The Carolina Hurricanes, led by Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen, are prepared to take the ice against Kyle Palmieri, Taylor Hall, and the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in a divisional tilt. The action gets underway at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 10, and it’ll be broadcasted live on MSG Network.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. New Jersey Devils Odds
Carolina enters the game as the heavy favorite with a -145 moneyline. The line for the Devils now stands at +125 and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals (-110 over, -110 under).
Carolina is 28-27 straight up (SU) and has lost 8.6 units for moneyline bettors this year. 31 of its games have gone under the total, while 23 have gone over and just one has pushed. This 2018-19 Hurricanes team is 14-14 SU on the road.
Carolina has converted on just 16.0 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that places them in the bottom-5 overall among NHL teams. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 15th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.2 percent of its penalties..
Boasting a .898 save percentage and 23.8 saves per game, Petr Mrazek (12-14-3) has been the top option in goal for Carolina this season. If head coach Rod Brind Amour decides to rest him, however, the team might turn to Curtis McElhinney (13-7-1 record, .915 save percentage, 2.50 goals against average).
On the other bench, New Jersey is 20-34 straight up (SU) and has lost 13.6 units for moneyline bettors this year. 28 of its contests have gone over the total, while 23 have gone under and just two have pushed. This season, the team is 13-14 SU at home.
The Devils have converted on just 18.2 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked fifth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 84.0 percent of all opponent power plays.
Keith Kinkaid (25.9 saves per game) has been the top selection in goal for the Devils. Kinkaid has 14 wins, 23 losses, and six OT losses to his name and has registered a mediocre 3.18 goals against average and a subpar .896 save percentage this year.
Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils Free Picks
Free NHL Pick: SU Winner – Devils, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- Six of New Jersey’s last ten contests have been decided by two or more goals. The team is 2-4 overall in those games.
- Power-play opportunities could be critical in this game. The Hurricanes are 10-14 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 19-21 when they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 total minutes. The Devils are 9-11 when the team serves fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 10-25 in games where they’re in the box for less than 10 minutes.
- New Jersey is 1-3 in games decided by a shootout this season while Carolina is 1-2 in shootouts.
- For both of these clubs, the game went over the total in three of their past five outings.
- Carolina has averaged 9.0 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 11.3 giveaways per game (ranked 21st in the NHL).
- New Jersey has averaged 10.4 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 9.1 giveaways per game (ranked 10th in the NHL).
- Carolina skaters have accounted for the seventh-most hits in the league (25.8 per game), but the team’s recorded just 20.4 hits over their last five away games.
