New Jersey at Ottawa

The Devils are just four points behind Ottawa in the Eastern Conference and they know how important this game is. "We know what time of the season it is, we know it's crunch time," New Jersey right wing Jamie Langenbrunner said. "We need to move up, and we have to play well to do that." The Devils are a .500 team on the road where they keep opponents to just 2.5 goals per game. Ottawa allows 3.1 per game at home and they have allowed 4+ goals in eight of their last eleven games! Facing that kind of defense, NJ has a great shot. The Devils are 21-9 this season vs. poor defenses (those averaging 30+ shots on goal against). The Devils are scoring right now and they are 37-13 the past three seasons after scoring 3+ goals in three straight games. Ottawa is just 9-14 coming off a loss. We see tremendous value on New Jersey at this line.