Thursday NHL Pick

The 9-13-1-3 New Jersey Devils, who are just 3-10-0-2 at home, finally got a win at Prudential Center on Tuesday but it was against the pathetic bottom dwelling Buffalo Sabres – nothing to get excited about. Tonight the Devils will host the 18-10-1-0 Pittsburgh Penguins and will have their work cut out for them. The Penguins have been hot, winning 6 of their last 7, and usually prevail when they are the favorite, going 14-2 in their last 16. Pittsburgh could be without one of their top performers, Evgeni Malkin, but it shouldn’t matter against a Devils team that is just 1-4 in their last 5 and 2-9 in their last 11 overall.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PITTSBURGH PENGUINS