Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils 3/12/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Carolina Hurricanes put their three-game winning streak on the line Thursday when visiting the New Jersey Devils. Carolina improved to 38-25-5 and 81 points following a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. Justin Williams scored for Carolina and the third period to put the Hurricanes ahead for good and Sebastian Aho added a pair of goals late in the final period to seal the victory.

Sebastian Aho is leading Carolina in goals scored with 38 and points with 66, while Teuvo Teravainen is the assists leader with 48. Carolina is scoring an average of 3.19 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.84 goals per game. In net, Petr Mrazek is 21-16-2 with a goal’s against averages of 2.69 and save percentage of .905.

The New Jersey Devils look to bounce back from a loss when hosting the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. The Devils dropped to 28-29-12 and 68 points following a 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. With the loss, New Jersey remained in last place in the Metropolitan Division 10 points behind seventh place New York Rangers. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Devils.

Kyle Palmieri is leading New Jersey in goals scored with 25 and points with 45, while Nikita Gusev is the assists leader with 31. New Jersey is scoring an average of 2.68 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.25 goals per game. In net, Mackenzie Blackwood is 22-14-8 with a goals against average of 2.77 and save percentage of .915.