Two Metropolitan division teams will square off on Tuesday evening when the Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Newark, New Jersey to face the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center with the puck scheduled to drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game will air on MSGS and SportsNet Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh enters this game five points behind the Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference and will need help to qualify for the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs with eight games remaining on their schedule. 

The Penguins saw their playoff hopes fade during March after compiling a dismal record of 5-8-3 for the month and enter this game following a 3-4 shootout loss on the road against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost seven straight against the New Jersey Devils including the first two meetings this season with a 2-5 loss at home in the first game and a 2-5 loss on the road in the 2^nd game this season and have lost by an average margin of three goals per game during the losing streak against the New Jersey Devils. 

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to end their seven-game losing streak against the Devils when they travel to face the New Jersey Devils for game three of their regular season series.

After making the playoffs last season, New Jersey is unlikely to make it back to the Stanley Cup playoffs this year as they enter this game trailing the Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings by six points for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference with a record of 36-34-4 and 76 points. 

The Devils suffered a major blow in the playoff race after compiling a record of 6-9 in March and were outscored by an average of 3 to 3.13 in their games in March, however, New Jersey has won four of their last six games and have won by an average margin of 3.25 goals per game in the wins. The Devils have also dominated the series against the Penguins having won both meetings this season by an average margin of 3 goals per game and have won seven straight against Pittsburgh in the series. 

The New Jersey Devils will look to take a 3-0 lead in the regular season series and extend their winning streak to eight games against the Pittsburgh Penguins when they host Pittsburgh on Tuesday evening.

BetNow has the New Jersey Devils listed as -165 moneyline favorites at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday evening. 

New Jersey has won seven straight against Pittsburgh and has won by an average margin of 3 goals per game during the streak while also having won by an average margin of 3 goals per game in the two meetings this season.

Both teams are in desperate need of wins and help if they are going to qualify for the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs as Pittsburgh enters this game trailing by five points and New Jersey trailing by six points in the Wild Card race in the Eastern Conference. 

The Devils have dominated the series against the Penguins winning by an average margin of 3 goals per game during their seven-game winning streak in the series and won both meetings this season by three goals. As a result, I am taking the moneyline for the New Jersey Devils when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3 of the regular season series on Tuesday evening.