Devils vs Hurricanes Betting Preview: Metro Division Rivals Mix it Up
Devils Look to Keep Pace in Division vs Hurricanes on Tuesday
Busy Tuesday Night in The National Hockey League
Gets rolling in Raleigh as the Carolina Hurricanes battle with the New Jersey Devils. Let’s break down the odds and trends in this Metropolitan Division showdown with analysis on the Devils vs Hurricanes Betting Preview for this NHL Game on Tuesday night.
Game Information
New Jersey Devils (25-12-3, 53 points) at Carolina Hurricanes (25-8-7, 57 points)
Date & Time:
Location: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Streaming: Live Sports Stream
Devils Climbing Back Up?
The New Jersey Devils are still staying afloat in second place in the Metropolitan Division after trading wins and losses in each of their last six games, the latest of which was a 4-3 overtime win in a Saturday matinee affair with their rivals, the New York Rangers.
Forward Jack Hughes scored twice, climbing up the NHL Stats Leaders rankings with his 25th and 26th goals on the season, along with adding an assist on Jesper Bratt’s power-play goal in the third period en route to forcing overtime.
Defenseman Damon Severson scored his third goal of the year in the extra frame to secure the victory for the Devils as Vitek Vanecek makes 31 saves on 34 shots faced to record his 15th win of the NHL Season.
The Devils have now won seven games against division opponents heading into this showdown with Carolina, a team they have lost to twice this season.
New Jersey has been a strong club on the road, winning 14 of their last 16 games away from the Prudential Center.
Hurricanes Losing Some Steam?
The Carolina Hurricanes had been on a smoking hot run, winning a franchise-record eleven straight games, and now Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour has to be scratching his head after the Canes suffer their third consecutive loss on Saturday afternoon, in a 4-3 shootout defeat to the struggling Columbus Blue Jackets.
Forward Max Pachioretty scored two goals in his second game with Carolina. The 34-year old veteran finally returning after a long five month recovery from a torn Achilles.
Goaltender Antti Raanta made just 15 saves on 18 shots during regulation and overtime, while allowing three scores in the five-round shootout to suffer just his fifth defeat this season.
Carolina will look to rebound against a New Jersey Devils club that they beat twice in the last three weeks, first on December 20th in a 4-1 battle at home and then in Newark on New Year’s Day, winning 5-4 in a shootout.
Carolina leads the National Hockey League Metropolitan Division by four points heading into this contest, and this is the last match-up between these two clubs until March 12th.
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 39th game this season where Carolina has been favored, with the Hurricanes going 22-11-5 in their first 38 games as chalk, including wins in six of their last ten NHL games in that role.
For New Jersey, it’s their 15th game of the year as an underdog, with the Devils on a 9-4-1 run when lined at plus money this season. The Devils have won 14 of their last 16 games on the road, but have lost five straight meetings against Carolina, along with losing seven of their last eight showdowns in Raleigh.
‘Devils vs Hurricanes Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6 goals shaded slightly to the Under around the pick’em range between -115 to -120.’
The home team has won 11 of the last 13 meetings, with Carolina winning eight of their last nine games at PNC Arena and 15 of their last 19 games overall. Concluding this Devils vs Hurricanes Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6 goals shaded slightly to the Under around the pick’em range between -115 to -120.
The Devils are on a current 8-4 run to the Under in their last twelve games overall, including an 7-3 run to the Under in their last ten contests against Eastern Conference opponents.
Carolina has gone Over the total in four of their last five games overall and in five of the last eight meetings with New Jersey, those contests went Over the total. Check out all the updated Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils lineups, future odds, NHL Picks and Parlays, recent news and betting tips, right here at Point Spreads.
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