New Jersey at Columbus

New Jersey has won both meetings this season and five of the past six, including 4-3 in overtime on Dec. 27. Columbus has lost eight of its past 11 games overall although it did get a 4-3 overtime win over Vancouver on Monday and has been off since. Elvis Merzlikins is confirmed for the Blue Jackets for tonight 's game and he is 8-8-6 with a 3.22 goals-against average. Vitek Vanecek is expected in net for the Devils with a 14-7-2 record this season and he has won eight of his past 11 starts. New Jersey has won five straight as favorites of -110 to -150 and the Devils have won six of seven road games against teams with less than .400 winning percentages. Columbus allows 3.73 goals per game and that is #31 in the league and it has been outscored 19-11 its past four games. Take the Devils as a Max Play.