The New Jersey Devils benefitted from an appealing road schedule this season, but that might be their undoing in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Devils, who travel to Los Angeles for Game 3, have only gone past the Rocky Mountains once this season – an October meeting against the same Kings they will play tonight. They won that meeting, which should be comforting to their backers, but a lack of travel miles could play a factor.

New Jersey hasn’t gone farther than Florida in the playoffs – still in the eastern time zone – playing four games against the Panthers in round one. Since then, they faced the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers.

The Devils’ longest trips during the regular season (outside of Los Angeles) was to Edmonton, Calgary and Phoenix. Games against the Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks all came at home. They are 5-4 on the road this postseason to go along with a nice 24-15-2 record during the regular season, so there’s something to hope for going forward.

But New Jersey took a punch to the gut after two overtime losses at home in which it had opportunities to win both. Bovada’s Devils vs. Kings Team Props are listing a +275 payout if tonight’s game goes into overtime again.

The Kings improved to 10-0 on the road, but have lost twice at home. If they win the next two, they will tie the 1988 Edmonton Oilers for bost postseason win percentage ever.

The Devils are a 1 1/2-point underdog, according to Bovada’s Devils Vs Kings Game 3 Betting Lines, with a +140 moneyline. But they have proven to be far better later in their series’, going 4-6 in Games 1-3, and 8-1 in Games 4-7.