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The Devils were on the wrong end of a 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday night as +190 road underdogs in Game 1 of this best-of-seven opening round series. New Jersey closed out the regular season with a 5-3 road loss to Washington as +160 underdogs after allowing a combined seven goals in four previous wins. Keith Kinkaid got the start in goal for Game 1, and he allowed four goals on 31 shots.
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Tampa Bay showed its scoring depth on Thursday night with five different players tallying a goal, including right winger Nikita Kucherov with an empty-netter to close out the scoring for the night. He led the NHL's top scoring team (3.5 goals) with 39 goals as part of his team-high 100 points.
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New Jersey at Tampa Bay Betting Trends<br />
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The Devils are 1-5 against the spread in their last 6 games overall.
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New Jersey is 2-4 against the spread in their last 6 road games.
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The game total has gone over in 5 of the Devils last 6 road games.
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Tampa Bay is 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games.
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The Lightening is 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games against the Devils.
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Injury Report<br />
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<b>New Jersey </b>
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Marcus Johansson LW Concussion
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<b>Tampa Bay </b>
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Adam Erne LW Out indefinitely
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<span style="font-size:16px;"><b><span style="color:#008000;">Get more details:</span></b> <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/nhl/matchup/968767"&gt; New Jersey at Tampa Bay NHL Match-Up</a></span>
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