New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes 5/11/23 - NHL Betting Picks and Odds
New Jersey Devils vs. Carolina Hurricanes
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
May. 11, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : CAR -120 ; O/U 5.5
The New Jersey Devils go back on the road Thursday night for game five of their second round series against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, NC. New Jersey comes into game five down 3-1 in the series following their blowout loss in game four. Vitek Vanecek was terrible in the net for New Jersey posting a .706 save percentage after giving up five goals on 17 shots in just under 33 minutes on the ice, while Akira Schmid came on to allow one goal on 12 shots in 27 minutes of action. Jack Hughes provided the only spark for New Jersey scoring the lone goal of the game in the 1st 20 minutes.
The New Jersey offense was fantastic this season averaging 3.52 goals per game on 34.4 shots combo while the defense was solid as well allowing just 2.71 goals per game. Jack Hughes does everything for New Jersey as he led the team with 99 points and 56 assists this season, while posting a team leading 43 goals on 336 total shots.
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The Carolina Hurricanes return home Thursday night looking to close the show on this series after a huge bounce back win in game 4 Tuesday night. Frederik Andersen surrendered an early goal but finished the game after posting a .955 save percentage after allowing just one goal on 22 shots in the full 60 minutes of action. Marin Necas led the show for the Carolina offense with two goals on three shots in just over 17 minutes on the ice. Jordan Matinook chipped in one goal and two assists, while Brent burns and Brett Pesce added one goal and one assist each.
Offensively Carolina was an above average team averaging 3.2 goals on 34.8 shots, but the defense was fantastic allowing just 2.55 goals on 26 shots per game. Martin Necas led the way for the Carolina offense with 71 points to go along with a team leading 43 assists on the year. Sebastian Aho chipped in a team high 36 goals on 218 total shots.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games.
New Jersey are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
New Jersey are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games against Carolina.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games.
Carolina are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
Free Betting Pick: Carolina Hurricanes -120
The Carolina Hurricanes have really been in control of this series and will wrap it up on Thursday. Carolina erupted with a blow out win in game 4 and will continue to roll in game 5. Take Carolina to use their strengths and home fans to do the job leading to the win to advance to the next round. Final Score Prediction, Carolina Hurricanes win 4-1.