 goals from 31.8 shots, averaging 4.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 80.0%.

The top points scorer is Macklin Celebrini with 11 points, 4 goals and 7 assists, while Tyler Toffoli is next best after registering 7 points, 4 goals and 3 assists. Goalie Alexandar Georgiyev have a 4.08 GAA with a .869 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

The hockey handicappers at Sportsgambler.com always keep close tabs on team news. We also use a form guide for our NHL predictions along with checking out the player and goalie stats which are going to help inform our final decision.

Key Devils vs Sharks stats:

• The -1.5 line has been covered by Devils in 6 of their last 10 games.
• The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Sharks in 4 of their last 5 games at home.

New Jersey Devils vs San Jose Sharks Prediction

New Jersey Devils look capable of covering the -1.5 puck line in this NHL encounter. Our pick is to take -115 in the hope that the favorites are able to land a sizeable victory.

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Devils -1.5 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, there’s a 53.5% likelihood of our pick landing a return. However, our analysts research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this hockey bet.

Our Pick

Devils -1.5 @ -115 Bet Now

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Player Props

Top Pick: Macklin Celebrini Over 2.5 Shots -169

Macklin Celebrini (Sharks) has totaled Over 2.5 shots on goal in 3 straight games. We’re expecting history to repeat itself and for him to cover the Shots on Goal line at odds of -169.

Latest Macklin Celebrini Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+225

First

+1300

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

-169

Under 2.5

+130

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Correct Score Prediction

Devils 3 - 1 Sharks

A 3-1 win in favor of the Devils is available at odds of +1600. Take a chance on the correct score and get rewarded for predicting the right scoreline.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Devils

Sharks

1-0

Devils

+5000

Sharks

+6600

2-0

Devils

+4000

Sharks

+7500

2-1

Devils

+1300

Sharks

+2000

3-0

Devils

+2000

Sharks

+6000

3-1

Devils

+1600

Sharks

+3300

3-2

Devils

+800

Sharks

+1300

4-0

Devils

+2000

Sharks

+9000

4-1

Devils

+950

Sharks

+3300

4-2

Devils

+1300

Sharks

+2800

4-3

Devils

+1000

Sharks

+1600

5-0

Devils

+3000

Sharks

+14000

5-1

Devils

+1200

Sharks

+6000

5-2

Devils

+1050

Sharks

+3500

5-3

Devils

+2000

Sharks

+4000

5-4

Devils

+2000

Sharks

+2900

6-1

Devils

+2500

Sharks

+13000

6-2

Devils

+1700

Sharks

+7000

6-3

Devils

+2000

Sharks

+5500

6-4

Devils

+4500

Sharks

+7500

6-5

Devils

+5000

Sharks

+6600

7-3

Devils

+3500

Sharks

+11000

7-4

Devils

+5000

Sharks

+11000

7-6

Devils

+12000

Sharks

+15000

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New Jersey Devils vs San Jose Sharks 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.

Devils Big Favorites to Win

At betting odds of -345 with the sportsbooks, New Jersey Devils are regarded as 78% likely to win this game. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +270 about San Jose Sharks.

There is a puck line of 1.5 and total goals has a line of 6. There is no denying the popularity of wagering on Totals. If you’re going for Over 6, then the odds are -119.

The Devils can be backed in lots of ways and that includes Race to 3 Goals where they are -225 favorites. The Sharks are +350 should you think they’ll make this total first instead.

If you’re planning to place a National Hockey League wager, visit the betting sites and check out the huge selection of available team props and game lines. Find the odds which are the most attractive.

Moneyline

Devils

-345

Sharks

+270

3-Way Moneyline

Devils

-208

Tie

+410

Sharks

+460

Puck Line

Devils -1.5

-127

Sharks +1.5

+105

Total Goals

Under 6

-102

Over 6

-119

Jack Hughes Favorite to Light the Lamp First

Favorite Jack Hughes is priced at +700 to be the first player to light the lamp. There’s also the opportunity to back him to score at anytime at odds of +108.

Player Goals

Jack Hughes (Devils)

First

+108

Anytime

+700

Nico Hischier (Devils)

First

+108

Anytime

+700

Timo Meier (Devils)

First

+145

Anytime

+850

Jesper Bratt (Devils)

First

+163

Anytime

+950

Stefan Noesen (Devils)

First

+210

Anytime

+1150

Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)

First

+225

Anytime

+1300

Ondrej Palát (Devils)

First

+260

Anytime

+1400

Dawson Mercer (Devils)

First

+260

Anytime

+1400

Tyler Toffoli (Sharks)

First

+270

Anytime

+1500

Paul Cotter (Devils)

First

+280

Anytime

+1500

Dougie Hamilton (Devils)

First

+300

Anytime

+1600

Fabian Zetterlund (Sharks)

First

+310

Anytime

+1600

Nolan Foote (Devils)

First

+330

Anytime

+1700

Tomas Tatar (Devils)

First

+330

Anytime

+1700

Erik Haula (Devils)

First

+330

Anytime

+1700

Mikael Granlund (Sharks)

First

+330

Anytime

+1700

William Eklund (Sharks)

First

+350

Anytime

+1800

Nikolai Kovalenko (Sharks)

First

+370

Anytime

+1900

Will Smith (Sharks)

First

+440

Anytime

+2200

Justin Dowling (Devils)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Curtis Lazar (Devils)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Seamus Casey (Devils)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Jack Hughes (Devils)

Over 3.5

-156

Under 3.5

+120

Timo Meier (Devils)

Over 3.5

+140

Under 3.5

-185

Nico Hischier (Devils)

Over 2.5

-118

Under 2.5

-110

Jesper Bratt (Devils)

Over 2.5

-114

Under 2.5

-114

Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)

Over 2.5

-169

Under 2.5

+130

Tyler Toffoli (Sharks)

Over 2.5

+110

Under 2.5

-143

Dougie Hamilton (Devils)

Over 2.5

-164

Under 2.5

+125

Fabian Zetterlund (Sharks)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Mikael Granlund (Sharks)

Over 2.5

+135

Under 2.5

-175

William Eklund (Sharks)

Over 1.5

-130

Under 1.5

-100

Micro Betting

There are always opportunities to enjoy NHL micro betting. It’s generally the case that you will find team and player props in-game and bettors can use their insight to wager on outcomes such as the Next Goal or Next Goalscorer.

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Starting Lineups

NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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