New Jersey Devils vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/11/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, May 11, 2023

Venue:  PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  TNT

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

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Devils +100, Hurricanes -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Devils +105, Hurricanes -125; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

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

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

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New Jersey Devils:  5-5-0 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 at home 6-1. Jack Hughes scored the only goal for them in that game. Timo Meier led the team in assists with 1 while Nico Hischier led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Vitek Vanecek was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 17 shots with 12 saves and a .706 save percentage before getting replaced by Akira Schmid who allowed 1 goal on 12 shots with 11 saves and a .917 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 off of a win against the New Jersey Devils in their last game, winning that one on the road 6-1. Martin Nečas scored 2 goals while Jordan Martinook, Brent Burns, Brett Pesce, and Jesper Fast each scored 1 goal in that game. Jordan Martinook and Jordan Staal each led the team in assists with 2 while Jordan Martinook, Martin Nečas, Jordan Staal, Seth Jarvis, and Stefan Noesen 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 22 shots with 21 saves and a .955 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 5 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 3-1 series lead after stealing a road game in game 4 and the Devils have had no answer for the Hurricanes other than in game 3 which is starting to look more like an off-night for the Hurricanes. Now the Hurricanes have a chance to end this series on home ice with another win and so far they have routed the Devils in both home games of this series, outscoring them 11-2 in those games. The Devils were a very good team defensively this season but they haven't been able to keep the Hurricanes out of their net in this series and the Hurricanes have been playing even better defense to keep the Devils from scoring in most of these games. The Hurricanes also have a much stronger offense as it was shown in all of these games, even scoring 4 goals in their 1 loss, and they are going to end the series on home ice in this game as they are just too good for the Devils and starting to get on a roll now. The best way to place a bet here is on the Hurricanes to win this game and end the series 4-1.

Devils Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, May 11, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 5 Devils 2.

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New Jersey Devils: 53-70 (-16.1 units) on the moneyline after one or more consecutive overs. 21-44 (-24 units) on the moneyline off a loss against a division rival. 10-4 OVER revenging a loss where the team scored 1 or less goals. 16-7 OVER after allowing 6 goals or more.

Carolina Hurricanes: 25-9 (+13 units) on the moneyline vs. division opponents. 40-17 (+10.5 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 14-6 OVER when leading in a playoff series. 13-7 OVER after 2 consecutive division games.

New Jersey Devils:  R. Graves (D) Ques Thurs - Upper Body. J. Bernier (G) Out indefinitely - Hip.

Carolina Hurricanes:  A. Raanta (G) Ques Thurs - Illness. 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 had guys that just went rogue. It’s hard to explain how poorly we skated and handled the puck. You can’t let one goal deflate a team. We didn’t skate.” - Lindy Ruff after his team’s loss against the Hurricanes in their game on Tuesday, game 4 of this series.

“It's good to contribute but being up 3-1 and going home is the main thing. In Game 3 we hung him out to dry (Andersen) and tonight we slowly took over the game.” - Jordan Martinook after their win against the Devils in their game on Tuesday, game 4 of this series.

LW Palat, Ondrej

C Hischier, Nico

RW Bratt, Jesper

LD Siegenthaler, Jonas

RD Hamilton, Dougie

G Vanecek, Vitek

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)