New Jersey Devils Prepare To Host Pittsburgh Penguins
Monday, October 11, 2010
by Bodog Sportsbook
The New Jersey Devils will host the Pittsburgh Penguins in a battle of legitimate Eastern Conference contenders on Monday, hoping that forwards Ilya Kovalchuk and Zach Parise can lead the squad to their first win of the season.
The Penguins, with a league-best 6/1 shot of winning the Stanley Cup according to the Bodog Sportsbook, will also be searching for their first win of the season after a winless opening week.
Heading into the 2010-11 season, both the Penguins and Devils are considered formidable threats in the East. The Devils, with 15/1 odds of winning the Stanley Cup, will look to justify the questionable approach taken in signing Ilya Kovalchuk over the off-season.
If the Devils fail to produce in the twilight of goaltending legend Martin Brodeur's career, the rule-bending contract that the club tried to pull in order to get Kovalchuk will be all for naught.
Throughout the first two games of the Penguins' season, superstar forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have been limited to just a single point each. That will have to change if the club hopes to return to the level they were at when they took home the Stanley Cup in 2008.
In net for Pittsburgh will be Marc Andre-Fleury who awkwardly enough will don his trademark goalie mask, complete with the images of his goaltending heroes; Brodeur included.
Think the Penguins will be able to show that their 2008 title was no fluke? Or will Kovalchuk silence critics while leading the New Jersey Devils to victory.
For all your individual game odds, team props and NHL futures, be sure to check out Bodog Sportsbook.
Related Articles
- Las Vegas Free NHL Picks: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
- Free NHL Picks and Tips: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
- Sunday NHL Hockey Odds: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
- NHL Odds and Free Pick: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
- NHL Hockey Betting: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Category
Tags
evgeni malkin - ilya kovalchuk - marc andre-fleury - martin brodeur - new jersey devils - pittsburgh penguins - sidney crosby - stanley cup - zach parise
