Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils odds, picks and predictions

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The Carolina Hurricanes (14-4-0) take on the New Jersey Devils (12-7-2) Thursday. Puck drop from Prudential Center is set for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Hurricanes vs. Devils odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Season series: Hurricanes lead 1-0

The Canes may be without C Seth Jarvis, who had 33 goals last season, but they haven’t skipped a beat, winning 3 straight games and all by at least 3 goals. Their latest was a 4-1 win at the Philadelphia Flyers Wednesday. C Sebastian Aho netted his 5th goal while C Martin Necas‘ 13-game point streak ended.

The Devils have been stewing over a 4-0 defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning since Saturday. They have been shut out twice in 4 games. The 2 games in between were multiple-goal victories over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. Hockey is quite a fickle sport. LW Jesper Bratt leads the team with 24 points (8 goals, 16 assists).

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Hurricanes at Devils odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NHL odds. Lines last updated at 1:18 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Hurricanes -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Devils -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Hurricanes -1.5 (+200) | Devils +1.5 (-250)
Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -120 | U: +100)

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Hurricanes at Devils projected goalies

Spencer Martin (1-1-0, 2.80 GAA, .891 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Jacob Markstrom (8-5-1, 2.58 GAA, .907 SV%, 1 SO)

The Canes lost Frederik Andersen for 8 to 12 weeks to knee surgery. Pyotr Kochetkov has stepped into the starter’s role, and he stopped 18 of 19 shots 24 hours ago. It’s possible they bring him back for this game, but I would expect the 29-year-old Martin here. He stopped all 24 shots in his last start Saturday against the Ottawa Senators.

Markstrom was between the pipes in the loss to Tampa Saturday, allowing 3 goals on 26 shots. He is 3-2-0 with a 2.41 GAA and .913 SV% in 5 starts this month – and 4 of those were road starts. He stopped 27 of 30 shots in a 4-2 loss to Carolina earlier this season.

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Hurricanes at Devils picks and predictions

Prediction

Devils 4, Hurricanes 3

Moneyline

This one is a pick ’em with Carolina on back-to-back nights, and it’s probably the best value you’re going to get on the mighty Canes for a while. Don’t take the bait. I don’t see any reason to bring Kochetkov back for this game in the middle of a road trip when they play again Saturday.

The Devils are rested and likely unhappy they were shut out in Tampa over the weekend.

Take the DEVILS -105.

Puck line/Against the spread

This might seem a little counterintuitive, but I’m taking JACOB MARKSTROM UNDER 28.5 SAVES (-105). He faced 30 shots in Carolina earlier this season. He has made 29 saves just twice in the last 8 starts. I look for this number to fall short.

Over/Under

Jersey is 3-3 O/U in its last 6. Carolina is 0-4 O/U in the last 4. This is a different scenario, though, because Carolina is on a back-to-back and figure to run its backup tendy out there.

Take the OVER 6 (-120). The juice is there for a reason.

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