Luke Evangelista has supplied an assist in four consecutive New Jersey wins, including the Devils’ first meeting with Colorado. Jack Hughes went pointless in that 4–3 victory before recording points in each of the next three games. For Devils backers, those different paths make the choice of a supporting scorer worth a closer look.
For Wednesday’s visit to Colorado, these Devils parlay picks start with a hypothetical New Jersey win, then compare Evangelista’s assist and Hughes’ point markets with Cale Makar’s shots and Gabriel Landeskog’s assists. The Devils were +124 on the moneyline in the DraftKings reference snapshot. The four player markets are individual choices, not a prescribed four-leg parlay.
Four ways to support a Devils-win view
The records use actual appearances for each player’s current club, from the previous season through this season’s completed games, including postseason appearances where available. Each overall baseline matches its conditional record’s dates, team and participation. Evangelista has only nine New Jersey appearances and six wins in his row; that short new-club sample deserves less weight than the longer histories below.
| Player & prop | Odds | With this result | All appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Evangelista 1+ assist |
+170 | 83.3% 5 of 6 NJ wins |
55.6% 5 of 9 appearances |
| Jack Hughes 1+ point |
−190 | 81.0% 34 of 42 NJ wins |
69.9% 51 of 73 appearances |
| Cale Makar 2+ shots on goal |
−290 | 87.9% 29 of 33 COL losses |
78.4% 76 of 97 appearances |
| Gabriel Landeskog Under 0.5 assists |
−290 | 92.3% 24 of 26 COL losses |
70.6% 60 of 85 appearances |
Prices are individual DraftKings snapshots and can move. The assist, point and shot milestones are actual inclusive offers: exactly one assist, one point or two shots succeeds. The percentages describe past games, not future or combined success probabilities.
Luke Evangelista: 1+ assist at +170
Evangelista recorded an assist in five of six New Jersey wins (83.3%), compared with five of nine New Jersey appearances overall (55.6%). Those are the same five assist-producing appearances, all in wins. That is an interesting early pattern, but six wins are too few to treat the conditional rate as established. No Nashville games have been added to enlarge the sample.
The recent run is concrete: an assist against Colorado, Anaheim, Los Angeles and Dallas, all New Jersey wins. He also scored in the Colorado meeting. His latest assist came in 18:44 of ice time in Tuesday’s 5–1 win at Dallas, and he is currently listed on the expected first line with Nico Hischier and Timo Meier.
The miss matters too. He played 18:57 without an assist in the 4–1 win over Vancouver on October 10. Being involved in a winning attack did not force a place on the scoresheet. The plus-money price and current assist run make this worth comparing, with only six Devils wins behind the record.
The 1+ assist market at +170 gives a longer individual return than his 1+ point offer at −105, but a goal alone would not satisfy it. The point market also accepts a goal without an assist. Choose the assist only if the playmaking route is part of your view, while keeping the nine-appearance history prominent rather than mistaking the larger price for proven value.
Jack Hughes: 1+ point at −190
Hughes recorded a goal or an assist in 34 of 42 Devils wins (81.0%) and 51 of 73 New Jersey appearances overall (69.9%). The longer win sample gives this comparison more history than Evangelista’s. Eight wins in the sample still came without a Hughes point.
This season he has a point in seven of eight wins and nine of twelve appearances overall. His latest three games brought two points against Anaheim, an assist against Los Angeles, and a goal plus an assist at Dallas. That current form supports the one-point route without needing to ask for a multi-point game.
His sole current win miss came against this opponent. Hughes had no point in the Devils’ 4–3 win over Colorado on October 20, despite three shots and 16:55 of ice time. The direct matchup counterexample is more useful than pretending the seven-of-eight record is a guarantee for a rematch.
He is listed as the expected second-line center and has no current injury flag. At −190, the point market permits either a goal or an assist, in exchange for a shorter return than Evangelista’s assist at +170. Both depend on New Jersey offense and their histories overlap, so they are related options to compare rather than independent reasons to add legs.
Cale Makar: 2+ shots on goal at −290
Makar reached at least two shots on goal in 29 of 33 Colorado losses (87.9%), against 76 of 97 Colorado appearances overall (78.4%). The actual 2+ milestone succeeds at two shots; his main over 2.5 shots market requires three. That difference is the practical reason to inspect the milestone rather than use the lines interchangeably.
His current record is five of six Avalanche losses and nine of eleven appearances overall. In the first Devils meeting, he took three shots and recorded two assists in 22:34. The shooting requirement can therefore remain attainable in a Colorado defeat without depending on New Jersey holding him off the scoresheet.
The latest game is the important warning. Makar took only one shot in 23:16 during the 6–2 loss at Nashville, his first current-season loss miss at this threshold. His preceding shot totals were four at Philadelphia, three against New Jersey and three against Tampa Bay. That regular workload at Nashville still left him short of the two-shot requirement.
The expected first-pair defenseman has no current injury flag. At −290, this is a short-return shooting option rather than a wager on a goal or assist. It suits a Devils-win view that still allows Colorado to generate activity, with the Nashville miss a reminder that time on ice alone cannot deliver the required shots.
Gabriel Landeskog: under 0.5 assists at −290
Landeskog finished without an assist in 24 of 26 Colorado losses (92.3%), compared with 60 of 85 Colorado appearances overall (70.6%). A goal alone does not defeat this under. He scored without an assist in the earlier 4–3 loss to New Jersey, a direct example of that narrower requirement.
He has no assist in all six Colorado losses this season and nine of twelve appearances overall. In his latest three games, he had no assist against New Jersey, one in the 6–3 win over Tampa Bay, and none at Nashville. That Tampa Bay assist is useful recent counterevidence: the market still needs a particular kind of contribution to stay absent.
The longer loss sample includes two assist misses, one in February and one in the postseason in May. Both remain part of the 26-loss record. His latest Nashville appearance lasted 14:05, while the earlier Devils game lasted 18:01; the history includes actual playing time rather than counting absences as successful unders.
He is currently listed on the expected second line, without an injury flag in the matchup context. The assist under at −290 offers a shorter individual return than his no-point market at −150, but permits a goal. If your Devils-win expectation leaves room for Landeskog to score, that is the specific trade this option makes.
Choosing among the four requirements
Evangelista’s assist is the longer-return choice with the shortest history; Hughes’ point option broadens the scoring route and brings more Devils wins into the comparison, while the previous Colorado meeting is a clear miss. Makar’s two-shot milestone leaves room for Colorado activity in defeat. Landeskog’s assist under isolates his playmaking and allows a goal, supported by a different and shorter loss population.
The two Devils scoring markets can share an offensive story, and the two Colorado markets concern the same team result. Their separate records establish neither independence nor a combined payout. Check the exact current prices and expected personnel before selecting the individual route that fits your game view. Skater lines remain unconfirmed; Jake Allen is listed as confirmed for New Jersey, while Colorado’s Mackenzie Blackwood listing is unconfirmed.
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