NEW JERSEY

DEVILSNJ

22-19-2  |  Road

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FINAL
Thu, Jan 8 • 7:00 PM ET
PPG Paints Arena
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PITTSBURGH

PENGUINSPIT

20-12-9  |  Home

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Goaltending
Jake Allen
GOALTENDER

Jake Allen

#34 | Goaltender
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Kris Letang
GOALTENDER

Kris Letang

#58 | Defense
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Jake Allen None-None 4.00 0.862 --
Kris Letang None-None -- -- --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
4.00 GAA --
0.862 Save % --
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
DEVILS
0%
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PENGUINS
100%
DEVILS --
PENGUINS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
6.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 100%
Under 0 0%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-4.0
NEW JERSEY
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +4.0 points (New Jersey)
DevilsNJ (-3.5) 0 PenguinsPIT (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Devils Cover

97.7%

Penguins Cover

2.3%

-6-4-20+2+4+6
Distribution centered around NJ -4.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (NJ)

NJ By 1 goal

6.6%

NJ By 2-3 goals

29.6%

PIT By 1 goal

0.9%

PIT By 2-3 goals

0.3%

AI Model Projected Score
5
NEW JERSEY
1
PITTSBURGH
Simulated Score
3
NEW JERSEY
4
PITTSBURGH
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Devils Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Penguins Win
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI Devils (-1.5) Loss
Proj Goals: -4.0
D
Sim Penguins (+0) Win
Proj Goals: -1.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 6.0
D
Sim u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 7.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Apr 9, 2026 PIT @ NJ 5 - 2
Feb 26, 2026 NJ @ PIT 1 - 4
Jan 8, 2026 NJ @ PIT 1 - 4
Nov 8, 2025 PIT @ NJ 1 - 2
Apr 11, 2025 PIT @ NJ 4 - 2
Key Model Drivers
Hits (L5) +13.8% more
New Jersey: 19.5 vs Pittsburgh: 16.8
Blocked Shots (L5) +59.2% more
Pittsburgh: 14.6 vs New Jersey: 9.2
Takeaways (L5) +28.8% more
Pittsburgh: 5.8 vs New Jersey: 4.5
Power Play % (L5) +9.1%
Pittsburgh: 26.2% vs New Jersey: 17.2%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
NJ Score 5.0 1
PIT Score 1.0 4
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots 14.6 / 9.2 16.0 / 19.0
Faceoff % 52.4 / 49.9 44.1 / 55.9
Hits 16.8 / 19.5 10.0 / 25.0
Power Play % 26.2 / 17.2 33.3 / 50.0
Shots on Goal 34.2 / 35.3 29.0 / 29.0
Takeaways 5.8 / 4.5 5.0 / 6.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
33%TICKETS67%
78%MONEY22%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
41%TICKETS59%
34%MONEY66%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
53%TICKETS47%
86%MONEY14%