Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils 5/9/23 - NHL Betting Picks and Odds
Carolina Hurricanes vs. New Jersey Devils
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
May. 09, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : NJ -155 ; O/U 5.5
The Carolina Hurricanes remain on the road Tuesday night for game four of their second round series against the New Jersey Devils in New Jersey. Carolina comes into game four up by one game following their blowout loss on Saturday. Pyotr Kochetkov was horrendous in the net for Carolina in game three posting a .818 save percentage after allowing four goals on 22 shots in just over 39 minutes of action, while Frederik Andersen was just as bad posting a .667 save percentage after allowing four goals on twelve shots in just under 21 minutes of game time. Jordan Martinook and Seth Jarvs provided the only real spark of the game for Carolina pumping in one goal and one assist each.
Offensively Carolina was above average this season averaging 3.2 goals on 34.8 shots per game, but the defense was one of the best in the league allowing just 2.55 goals per game on 26 shots. Martin Necas led the offense of show for Carolina with 71 points on the year to go along with a team leading 43 assists. Sebastian Aho led the way with 36 goals on 218 shots.
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The New Jersey Devils remain on their home ice Tuesday night for game four looking to repeat game three period New Jersey is trailing in this series but showed up in a big way in game three to get back in the mix heading into game four. Vitek Vanecek struggled a bit in the net for New Jersey but still posted a .867 save percentage after giving up four goals on thirty shots in 60 minutes of action. Jack Hughes was fantastic for New Jersey with two goals and two assists in just over 17 minutes on the ice, while Nico Hischier and Ondrej Palat chipped in one goal and one assist each.
Offensively New Jersey was one of the better teams in the league averaging 3.5 two goals on 34.4 shots and the defense was fantastic as well allowing just 2.71 goals on just over 28 shots per game. Jack Hughes did everything for the New Jersey offense this season leading the team with 99 points to go along with a team high 56 assists, while posting a team leading 43 goals on 336 shots.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games.
Carolina are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games.
Carolina are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games against New Jersey.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games against Carolina.
New Jersey are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games at home.
Free Betting Pick: New Jersey Devils -155
The New Jersey Devils struggled immensely through the first 2 games and then exploded in game 3 at home. Look for New Jersey to again shine in game 4 as they will do the job to tie the series. Take New Jersey Tuesday night at home to get the win over Carolina. Final Score Prediction, New Jersey Devils win 4-1.