New Jersey Devils (25-12-3) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (25-8-7)
January 10, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Carolina Hurricanes -135 / New Jersey Devils +110; Over/Under: +6.5
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The New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes meet Tuesday in NHL action at the PNC Arena. The New Jersey Devils have split their last 8 games. The Carolina Hurricanes have lost 3 straight games.
The New Jersey Devils are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 20.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Jack Hughes leads New Jersey with 26 goals, Jesper Bratt has 25 assists and Dougie Hamilton has 139 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 81.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Vitek Vanecek has allowed 54 goals on 627 shots faced, and Mackenzie Blackwood has allowed 28 goals on 250 shots.
The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 19.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Andrei Svechnikov leads Carolina with 19 goals, Brent Burns has 23 assists and Martin Necas has 140 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 80.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Pyotr Kochetkov has allowed 36 goal on 443 shots faced, and Antti Raanta has allowed 42 goals on 395 shots.
The Devils are 14-2 in their last 16 road games and 4-10 in their last 14 overall. The Hurricanes are 42-15 in their last 57 home games and 15-4 in their last 19 overall. The over is 3-1-1 in Devils last 5 overall. The over is 4-0 in Hurricanes last 4 overall. The Devils are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Carolina and 0-5 in the last 5 meetings. The home team is 11-3 in the last 14 meetings. The favorite is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
The New Jersey Devils have been road warriors this season, so there’s certainly some value with them in the underdog role. However, the Carolina Hurricanes have been one of the best teams in the league over the last three weeks, and they’ve been a buzz saw at home dating back to last year. The Canes are also due for a bounce back win after 3 straight losses. Can make a case for either side. Give me the home team and cheap juice.
