The New Jersey Devils will play the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. New Jersey has lost three of their last four games, while Carolina has won four of their last five games. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Devils vs Hurricanes prediction.
Devils Preview
The New Jersey Devils are 25-21-3 this year after they lost to Calgary by a score of 5-3 in their last game. New Jersey cut the deficit to 3-2 and 4-3 in the third period, but Calgary added an empty net goal to pull away. The Devils out shot Calgary by a total of 40-30 and went 0-2 on the power play in the game. New Jersey defeated Colorado by a score of 5-3 in the game prior to Calgary, but lost to Tampa Bay and Carolina before that. The Devils are scoring 3.45 goals per game and they are allowing 3.57 goals against per game, while going 24.8% on the power play and 79.2% on the penalty kill. Jesper Bratt has led New Jersey with 20 goals, 35 assists, and 152 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for New Jersey is Nico Daws, who is 3-5-0 this year with a 3.43 goals against average and a .895 save percentage.
Hurricanes Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes are 29-16-5 this season after they defeated Colorado by a score of 5-2 in their last game. Carolina scored the first three goals in the game, but their lead was cut to 3-2, before they pulled away for the win. The Hurricanes recorded 27 shots on goal and went 1-5 on the power play in the game. Carolina lost to Vancouver by a score of 3-2 in the game prior to Colorado, but did beat Arizona, New Jersey, and Boston before that. The Hurricanes are scoring 3.38 goals per game and they are allowing 2.92 goals against per game, while going 28% on the power play and 83.9% on the penalty kill. Sebastian Aho has led Carolina with 18 goals, 38 assists, and 139 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Carolina is Pyotr Kochetkov, who is 12-8-3 this season with a 2.62 goals against average and a .898 save percentage.
Carolina Hurricanes Team Facts
- The Hurricanes have won each of their last eight games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as home favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Hurricanes have lost the third period in five of their last six games following a win.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Hurricanes’ last seven games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
New Jersey Devils Team Facts
- The Devils have lost eight of their last nine night games at PNC Arena.
- The Devils have covered the puck line in five of their last six night games against the Hurricanes following a home loss.
- The Devils have lost the second period in each of their last four night games at PNC Arena following a loss.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in 13 of the Devils’ last 14 games as underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts
- Sebastian Aho has scored a goal in four of the Hurricanes’ last five games against Metropolitan Division opponents at PNC Arena.
- Teuvo Teravainen has recorded at least one point in each of his last 11 appearances against the Devils at PNC Arena.
- Andrei Svechnikov has recorded at least one assist in each of the Hurricanes’ last seven Saturday games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Sebastian Aho ranks T2nd in the Metropolitan Division for shootout goals (2) this season.
New Jersey Devils Player Prop Facts
- Jesper Bratt has scored a goal in six of the Devils’ last seven games as underdogs.
- Jesper Bratt has recorded at least one point in each of the Devils’ last nine Saturday night games.
- Dougie Hamilton has recorded an assist in each of his last four appearances with the Devils as underdogs.
- Luke Hughes recorded an equal-career-high two hits in his last game against the Hurricanes.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Carolina Hurricanes rank 1st in the league for shots against per game this season (24.9).
- The Carolina Hurricanes rank T2nd in the league for power play goals this season (47).
- The New Jersey Devils rank 8th in the league in power play percentage this season (24.83%).
- The New Jersey Devils rank 32nd in the league in save percentage this season (.881).
Devils vs Hurricanes Betting Prediction
New Jersey comes into this game after losing three of their last four games, but they are 14-9-1 on the road this season. The Devils have been dealing with a good amount of injuries for most of the season and their defense has been pretty poor. Carolina has won four of their last five games and they have allowed two goals or fewer in those four wins. The Hurricanes are 16-6-4 at home so far this season and they have plenty of momentum heading into this game. Carolina’s strong defensive play will be the difference in this game and I like the Hurricanes at home.