New Jersey Devils vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/05/2023

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Friday, May 5, 2023

Venue:  PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  TNT

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Devils -105, Hurricanes -115; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Devils -105, Hurricanes -115; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Devils +100, Hurricanes -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

New Jersey Devils:  52-22-8 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

Carolina Hurricanes:  52-21-9 (1st place, Metropolitan Division)

Do not miss out on our expert handicapper analysis! Wayne Root is on a HOT STREAK in the NHL ON A 14-5 WINNING STREAK (74%) IN HOCKEY! Make sure you check out his picks and many more from the expert handicappers featured in the Shop Picks section.

New Jersey Devils:  6-4-0 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  7-3-0 last 10

The Devils are entering this game finishing the regular season with 112 points, a 52-22-8 record overall, and they were 28-9-4 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Carolina Hurricanes in their last game, losing that one on the road 5-1. Nathan Bastian scored the only goal for them in that game. Michael McLeod led the team in assists with 1 while Michael McLeod led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Akira Schmid was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 11 shots with 8 saves and a .727 save percentage before getting replaced by Vitek Vanecek who allowed 1 goal on 11 shots with 10 saves and a .909 save percentage. Their offense has scored 291 goals this season averaging 3.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 226 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The Hurricanes are entering this game finishing the regular season with 113 points, a 52-21-9 record overall, and they were 28-10-3 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game winning streak with wins coming against the New York Islanders and the New Jersey Devils in their last game, winning that one at home 5-1. Jesper Fast, Seth Jarvis, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Brett Pesce, and Brady Skjei each scored 1 goal in that game. Jordan Martinook and Jordan Staal each led the team in assists with 2 while Jalen Chatfield, Martin Nečas, and Derek Stepan each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Frederik Andersen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 18 shots with 17 saves and a .944 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 213 goals against them allowing 2.6 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Hurricanes listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 of a 7-game series between the Devils and the Hurricanes for the 2nd round of the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs. The Hurricanes are entering this game with a 1-0 series lead after taking the 1st game of this series on home ice and they looked really good in that 5-1 win. They not only made it really hard for the Devils to score in that game as the Hurricanes clamped down on defense, but the Devils couldn't even get any shots on net for a good part of that game. The Devils have been playing well on defense lately but they got ripped open for 5 goals as Schmid was eventually pulled very early on in the game and they are going to struggle against the Hurricanes if they keep allowing goals like that. The Hurricanes have a really good offense on home ice and they showed it in game 1 but the Devils weren't able to generate any offense themselves which is going to be a problem in this game. The Devils won't be able to win this series if they can't score goals and right now the Hurricanes look like the better team who knows how to take advantage of their 2 home games at the start of the series. The best way to place a bet here is on the Hurricanes to win this game and take a 2-0 series lead.

Devils Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, May 5, 2023 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 4 Devils 2.

Don't miss our champion handicappers free picks and expert hockey picks today. And if you enjoyed this New Jersey Devils Carolina Hurricanes prediction, be sure to drop by every day for our weekly NHL predictions and previews.

New Jersey Devils: 20-43 (-23.9 units) on the moneyline off a loss against a division rival. 19-35 (-13.8 units) on the moneyline after allowing 5 goals or more. 31-21 UNDER revenging a road blowout loss versus an opponent by 4 goals or more. 18-11 UNDER off a road loss against a division rival.

Carolina Hurricanes: 23-8 (+11.6 units) on the moneyline vs. division opponents. 39-16 (+10.5 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 12-6 UNDER after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game. 6-1 UNDER off a win by 3 goals or more over a division rival.

New Jersey Devils:  T. Meier (RW) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. J. Bernier (G) Out indefinitely - Hip.

Carolina Hurricanes:  O. Kase (RW) Mid May - Concussion. T. Teravainen (LW) Mid May - Hand. A. Svechnikov (RW) out for season - Knee. M. Pacioretty (LW) out for season - Achilles. J. Gardiner (D) Out indefinitely - Hip.

“We didn't get to our game. We were a little sloppy on the puck. We were a little slow getting to pucks and supporting each other. When you're not supporting each other against a team like this ... you're not going to create that much.” - Jesper Bratt after their loss against the Hurricanes in their game on Wednesday, game 1 of this series.

“That’s a super-skilled team that is fast and comes in waves. If you can stay on top of them and kind of limit their space, that's what we're going to have to do. Yeah, it's hard. It's a lot of work, but we're willing to put it in.” - Jordan Martinook after their win against the Devils in their game on Wednesday, game 1 of this series.

LW Tatar, Tomas

C Hischier, Nico

RW Bratt, Jesper

LD Siegenthaler, Jonas

RD Hamilton, Dougie

G Schmid, Akira

LW Noesen, Stefan

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Jarvis, Seth

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Burns, Brent

G Andersen, Frederik

Points: J. Hughes (99)

Goals: J. Hughes (43)

Assists: J. Hughes (56)

GAA: A. Schmid (2.13)

Points: M. Necas (71)

Goals: S. Aho (36)

Assists: M. Necas (43)

GAA: A. Raanta (2.23)

Coaches:

New Jersey Devils: Lindy Ruff (3rd season)

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind'Amour (5th season)