Devils vs Hurricanes Betting Odds: Metro Division Foes Battle in Raleigh on Tuesday
Devils Look to Turn Things Around Against Hurricanes
Tuesday Night’s solid slate of action in the National Hockey League gets rolling in Raleigh as the Carolina Hurricanes host the now slumping New Jersey Devils. Let’s break down this Metropolitan Division showdown with analysis on the Devils vs Hurricanes Betting Odds in this preview for Tuesday night.
Game Information
New Jersey Devils(21-8-2, 44 points) at Carolina Hurricanes(19-6-6, 44 points)
Date & Time & Streaming:
Location: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Streaming: Live Sports Stream
New Jersey Devils Down in the Dumps?
The New Jersey Devils are now on a five-game losing streak after previously winning 21 of their first 26 games. Many NHL experts questioned whether or not the Devils have all the intangibles to make a deep run into the postseason and despite seeing massive changes with New Jersey’s NHL Stanley Cup Odds, Coach Lindy Ruff and company are gonna have to make sure the buck stops here and they earn a victory against a Carolina Hurricanes squad that is currently tied with them in the National Hockey League Metropolitan Division standings.
Last Saturday, the Devils dropped a 4-2 decision to the Florida Panthers. Backup goaltender Akira Schmid made 25 saves on 28 shots faced in the losing effort, and forward Erik Haula scored his second goal of the season.
Carolina Hurricanes Brewing Up A Storm
The Carolina Hurricanes have been heating up of late, with a five-game winning streak and victories in nine of their last ten contests, Coach Rod Brind’amour’s club is now tied with the New Jersey Devils for the Metro Division lead heading into this pivotal showdown with the squad from Newark heading into “Canes Country”.
Carolina has won four of their last six games at PNC Arena, including picking up a weekend sweep over the Dallas Stars on Friday and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. Backup goalie Antti Raanta made 26 saves on 30 shots faced as forward Marty Necas scored his 13th goal of the season halfway into overtime to give his team the 5-4 win.
On Sunday, it was Pyotr Kochetkov who made 23 saves on 25 shots faced in goal to earn his ninth victory of the season as forwards Eric Staal, Derek Stepan and defenseman Brady Skjei each pick up a goal and assist to beat the Penguins by a 3-2 final.
Devils vs Hurricanes Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the hosting Carolina Hurricanes odds to win as moderate favorites against the visiting New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night priced in the range around -140 to -150.
This is the 22nd game this season where Carolina has been favored, with the Hurricanes winning 15 of their first 21 games in that role. For New Jersey, it’s their eighth game of the year as an underdog, with the Devils on a perfect seven-game run when lined at plus money this NHL season.
The Devils have won 11 of their last 12 road games, but have lost four of the last five meetings against Carolina, along with losing six of their last seven showdowns in Raleigh. The home hockey team has won ten of the last 12 meetings.
Concluding our Betting Preview for Devils vs Hurricanes Betting Odds: The total for this contest is set at 6 goals shaded slightly to the Under around the pick’em range between -110 to -120. The Devils are on a current 5-2 run to the Under in their last seven games overall, including an 8-4 run to the Under against Eastern Conference opponents.
Carolina has gone Under the total in five of their last six home games but in four of the last six meetings with New Jersey, those contests went Over the total
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