The New Jersey Devils (8-5-2) and Nico Hischier (10 goals and six assists) host the Montreal Canadiens (4-7-2) and Nicholas Suzuki (four goals and nine assists) at Prudential Center on Thursday, November 7 at 7:00 PM ET, airing on ESPN+.
New Jersey earned a 3-0 road victory against the Edmonton Oilers its last time out on November 4.
Montreal played at home in its last Game on November 5, and fell 3-2 in overtime against the Calgary Flames.
Here’s what you need to prepare for Thursday’s hockey action.
New Jersey Devils vs. Montreal Canadiens odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 5:51 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Devils (-330)
- Underdog: Canadiens (+261)
- Over/under: 6.5
Devils vs. Canadiens game info and start time
- Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV channel: MSG
- Live stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Devils stats and trends
- New Jersey has been victorious in seven of the 13 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Devils have won every game they’ve played this season with moneyline odds shorter than -330.
- There is a 76.7% chance that New Jersey wins this contest, per the moneyline.
- New Jersey and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in six of 15 games this season.
- Over the past 10 games, the Devils have gone 4-4-2 (60.0% of possible points).
- They have averaged 3.6 goals per game (36 total) over that stretch.
- Defensively, the Devils have given up 30 goals (3.0 per game) in those 10 outings.
Canadiens stats and trends
- The Canadiens have been the underdog 13 times this season, and upset their opponent in four, or 30.8%, of those games.
- Montreal has not been a longer moneyline underdog than the +261 odds on them winning this game.
- Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Canadiens have a 27.7% chance to win.
- In 61.5% of Montreal’s previous games this season (8/13), the teams combined to score over Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
- In the last 10 games, the Canadiens have claimed 50.0% of the possible points with a 2-6-2 record.
- They have averaged 2.6 goals per game (26 total) during that span.
- Over on the defensive end, the Canadiens have allowed 42 goals (4.2 per game) over those 10 matchups.