The Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils meet Saturday in NHL action at the Prudential Center. Here’s a Devils vs Hurricanes Prediction. This article will include a Devils vs Hurricanes Pick.
Carolina Hurricanes Betting Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Panthers, lost to the Blues, and they play the Sabres next. The Hurricanes have won 5 of their last 7 games.
The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 21.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Seth Jarvis leads Carolina with 21 goals, Sebastian Aho has 30 assists, and Andrei Svechnikov has 133 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.94 goals per game and are killing 79.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Frederik Andersen has given up 64 goals on 466 shots faced, while Brandon Bussi has allowed 48 goals on 495 shots.
New Jersey Devils Betting Preview
The New Jersey Devils beat the Wild and Kraken, and they play the Flames next. The Devils have split their last 8 games.
The New Jersey Devils are averaging 2.62 goals per game and are scoring 20.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Nico Hischier leads New Jersey with 15 goals, Jesper Bratt has 25 assists and Timo Meier has 142 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 3.09 goals per game and are killing 76.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 75 goals on 620 shots faced, while Jake Allen has given up 63 goals on 672 shots.
Why the New Jersey Devils will win
- The home team has won each of the Hurricanes’ last six games.
- The Hurricanes have lost four of their last five games as road favorites.
- The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 10 away games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Devils’ last five games.
- The home team has won the second period in five of the Hurricanes’ last six games.
Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win
- The Devils have lost each of their last eight night games at Prudential Center following an overtime win.
- The Hurricanes have won seven of their last eight games against the Devils.
- The Devils have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 13 night games at Prudential Center.
- The favorites have covered the puck line in 10 of the last 12 games between the Hurricanes and Devils.
- The Devils have lost the second period in eight of their last nine games against Eastern Conference opponents.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Devils’ last six games following a win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Seven of the Hurricanes’ last eight road games against Metropolitan Division opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Four of the last five games between teams from the same division have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in eight of the Hurricanes’ last nine night games at Prudential Center.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in 23 of the Devils’ last 25 games as home underdogs.
New Jersey Devils Player Prop Facts
- Nico Hischier has scored a goal in five of the Devils’ last six games as home underdogs against the Hurricanes.
- Jack Hughes has recorded at least one assist in each of the Devils’ last four games.
Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts
- Nikolaj Ehlers has scored a goal in seven of his last eight appearances with his team as a road favorite against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Sebastian Aho has recorded at least one assist in five of the Hurricanes’ last six games against the Devils.
Matchup/League Facts
- The New Jersey Devils rank 27th in the league for goals per game this season (2.62).
- The New Jersey Devils rank 27th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (76.67%).
- The Carolina Hurricanes rank 3rd in the league for goals per game this season (3.40).
- The Carolina Hurricanes rank 1st in the league for shots against per game this season (24.1).
Devils vs Hurricanes Prediction
The Devils are worth a look on their home ice, but I’m usually going to side with the Hurricanes whenever I can get these soft prices. The Canes are one of the best teams in the league that you typically don’t get in these price ranges often. The Hurricanes have also won 7 of the last 8 games against the Devils, which includes outscoring them 9-4 in two games this season. Six of those seven wins were decided by two or more goals. I’d need more bang for my buck to give the Devils a fair shake. Give me the Hurricanes and the soft price.