This is the first meeting this season and both of last year's meetings ended 2-1 in overtime with each team winning once. New Jersey went UNDER Thursday night with a 2-1 overtime loss at Montreal making this a back-to-back situation. Cory Schneider had 34 saves for the Devils, who are 4-9 playing with no rest. Also, the Devils are 18-40 their last 58 games against teams with winning records and 17-36 their last 53 in the third game of a 3-in-4 situation. Dallas has won two in a row, including 5-2 at the New York Islanders on Wednesday. Tyler Pitlick scored twice and Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists for the Stars and Kari Lehtonen had 32 saves. Lehtonen has a 2.44 goals-against average and .913 save percentage. Dallas has won five of its last six road contests and seven of its last 10 overall. New Jersey has gone UNDER six of its last eight home games and five of its last six when its opponent scored at least five goals its previous game. Play the Stars and the UNDER.
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NHL
Dallas at New Jersey
December 15, 2017
7:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on Dallas -145 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 1.69)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
1.5 units on Game Total UNDER 5.5 +101 (risk 1.5 to return 3.02)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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