Carolina Hurricanes vs New Jersey Devils Betting Picks

New Jersey's offense is 26th in goals scored and 31st in shooting percentage. The Devils have won nine of the last 12, allowing 34 goals (2.83 goals per game). The defense is 13th in goals allowed and in penalty killing. This is the end of a five-game trek, on a 6-4-1 run UNDER the total on the road. First-place Carolina has a defense that is 10th in goals given up (2.93 per game) and 14th in penalty killing. These teams met twice in January, with Carolina winning, 3-1 and 4-1. Take New Jersey/Carolina UNDER the total. 

New Jersey will try to keep it going after winning two straight following a four-game skid. The Devils come off a 3-2 overtime victory over Seattle on Wednesday. Nico Hischier scored his second goal of the night on a breakaway with 1:18 left in the extra period, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 15 shots for the Devils. Carolina exploded for nine goals against Florida, and that was three more than the Hurricanes had scored in their previous three games combined. As often happens, they probably should have saved some for tonight's game. Markstrom has rebounded from his own debacle when he surrendered nine goals against the Islanders. He has won his last two starts while stopping 36 of 40 shots to improve to 12-10-1. Frederik Andersen is probable for Carolina, and he is 6-10-3 with a 3.37 goals-against average. The Hurricanes are playing a back-to-back and have lost five of their last six road games. They are 9-1 OVER versus teams with winning records and 7-1 OVER their past eight Saturday games. Take the Devils and the OVER.

Carolina has won six of the past seven meetings and it aims to snap a three-game skid tonight at New Jersey. The Devils have lost five of six against Eastern Conference foes and they will be up against Carolina goalie Brandon Bussi, who is 13-2-1 with a 2.33 goals-against average and a 9.00 save percentage. Bussi looks to bounce back from a rare poor performance on Thursday when the Hurricanes lost 7-5 to Montreal. New Jersey has gone UNDER nine of its past 10 games and four of five at home. Carolina has stayed UNDER five of six versus the Metropolitan Division. The Devils are 0-6 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 days situation and they have lost five of six against teams with winning records. The Hurricanes have won 19 of 26 Sunday games with the last four going UNDER. The Devils are 4-0 UNDER following a win. Take the Hurricanes on the puck line and the UNDER.

Two teams that are contenders in the Metropolitan Division battle tonight, and Carolina is poised to go further in the playoffs after losing again to Florida last season. The Hurricanes return their core in Jaccob Slavin, Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov, and Seth Jarvis while adding Nikolaj Ehlers and defenseman K'Andre Miller. The Hurricanes are 46-16 in their past 62 home games, including 14 wins in their past 19. Carolina has beaten the Devils 10 straight at home and five of six overall. Jacob Markstrom, who in his first season with New Jersey, posted a 2.50 goals-against average, .900 save percentage, and a 26-16-6 record. Frederik Andersen will start for Carolina, and he is healthy again after only 22 appearances in an injury-filled 2024-25 season. Take the Hurricanes. 

New Jersey had the third-best power play in the NHL this season, while the defense was fifth in goals given up (2.68 per game). They look to stay alive tonight after splitting the last two games at home. The Devils beat Carolina in two of the last three regular-season games by 4-2 scores. Carolina's power play was 25th and the offense was 22nd in shooting percentage. Carolina is on a 4-8 run, losing six times as a favorite. Back the visitors to grab another win. Take New Jersey on the moneyline.