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New Jersey Devils vs Edmonton Oilers: Both teams have high hopes this season

The Edmonton Oilers are hosting the New Jersey Devils today at Rogers Place.

The Devils have made huge step forward

The New Jersey Devils are fifth in the Eastern Conference with a 7-5-2 record, including 4-3-0 on the road. They have lost 5 of the last 7 games and are coming off a 3-0 loss to the Calgary Flames. The Devils are tenth in the league scoring 3.57 goals per game and rank seventh allowing 3 goals per game. Nico Hischier leads the team with 15 points so far in the season.

The Oilers are picking up the pace

The Edmonton Oilers are seventh in the Western Conference with a 6-5-1 record, including 2-3-1 at home. They have won 4 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames. The Oilers are 28th in the league scoring 2.58 goals per game and are 16th in the league allowing 3.17. Leon Draisaitl leads the team with 16 points so far in the season.

Betting Trends

The Oilers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games overall, 2-4 SU in their last 6 home games and 6-2 SU in their last 8 home games against the Devils. Edmonton has played under the total goal line in 6 of their last 8 games overall and 4 of their last 6 games against teams from the Eastern Conference. The Devils are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games overall, 2-6 SU in their last 8 games in Edmonton and 2-6 SU in their last 8 games where there was no favorite. New Jersey has played under the total goal line in 7 of their last 8 games against teams from the Western Conference and 4 of their last 5 games against teams from the Pacific Division.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Edmonton Oilers were one game away from winning the Stanley Cup last season, and that was a really tough loss to recover from. They needed some time to turn on the engines when the season started but now look really good. Unlike them, the Devils had a great start but have lost the pace lately. These two have split the last 10 games, but the Oilers won both meetings last season, so we go with them to add another one.