Detroit Red Wings vs. New Jersey Devils
Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Devils -273, Red Wings +215; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils host the Detroit Red Wings in the season opener.
New Jersey had a 52-22-8 record overall and a 27-16-4 record in home games last season. The Devils scored 3.5 goals per game last season while allowing 2.7 per game.
Detroit had a 35-37-10 record overall and a 16-20-5 record in road games last season. The Red Wings averaged 3.3 power-play chances per game last season, and converted on 21.1% (57 total power-play goals).
INJURIES: Devils: Erik Haula: day to day (undisclosed), Dougie Hamilton: out (wrist).
Red Wings: Matt Luff: out (undisclosed), Carter Mazur: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
