Devils vs Hurricanes Picks and Prediction – 10/15/2024

The New Jersey Devils are coming out to skate around the Lenovo Center to face the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. The puck is scheduled to drop at 7:00 PM EST and is being aired on ESPN+. Get ready for the NHL action with our NHL Picks.

The Devils are heading to the game here with a 3-1-0 record overall, but on the road have been perfect as well with a 2-0-0 record. The Devils in their last 5 games have posted a 3-2 record, but it was a loss in preseason included in the category. The last game for the Devils was a 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals.

The Devils on the season have ended up getting 3.50 gaols per game scored on 29 shots per game. The defense is giving up 2.25 goals per game while facing a total of 25.8 shots per game. New Jersey has converted on the power play at a clip of 13.3% on the season, but have ended up killing off 90.9% of the penalties faced.

The Hurricanes for their part are coming to the game without a win in the regular season so far. The Hurricanes record sits at 0-1-0 overall and that is the same record for Carolina at home. The last game on the ice for Carolina was a 4-1 loss against Tampa Bay. Still in their last 5 games the Hurricanes have posted a 2-3 mark, including 1 overtime win.

Carolina’s offense has been lacking in the regular season with 1 goal on 21 shots. However, the defense allowed 4 goals while facing only 23 shots. Carolina has had a lot of issues on the power play failing to convert with 29 minutes. The Hurricanes penalty kill is sitting only at 66.7% on the year.

The Hurricanes looked sloppy in the opening game and the offense completely collapsed to the point that the Hurricanes only managed to get a single goal. The Devils are very well balanced and should be able to play great in the game here as the offense for New Jersey has shown up huge against good goalies so far and that is what makes the difference in this game here. Final Score Prediction, New Jersey Devils win 4-1.