Canadiens vs. Devils NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 5

A pair of Eastern Conference clubs, at different ends of the standings, meet on Sunday, April 5 when the third-place Montreal Canadiens (45-21-10) host the 13th-place New Jersey Devils (39-34-3). The Devils are underdogs on the road, at +124, and the Canadiens are -148.

Montreal secured a 4-3 road victory against the New Jersey Devils its last time out on April 4, taking the shootout 3-2. Cole Caufield led the Canadiens with two points (two assists).

New Jersey was at home for its last game on April 4, and fell to the Montreal Canadiens 4-3, losing a shootout 3-2. The Devils were led in that matchup by Jack Hughes (one goal and one assist) and Timo Meier (one goal and one assist).

To prepare for this matchup, here is who we expect to take home the victory in Sunday's hockey action.

Canadiens vs. Devils Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Devils 4 - Canadiens 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.96 goals)
  

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Canadiens vs. Devils Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Canadiens-Devils game.

• Favorite: Canadiens (-148)
• Underdog: Devils (+124)

Canadiens Betting Insights

• The Canadiens have won 55.6% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (20-16).
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter, Montreal is 10-5 (winning 66.7% of the time).
• Based on the moneyline in this game, the Canadiens' implied win probability is 59.7%.
• In 42 games this season, Montreal and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Devils Betting Insights

• This season the Devils have won 15 of the 30 games, or 50.0%, in which they've been an underdog.
• New Jersey has gone 6-6, a 50.0% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +124 or more by bookmakers this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Devils have a 44.6% chance to win.
• New Jersey has played 30 games this season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.

Canadiens Key Stats

• Montreal's 266 total goals (3.5 per game) rank fifth in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Canadiens are giving up 234 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 18th in NHL play.
• Its +32 goal differential is the seventh-best in the league.
• The 53 power-play goals the Canadiens have put up this season (on 218 power-play chances) are the ninth-most in the NHL.
• Montreal has the league's eighth-best power-play conversion rate (24.31%).
• The Canadiens have scored seven shorthanded goals this season.
• Montreal kills 77.25% of opponent power plays, the 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Montreal has the 10th-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 51%.
• The Canadiens have a 13.2% shooting percentage as a team, which leads the league.

Devils Key Stats

• With 211 goals (2.8 per game), New Jersey has the NHL's 26th-ranked offense.
• The Devils have given up 233 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 16th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -22, the team is 22nd in the league.
• With 44 power-play goals (on 194 chances), the Devils are 18th in the NHL.
• New Jersey scores on 22.68% of its power plays, No. 10 in the NHL.
• This season, the Devils have five shorthanded goals (22nd in NHL).
• The 79.08% penalty-kill percentage of New Jersey is 15th in the league.
• New Jersey wins 51.2% of faceoffs, eighth-best in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 9.3%, the Devils are 31st in the league.