New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes 5/5/23 - NHL Betting Picks and Odds
New Jersey Devils vs. Carolina Hurricanes
NHL: 8:00 PM ESR
May. 05, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : CAR -115 ; O/U 5.5
The New Jersey Devils stay on the road Friday night for game two of their second round series in Carolina against the Carolina Hurricanes. New Jersey comes into game two down by one game following their blowout loss in game one on Wednesday. Akira Schmid struggled immensely in the net for New Jersey posting a .727 save percentage after allowing three goals on 11 shots in just under 22 minutes on the ice, while VItek Vanecek was much better posting a .909 save percentage after allowing just one goal on ten shots in just over 37 minutes on the ice before Carolina found the empty net as well. Nathan Bastian provided the only spark of the game for New Jersey scoring one goal on three shots in just over 18 minutes on the ice.
Offensively New Jersey has been fantastic this season averaging 3.5 two goals per game on 34.4 shots and the defense has played well allowing just 2.71 goals on just over 28 shots per game. Jack Hughes does everything for New Jersey having led the team with 99 points and 56 assists this year, while posting a team high 43 goals on 336 total shots.
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The Carolina Hurricanes roll into game two Friday night at home after winning three of the last four including two in a row following their blowout victory in game one of this series. Frederik Andersen dominated in the net for Carolina posting your .944 save percentage of allowing just one goal on 18 shots and 60 minutes of game time. Jesper Fast led the way for the Carolina offense with one goal and one assist in nearly 15 minutes on the ice. Jordan Martinook chipped in with two assists, while four other hurricanes found the net for one goal each.
The Carolina Hurricanes played well offensively this season averaging 3.2 goals per game on nearly 35 shots, but the defense was the team's strength allowing just 2.55 goals on 26 shots per game. Martin Necas led the way for the Carolina offense with 71 points on the year to go along with a team high 43 assists. Sebastian Aho led the team with 36 goals on 218 shots this season.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games.
New Jersey are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
New Jersey are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against Carolina.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Carolina's last 16 games.
Carolina are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
Free Betting Pick: Carolina Hurricanes -115
The Hurricanes dominated game 1 and game 2 will be much of the same. Carolina has been one of the best teams in hockey all year and will continue that trend. Take Carolina Friday in game 2 to control this game throughout leading to the easy win. Final Score Prediction, Carolina Hurricanes win 3-1.