Tip: Jesper Bratt will show the way!

Although the Devils allowed 10 goals in the first two games, head coach Lindy Ruff made a change in goaltender, swapping Vitek Vanecek for rookie Akira Schmid. This decision has proved to be successful, with New Jersey only allowing 2 goals in the past 3 games and scoring 9 times themselves. I talked quite a bit about that decision in my latest text and why I thought it was important, just the calmness it has created in the Devils seems to make all the difference in the world.

Jesper Bratt and Devils Powerplay

The betting tip I am sending today is not focused as much on the team but more on the player for once. In this case, I have chosen to take a closer look at Jesper Bratt. The young Swede comes off another fantastic season with 73 points in 82 regular-season games. So far in the playoffs, he has 3 points, all of which have been assists.

Devils Powerplay hasn't quite found its rhythm yet, with only a 16.7% success rate against the Rangers in the playoffs. But there's more upside! During the regular season, the team had a 21.9% success rate, which is above the NHL average. Jesper Bratt remains one of the key players for the Devils when they have the man advantage. In the regular season, he scored 22 points on the powerplay in 82 games, meaning in 26.83% of all games. And he has also managed to score a point on the powerplay in the playoffs so far.

Now that the Devils are up against a desperate Rangers team that must do everything in their power to win, it's not unlikely that we may see stressed players taking unnecessary penalties. This is something we saw the Devils struggle with in the beginning of the series.

Conclusion and prediction

I won't provide an extensive explanation of my thoughts this time, but as you can understand, I have a betting tip to share that involves Jesper Bratt. We can bet on him to score a point on the powerplay at an odds of +340 on Bet365, a bet I really like in this type of game. A desperate Rangers team that can easily become stressed opens up the possibility for Jesper Bratt, with his excellent passes, to score on the powerplay this evening.