New Jersey Devils vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 1/29/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+225) Hurricanes (-280)

The Carolina Hurricanes (29-9-2) will try to beat the New Jersey Devils (15-22-5) at PNC Arena on Saturday. The line on this matchup has New Jersey at +225 and Carolina is coming in at -280. The over/under is set at 6.

The New Jersey Devils will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 loss against the Lightning the last time they stepped on the ice. New Jersey tallied 6 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Devils didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. Furthermore, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice and scored 1 goal. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 2 of the 33 shots they launched.

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In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the New Jersey Devils have racked up 119 goals (19th in pro hockey) for the season and have surrendered 144. For the season, they have earned 35 points and their points % is .417. New Jersey has accumulated 115 power play chances and they have tallied 20 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 17.39%. When playing at even strength, the Devils let the opposition score 123 goals while earning 99 on offense. New Jersey has taken 1,337 shots and holds a shot percentage of 8.9%. The Devils have had 1,288 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .888. New Jersey Devils opponents have totaled 115 power play tries (24th in hockey) and have come away with 21 goals in those attempts.

The player in the crease for this game is Jon Gillies. Gillies has taken the ice for 19 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has compiled a record of 5-9-2 and got the start in 16 games. The opposition has notched 50 goals against Gillies in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 2.83. Gillies has seen 522 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 472 total saves. He has a save percentage of .904 for his 1,059 mins on the ice. For his career, Gillies has recorded 9 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .563.

In their last contest, Carolina faced off against the Senators in a matchup where the Hurricanes earned a victory by a score of 3-2. The Hurricanes tallied 3 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they tried. They had 2 chances on the power play in this matchup but didn't put one in the back of the net.

On the year, the Carolina Hurricanes have earned 142 goals, 60 points, and a points percentage of .750. They have allowed 96 goals to be scored by way of 80 goals at even strength and 16 goals while they were shorthanded. The Hurricanes have earned 111 goals at even strength and 31 goals (8th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 120 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 25.83%. Carolina has attempted 1,331 shots (15th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.67%, while allowing the opposition 1,133 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 88.73% on their opponents 142 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.5%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Frederik Andersen between the pipes. Andersen holds a career record of 249-106-48 and has played in 422 contests. Andersen's rate of quality starts is 57.5% and he has 235 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has accrued 11,522 stops out of 12,577 shots tried, giving him a save % of .916. His opposition is averaging 2.61 goals/game and he has conceded 1,055 goals altogether. He has made the start in 409 contests and has been on the ice for 24,297 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina (-280)

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