Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils odds, picks and predictions

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The Carolina Hurricanes (37-19-6) are in the Garden State to take on the New Jersey Devils (31-28-4) Saturday afternoon. Puck drop at Prudential Center is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Devils vs. Hurricanes odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

The trade deadline saw these clubs go in different directions.

The Canes acquired Pittsburgh Penguins LW Jake Guentzel, who’s expected to return from injury soon. The 29-year-old has scored 40 goals twice during his career with Pittsburgh, and the Penguins received LW Michael Bunting in return, as well as other players and picks. A day later, GM Don Waddell acquired veteran C Evgeny Kuznetsov from the Washington Capitals for a 2025 third-round pick.

New Jersey traded its top goal-scorer, RW Tyler Toffoli, to the Winnipeg Jets for draft picks, plus acquired G Jake Allen from the Montreal Canadiens and shipped G Vitek Vanecek to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for G Kaapo Kahkonen.

The Devils possess a 19.1% chance to make the playoffs, according to Moneypuck.com, and the disappointing season thus far has GM Tom Fitzgerald eyeing the future.

Carolina has defeated New Jersey in both of the earlier matchups this year. In a Jan. 25 meeting, G Nico Daws was pulled in favor of Vanecek after allowing 3 goals on 12 shot attempts in NJ’s 3-2 loss. On Feb. 9, the Canes slipped past New Jersey 1-0 as C Sebastian Aho scored the game-winner in OT.

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Hurricanes at Devils odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:20 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Hurricanes -137 (bet $137 to win $100) | Devils +114 (bet $100 to win $114)
Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Hurricanes -1.5 (+176) | Devils +1.5 (-215)
Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +100 | U: -122)

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Hurricanes at Devils projected goalies

Frederik Andersen (5-1-0, 2.57 GAA, .904 SV%) vs. Jake Allen (6-12-3, 3.65 GAA, .892 SV% with Montreal)

Playing for the 1st time since Nov. 2, as he was dealing with blood clots, Andersen was outstanding in net Thursday vs. Montreal, stopping 24 of 25 shots as he led Carolina to a 4-1 victory. The 34-year-old is 7-2-0 in 9 games vs. the Devils in his career with an impressive .934 SV%.

Allen is reunited with Devils goalie coach Dave Rogalski, who was his coach in St. Louis when the Blues won the Cup in 2019. The 33-year-old was victorious in his final start with Montreal as the Canadiens defeated Nashville in OT this past Tuesday 4-3.

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Hurricanes at Devils picks and predictions

Prediction

Hurricanes 3, Devils 2

Moneyline

BET HURRICANES (-137).

Dating back to last year’s 2nd round playoff matchup, Carolina has defeated New Jersey in 6 of the last 7 meetings. The Hurricanes are going for a Cup, while the Devils are looking ahead to the 2024-25 season. Expect Carolina to pick up the win on the road.

Puck line/Against the spread

PASS.

How will Andersen handle playing his 2nd game in 3 days after the unfortunate blood clotting issue? I believe the Canes netminder will have a good game, but this is still a Devils team that features superstar C Jack Hughes, who has 8 points in his last 5 games played.

Over/Under

BET UNDER 6.5 (-122).

Only 4 teams in the NHL have surrendered fewer goals than Carolina overall (112), and no team has faced less shots on goal overall (1256). Expect a 4th straight Under between these teams.

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