NHL action is set to take place on 1/10/23 and it will feature the New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes. The game is set to take place at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. The game starts at 7:00 PM EST and is set to be aired on ESPN+.
The New Jersey Devils are coming to the game here with an 25-12-3 record overall. On the road the Devils are sitting on a 14-2-1 record. The last time the New Jersey Devils took to the ice it ended up being a 4-3 overtime win over the New York Rangers.
Devils Offense
The Devils come to the game here with 3.4 goals per game scored on 34.9 shots on goal per game. New Jersey is converting on the power play at only 20.6% of the time with 26 power play goals and 4 short handed goals. The leader on the offense for New Jersey is Jack Hughes with 26 goals and is the overall point leader with 49 points. The passing leader for the Devils is Jesper Bratt with 25 assists on the season.
Devils Defense
Defensively the New Jersey Devils have allowed 2.63 goals per game while facing 27.3 shots on goal per game. The Devils have killed off only 81.7% of the power plays faced and have allowed 23 power play goals, but have not allowed any short handed goals. New Jersey does have 350 penalty minutes. In the net the Devils have seen Vivek Vanecek leading the team with1 5 wins, but has allowed 2.34 goals per game and only saved 91.4% of the shots.
The Carolina Hurricanes are coming to this game with a record of 25-8-7 overall. When playing at PNC Arena, though, the Hurricanes have been playing good with a 12-4-1 record overall. The last game on the ice for Carolina was on a loss in a shootout against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a final score of 4-3.
Hurricanes Offense
The Hurricanes have managed to get an impressive 35.9 shots now goal per game, but have ended up getting 3.10 goals per game. The power play for the Hurricanes has managed to convert at a clip of 19.7% on the year with 28 power play goals, but the Hurricanes have 3 short handed goals. Andrei Svechnikov has been the leader for Carolina with the goal scoring with 19 goals. Brent Burns has been the passing leader for Carolina with 23 assists. The overall points leader is Martin Necas who has a total of 38 points scored.
Hurricanes Defense
Defensively the Carolina Hurricanes have allowed only 3.10 goals per game, while facing a total of 26.2 shots per game on goal. The Hurricanes penalty kill has been fairly impressive killing off 79.4% of the power plays faced. Still, the Hurricanes have allowed 28 power play goals on the year and have not allowed any short handed goals on the year. Carolina has been more penalized on the year with 324 penalty minutes served this year. Protr Kochetkov and Antti Raanta is the goalie the Hurricanes have relied on in net this year. Both of the goalies have posted a total of 10 wins on the year. Kochetkov has allowed only 2.20 goals per game while saving 91.9% of the shots. Raanta is the other goalie and has allowed 2.63 goals per game, but has a total of 89.4% of the shots saved.
New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes Odds: Devils +130, Hurricanes -150
Over/Under Odds: 6
New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes Pick: Carolina Hurricanes -150, Under 6
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I have to say that the game here should be very evenly matched. The Devils are scoring more goals and have been playing good on the road. However, Carolina for their part is coming in with some decent offense and a defense that has been consistent on the year, but the penalty kill for Carolina has not really been that good when compared to the New Jersey power play. Look for the Hurricanes to play good at home in this game here, but the Hurricanes should be able to get the win here. However, it will be a low scoring game that should definitely hit the under in this game here.
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