The Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils meet Sunday 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 lost to the Habs and Avalanche, and they play the Stars next. The Hurricanes have lost 3 straight games.
The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.27 goals per game and are scoring on 19.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Seth Jarvis leads Carolina with 19 goals, Shayne Gostisbehere has 25 assists, and Andrei Svechnikov has 117 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 3.05 goals per game and are killing 78.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Frederik Andersen has given up 58 goals on 435 shots faced, while Brandon Bussi has allowed 38 goals on 384 shots.
New Jersey Devils Betting Preview
The New Jersey Devils beat the Blue Jackets and Mammoth, and they play the Islanders next. The Devils have lost 4 of their last 6 games.
The New Jersey Devils are averaging 2.68 goals per game and are scoring 21.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Nico Hischier leads New Jersey with 12 goals, Jesper Bratt has 24 assists and Timo Meier has 121 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 2.95 goals per game and are killing 76.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 62 goals on 556 shots faced, while Jake Allen has given up 52 goals on 592 shots.
Why the New Jersey Devils will win
- The underdogs have won eight of the Devils’ last nine games.
- The Hurricanes have lost each of their last six road games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Devils.
- The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last nine games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in eight of the Devils’ last nine games.
- The underdogs have won the second period in each of the Hurricanes’ last four games.
Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win
- The Devils have lost each of their last seven night games at Prudential Center.
- The Hurricanes have won each of their last eight games as favorites following a home loss.
- The Devils have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 11 night games at Prudential Center.
- The Hurricanes have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games as favorites following a home loss.
- The Hurricanes have won the third period in each of their last four games against the Devils following a loss.
Total Goals Facts
- Nine of the Devils’ last 10 games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Seven of the Hurricanes’ last eight games against opponents on a winning streak have gone OVER 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 3′ market has hit in each of the Hurricanes’ last 11 games following a loss.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in 23 of the Devils’ last 24 games as home underdogs.
New Jersey Devils Player Prop Facts
- Nico Hischier has scored a goal in each of the Devils’ last five games as home underdogs against the Hurricanes.
- Jack Hughes has recorded at least one assist in eight of his last nine appearances with the Devils as underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Jack Hughes has scored the first goal in three of his last four appearances with the Devils as home underdogs.
Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts
- Nikolaj Ehlers has scored a goal in six of his last seven appearances with his team as a road favorite against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Sebastian Aho has recorded at least one assist in each of the Hurricanes’ last five games against the Devils.
Matchup/League Facts
- The New Jersey Devils rank 27th in the league for goals per game this season (2.68).
- The New Jersey Devils rank 25th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (76.85%).
- The Carolina Hurricanes rank 8th in the league for goals per game this season (3.27).
- The Carolina Hurricanes rank 1st in the league for shots against per game this season (24.8).
Devils vs Hurricanes Prediction
The Hurricanes are having a rough week where the defense is getting drilled, and usually those things don’t improve on the end of a back to back. However, the Devils are in a similar spot in terms of the schedule, and we’ll see if that offense can keep it up. The Canes have won 6 of the last 7 games against the Devils, and most of those games weren’t competitive. Also, we’re not used to getting the Hurricanes at such a cheap price. I say take advantage while you can. Give me the Canes and the soft line on the road for a bounce back victory.