New Jersey Devils vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/25/2024

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Thursday, January 25, 2024

Venue:  PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Devils +130, Hurricanes -155; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Devils +130, Hurricanes -155; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Devils +130, Hurricanes -155; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

New Jersey Devils:  24-18-3 (4th place, Metropolitan Division)

Carolina Hurricanes:  25-15-5 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)

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New Jersey Devils:  5-4-1 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  7-2-1 last 10

The Devils are entering this game with 51 points, a 24-18-3 record overall, and they are 14-7-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Vegas Golden Knights in their last game, winning that one at home 6-5 in overtime. Tyler Toffoli led the team in goals scored with 3 as he recorded the hattrick while Curtis Lazar scored 2 goals and Nico Hischier scored 1 goal for them in that game. Nathan Bastian and Šimon Nemec each led the team in assists with 2 while Jesper Bratt led the team in shots on net in that game with 10. Vitek Vanecek was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 32 shots with 27 saves and a .844 save percentage. Their offense has scored 156 goals this season averaging 3.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 159 goals against them allowing 3.5 goals per game.

The Hurricanes are entering this game with 55 points, a 25-15-5 record overall, and they are 13-5-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Minnesota Wild in their last game, losing that one at home 5-2, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Boston Bruins still to be played on Wednesday. In their game against the Wild, Michael Bunting and Martin Nečas each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Sebastian Aho, Jack Drury, Seth Jarvis, and Stefan Noesen each led the team in assists with 1 while Michael Bunting and Brady Skjei each led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Antti Raanta was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 17 shots with 14 saves and a .824 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 154 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 139 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Devils listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Devils have looked good in their games this season with their 24-18-3 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the East and fighting for a Wild Card spot. They haven't looked great in their games lately as they are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games, but they did pull off a nice home win against Vegas in their last game which will give them some momentum coming into this one. The Devils have also looked a lot better in their road games this season with their 14-7-1 road record. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes have also looked good in their games this season with their 25-15-5 record overall which has them in 3rd place of their division in the East. They have looked a lot better in their games lately as they are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and they have looked better on home ice too with their 13-5-4 home record. As good as the Hurricanes have looked lately, they are in a really bad situation here since they are playing this game on a back-to-back and are playing one of the best teams in the NHL in the 1st game so that is going to take a lot of energy out of them. The Devils have looked a lot better in their road games this season and have some momentum on their side here with the Hurricanes in a bad situation. The best way to place a bet here is on the Devils to win this game. 

Devils Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, January 25, 2024 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Devils 5 Hurricanes 3.

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New Jersey Devils: 24-21 (-9.1 units) on the moneyline in all games. 11-12 (-9.3 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 28-16 OVER in all games. 9-4 OVER vs. division opponents. 9-0 OVER off a home win.

Carolina Hurricanes: 26-20 (-6.6 units) on the moneyline in all games. 12-13 (-10.6 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 21-13 OVER in January games. 13-8 OVER after 1 or more consecutive unders.

New Jersey Devils:  M. McLeod (C) Out indefinitely - Personal. C. Foote (D) Out indefinitely - Personal. C. Miller (D) Ques Thurs - Illness. B. Smith (D) Out indefinitely - Knee. O. Palat (LW) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. J. Hughes (C) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. J. Siegenthaler (D) Out indefinitely - Foot. D. Hamilton (D) Early April - Pectoral. T. Nosek (LW) Out indefinitely - Foot.

Carolina Hurricanes:  A. Svechnikov (RW) Out Wed - Upper Body. P. Kochetkov (G) Out indefinitely - Concussion. F. Andersen (G) Out indefinitely - Illness.

“I said to Toff before I put him out in overtime, ‘go out and finish this thing.’ And he did. He’s a good listener.” - Lindy Ruff on Tyler Toffoli after his team’s win against the Golden Knights in their game on Monday.

“The first period we needed more. You do everything you’re supposed to, the way we want to do it and get our opportunities, and come out of there tied? That was probably deflating a little bit.” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s loss against the Wild in their game on Sunday.

LW Meier, Timo

C Hischier, Nico

RW Bratt, Jesper

LD Bahl, Kevin

RD Nemec, Simon

G Vanecek, Vitek

LW Bunting, Michael

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Teräväinen, Teuvo

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Burns, Brent

G Raanta, Antti

Points: J. Bratt (48)

Goals: T. Toffoli (20)

Assists: J. Bratt (31)

GAA: N. Daws (3.19)

Points: S. Aho (51)

Goals: S. Aho (16)

Assists: S. Aho (35)

GAA: P. Kochetkov (2.58)

Coaches:

New Jersey Devils: Lindy Ruff (4th season)

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind'Amour (6th season)