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Devils at Golden Knights

NHL · Wednesday, Dec 17 · 9:00 PM CT · T-Mobile Arena · Final NJ 2 – VGK 1

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTSOT
NJ010012
VGK001001
Team box
NJ·VGK
33
shots
37
0 of 2
power play
1 of 4
56.4
faceoff %
43.6
21
hits
21
10
blocked shots
19
8
penalty minutes
4
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Pavel DorofeyevVGK104
Connor BrownNJ103
Tomas HertlVGK014
Mark StoneVGK013
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jake AllenNJ3736.973
Carter HartVGK3332.970

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
VGK +3
NJ +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: VGK 0 · NJ 1lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was NJ 41%, VGK 59% · Updated Dec 17, 2025

Expected margin
VGK by 0.6
Expected score
VGK 3.2 – 2.6 NJ
Expected total
5.8
DevilsThe matchupGolden Knights
+145Our fair odds−145
2.6Expected goals3.2
−0.05Power rating+0.16
2.9Goals / game3.1
3.1Allowed / game2.9
29.3Shots / game29.5
50.2Faceoff %53.0
20.3Hits / game19.2
18−15Season record16−15
3−7Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
NJ chance · VGK chance
Our model fair40.8%59.2%
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
NJNew Jersey Devils+14541%————
VGKVegas Golden Knights−14559%————
SpreadVGK by 0.6
NJNew Jersey Devils+0.6our margin————
VGKVegas Golden Knights−0.6our 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

Vegas Golden Knights by 0.6 expected
New Jersey Devils by 6 goals: <1%New Jersey Devils by 5 goals: 1%New Jersey Devils by 4 goals: 3%New Jersey Devils by 3 goals: 8%New Jersey Devils by 2 goals: 8%New Jersey Devils by 1 goal: 21%Vegas Golden Knights by 1 goal: 22%Vegas Golden Knights by 2 goals: 12%Vegas Golden Knights by 3 goals: 14%Vegas Golden Knights by 4 goals: 8%Vegas Golden Knights by 5 goals: 3%Vegas Golden Knights by 6 goals: 1%
← NJ wins byVGK wins by →
Vegas Golden Knights wins by 2 or more37%
Vegas Golden Knights wins by 3 or more26%
New Jersey Devils wins by 2 or more20%
Decided by one goal43%

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: 13%4 goals: 10%5 goals: 22%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
NJJake Allen G · last 5 starts: .905 save %, 2.94 GAAstarted
VGKCarter Hart G · last 5 starts: .873 save %, 3.28 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
NJ·VGK
Dec 14, 2025 vs VAN
last game
Dec 13, 2025 at CBJ
2 days
days of rest
3 days
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
2
road after a home game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 31+ games
NJ·VGK
−0.05
rating (0 = average)
+0.16
2.9
goals / game
3.1
3.1
goals allowed / game
2.9
18−15
season record
16−15
10−7
home record
7−8
8−8
away record
9−7
L1
streak
W2
3−7
last 10
6−4
29.3
shots / game
29.5
50.2
faceoff %
53.0
20.3
hits / game
19.2
15.2
blocked shots / game
15.6
4.8
takeaways / game
4.4
15.6
giveaways / game
16.5

Rating Trend

NJ · VGK · 64 days
New Jersey DevilsVegas Golden Knights
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · VGK 6−3
Dec 5, 2025at NJVGK 3 − 0
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

NJ · Last 10

3−7 · streak L1
Dec 14, 2025vs VAN1 − 2L
Dec 13, 2025vs ANA4 − 1W
Dec 11, 2025vs TB4 − 8L
Dec 9, 2025at OTT4 − 3W
Dec 6, 2025at BOS1 − 4L
Dec 5, 2025vs VGK0 − 3L
Dec 3, 2025vs DAL0 − 3L
Dec 1, 2025vs CBJ3 − 5L
Nov 29, 2025vs PHI3 − 5L
Nov 28, 2025at BUF5 − 0W

VGK · Last 10

6−4 · streak W2
Dec 13, 2025at CBJ3 − 2W
Dec 11, 2025at PHI3 − 2W
Dec 9, 2025at NYI4 − 5L
Dec 7, 2025at NYR3 − 2W
Dec 5, 2025at NJ3 − 0W
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