Does the data back up the New Jersey Devils’ Stanley Cup charge?

Possessing a 23-4 win loss record is relatively unheard of in the NHL but the New Jersey Devils have been ripping up all before them in the Metropolitan Division this season.

As a side not necessarily synonymous with success, many experts and pundits have been very quick to downplay the Devils' chances this season but with each passing result, they are looking more and more capable of clinching Stanley Cup glory.

Sport, like many other industries, is becoming increasingly driven and dictated by statistics and the in-depth analysis now available in ice-hockey and a multitude of other sports, is enabling managers, players and coaches to become more informed than ever before.

In addition, the plethora of sporting data now available has enabled sports bookmakers and pundits to get stuck into trends and patterns as they look to secure the marginal gains that will enable them to see a return on any bet placed.

At this stage of the season, the New Jersey Devils are very well placed to go all the way in the Metropolitan Division and beyond that, at least challenge for Stanley Cup glory.

With such an impressive start to the campaign, the Devils have been able to open up a healthy lead on the chasing pack and they have their Metropolitan Division aspirations very much in their own hands.

Coming in at +650 with a range of New Jersey legal sportsbooks, the Devils do look to be the real deal for the Metropolitan Division title this season but they are sure to be aspirational beyond that this term.

Currently, the New Jersey Devils are +2200 to go all the way and clinch the Stanley Cup – odds that have been sliding in steadily from the start of the season and should they continue this form, will continue to get shorter as the weeks progress.

The reticence amongst bookmakers to get behind the New Jersey Devils at this stage potentially lies in their lack of track record when it comes to Stanley Cup success.

Something that hasn't been a problem in recent years for the Colorado Avalanche, who won the NHL Stanley Cup in 2022.

Operating in the Western Conference, the Avalanche aren't a direct competitor to the New Jersey Devils at this relatively early stage of the season, adding further to the sense of intrigue around both teams.

At +275, the Colorado Avalanche are the heavy favorites to win the Atlantic Division and should they do, it could well be the New Jersey Devils that await in the Stanley Cup final.

Regardless of whether the New Jersey Devils go all the way this season, they have started the season impressively and the statistics would suggest that they are more than a flash in the pan.