Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Sunday, April 27, 2025
Venue: Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
Where to Watch: TBS, MAX, truTV
Opening Odds at USA Sportsbooks
DraftKings: Moneyline: Hurricanes -175, Devils +145; Over/Under: 5.5 goals
Bet365: Moneyline: Hurricanes -170, Devils +145; Over/Under: 5.5 goals
BetMGM: Moneyline: Hurricanes -175, Devils +145; Over/Under: 5.5 goals
Season Record
Carolina Hurricanes: 47-30-5 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)
New Jersey Devils: 42-33-7 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)
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Carolina Hurricanes: 3-5-2 last 10
New Jersey Devils: 4-6-0 last 10
Carolina Hurricanes vs New Jersey Devils Preview and Analysis
The Hurricanes are entering the playoffs with 99 points, a 47-30-5 record overall, and they were 16-21-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the New Jersey Devils in their last game, losing that one on the road 3-2 in double overtime. Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Sebastian Aho, Shayne Gostisbehere, and Andrei Svechnikov each led the team in assists with 1 while Jackson Blake led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Frederik Andersen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 37 shots with 34 saves and a .919 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 266 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 233 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.
The Devils are entering the playoffs with 91 points, a 42-33-7 record overall, and they were 19-17-5 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Carolina Hurricanes in their last game, winning that one at home 3-2 in double OT. Nico Hischier, Dawson Mercer, and Šimon Nemec each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Jesper Bratt, Timo Meier, and Ondřej Palát each led the team in assists with 1 while Šimon Nemec led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Jacob Markström was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 27 shots with 25 saves and a .926 save percentage. Their offense has scored 242 goals this season averaging 3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 222 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.
Hurricanes vs Devils Prediction
The current betting odds have the Devils listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 4 of a 7 game series between the 2nd seeded Hurricanes and the 3rd seeded Devils from the Metropolitan Division for the 1st round of the NHL playoffs. The Hurricanes are leading this series 2-1 after the Devils won game 3 at home. The Devils made it a 2-1 series with a 3-2 win in OT over the Hurricanes in the 3rd game of this series, but the Devils were in control for most of that game. The Devils got out to a lead and held that lead for a while before the Hurricanes erased a 2-0 lead in the 3rd, but the Devils stood their ground and picked up their first win of the series in OT. The Devils lost the first 2 games of this series in Carolina and they were struggling to score goals in those games, but they did look a lot better in their loss in game 2 and that carried over into game 3 as they were able to shut the Hurricanes down. The Devils weren't the best team on home ice this year, but they do have a big advantage since the Hurricanes had a 16-21-4 road record. Now the Devils have some momentum from that win and their defense has looked good in the last 2 games so they will bring their best effort to even up this series and it will be enough to beat the Hurricanes who have struggled in road games all season. The best way to place a bet here is on the Devils to win this game.
Hurricanes Devils Prediction: Our NHL Pick for Sunday, April 27, 2025 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Devils 3 Hurricanes 1.
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NHL Betting Trends
Carolina Hurricanes: 10-4 (+4 units) on the moneyline in the first round of the playoffs. 26-5 (+17.2 units) on the moneyline off a loss against a division rival. 42-19 (+8.1 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss vs opponent as a road favorite. 9-5 UNDER in the first round of the playoffs.
New Jersey Devils: 62-65 (-42 units) on the moneyline in home games. 66-70 (-36.5 units) on the moneyline off a win in their previous game. 58-63 (-11.2 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 7-3 UNDER in the first round of the playoffs.
Key Injuries
Carolina Hurricanes: J. Fast (RW) Out For Season - Neck.
New Jersey Devils: J. Kovacevic (D) Day To Day - Undisclosed. L. Hughes (D) Day To Day - Undisclosed. B. Dillon (D) Day To Day - Undisclosed. J. Hughes (C) Out For Season - Shoulder.
Notable Quotes
"I mean, we did fight back, tie it up. That was an eight minute stretch where we were kind of good. The rest was not our game. You know, there's a reason they were good. So, tip your hat to New Jersey. They did what they had to do. We were just not very good." - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s loss against the Devils in game 3 of this series on Friday.
"I'm just so impressed with our team tonight. The defense in particular. So fitting that Nemec gets the game-winner for us. Our whole team, just the way we dug in tonight, stayed with it." - Sheldon Keefe after his team’s win against the Hurricanes in game 3 of this series on Friday.
Starting Lineups
Carolina Hurricanes
LW Seth Jarvis
C Sebastian Aho
RW Jackson Blake
LD Jaccob Slavin
RD Brent Burns
G Frederik Andersen
New Jersey Devils
LW Ondrej Palat
C Nico Hischier
RW Timo Meier
LD Brett Pesce
RD Dougie Hamilton
G Jacob Markstrom
Statistical Leaders
Carolina Hurricanes
Points: S. Aho (74)
Goals: S. Jarvis (32)
Assists: S. Aho (45)
GAA: F. Andersen (2.50)
New Jersey Devils
Points: J. Bratt (88)
Goals: N. Hischier (35)
Assists: J. Bratt (67)
GAA: N. Daws (1.60)
Coaches:
Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind'Amour (7th season)
New Jersey Devils: Sheldon Keefe (1st season)