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Golden Knights at Devils

NHL · Friday, Dec 5 · 6:00 PM CT · Prudential Center · Final VGK 3 – NJ 0

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
VGK1023
NJ0000
Team box
VGK·NJ
25
shots
24
2 of 2
power play
0 of 2
46.8
faceoff %
53.2
21
hits
15
23
blocked shots
11
4
penalty minutes
4
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Jack EichelVGK023
Shea TheodoreVGK104
Ivan BarbashevVGK103
Tomas HertlVGK101
Noah HanifinVGK012
Mitch MarnerVGK012
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Akira SchmidVGK24241.000
Jacob MarkstromNJ2522.880

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
NJ +3
VGK +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: NJ 0 · VGK 3lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was VGK 48%, NJ 52% · Updated Dec 5, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
VGK 2.9 – 2.9 NJ
Expected total
5.8
Golden KnightsThe matchupDevils
+110Our fair odds−110
2.9Expected goals2.9
+0.12Power rating+0.02
3.1Goals / game3.1
3.0Allowed / game3.0
29.8Shots / game29.5
53.8Faceoff %49.7
19.5Hits / game20.7
12−14Season record16−11
5−5Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
VGK chance · NJ chance
Our model fair47.6%52.4%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
VGKVegas Golden Knights+11048%————
NJNew Jersey Devils−11052%————
Spreadabout even
VGKVegas Golden Knights−0.1our margin————
NJNew Jersey Devils+0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 5.8
Over5.8our total————
Under5.8our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Vegas Golden Knights by 6 goals: <1%Vegas Golden Knights by 5 goals: 2%Vegas Golden Knights by 4 goals: 6%Vegas Golden Knights by 3 goals: 12%Vegas Golden Knights by 2 goals: 10%Vegas Golden Knights by 1 goal: 17%New Jersey Devils by 1 goal: 27%New Jersey Devils by 2 goals: 9%New Jersey Devils by 3 goals: 10%New Jersey Devils by 4 goals: 5%New Jersey Devils by 5 goals: 1%New Jersey Devils by 6 goals: <1%
← VGK wins byNJ wins by →
Vegas Golden Knights wins by 2 or more31%
Vegas Golden Knights wins by 3 or more21%
New Jersey Devils wins by 2 or more25%
Decided by one goal44%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

5.8 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 3%3 goals: 14%4 goals: 9%5 goals: 23%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 18%8 goals: 7%9 goals: 8%10 goals: 2%11 goals: 2%12 goals: 1%13 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 4.572%
Total over 5.549%
Total over 6.538%
Total from 5 to 633%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
VGKAkira Schmid G · last 5 starts: .890 save %, 2.54 GAAstarted
NJJacob Markstrom G · last 5 starts: .884 save %, 3.37 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
VGK·NJ
Dec 2, 2025 vs CHI
last game
Dec 3, 2025 vs DAL
2 days
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
4
road after a home game
home / road
4th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 26+ games
VGK·NJ
+0.12
rating (0 = average)
+0.02
3.1
goals / game
3.1
3.0
goals allowed / game
3.0
12−14
season record
16−11
7−8
home record
9−4
5−6
away record
7−7
W2
streak
L3
5−5
last 10
4−6
29.8
shots / game
29.5
53.8
faceoff %
49.7
19.5
hits / game
20.7
15.4
blocked shots / game
15.7
4.2
takeaways / game
4.8
16.3
giveaways / game
15.6

Rating Trend

VGK · NJ · 52 days
Vegas Golden KnightsNew Jersey Devils
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 8 meetings · NJ 3−5
Mar 2, 2025at VGKVGK 2 − 0
Feb 6, 2025at NJVGK 3 − 1
Mar 17, 2024at VGKVGK 3 − 1
Jan 22, 2024at NJNJ 6 − 5 OT
Mar 3, 2023at VGKVGK 4 − 3 SO
Jan 24, 2023at NJNJ 3 − 2 OT
Apr 18, 2022at VGKNJ 3 − 2
Dec 16, 2021at NJVGK 5 − 3

VGK · Last 10

5−5 · streak W2
Dec 2, 2025vs CHI4 − 3W
Nov 29, 2025vs SJ4 − 3W
Nov 28, 2025vs MTL1 − 4L
Nov 26, 2025vs OTT3 − 4L
Nov 24, 2025at UTAH1 − 5L
Nov 22, 2025at ANA3 − 4L
Nov 20, 2025at UTAH4 − 1W
Nov 18, 2025vs NYR3 − 2W
Nov 16, 2025at MIN2 − 3L
Nov 15, 2025at STL4 − 1W

NJ · Last 10

4−6 · streak L3
Dec 3, 2025vs DAL0 − 3L
Dec 1, 2025vs CBJ3 − 5L
Nov 29, 2025vs PHI3 − 5L
Nov 28, 2025at BUF5 − 0W
Nov 26, 2025vs STL3 − 2W
Nov 24, 2025vs DET4 − 3W
Nov 22, 2025at PHI3 − 6L
Nov 20, 2025at FLA0 − 1L
Nov 18, 2025at TB1 − 5L
Nov 15, 2025at WSH3 − 2W