Carolina Hurricanes vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 12/27/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Friday, December 27, 2024

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (+120) Devils (-144)

The New Jersey Devils (22-11-3) will compete against the Carolina Hurricanes (21-11-1) at Prudential Center on Friday. The line on this contest has Carolina at +120 while New Jersey is sitting at -144. The total has been set at 6.

The Carolina Hurricanes were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-1 win over the Rangers in their previous contest . Carolina recorded 8 penalty mins for this game. The Hurricanes offense showed they have some room for improvement in this victory. Additionally, they had 5 power play tries and were able to net 1 goal. For the game, they converted 3 out of the 31 shots they looked to score on.

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In terms of their goal scoring prowess, the Carolina Hurricanes have notched 116 goals (8th in the league) on the season and have allowed 90. For the season, they have 43 points and their points percentage is .652. Carolina steps onto the ice with 106 power play chances and they have added 28 goals during those chances, garnering them a percentage of 26.42%. While playing at even strength, the Hurricanes let the opposition score 75 goals while scoring 88 on offense. Carolina has tried 1,048 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.1%. The Hurricanes so far have had 831 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .892. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have amassed 108 power play opportunities (7th in the league) and have notched 15 goals in those attempts.

The player in the crease for this game is Pyotr Kochetkov. Opponents have scored 205 goals versus Kochetkov in his career and his goals against average per game is 3.09. Kochetkov has been in net for 90 games during his hockey career. His save percentage is at .908 during his 3,975 minutes guarding the cage. He has earned a record of 52-26-9 and he started in 86 games. In his professional hockey career, Kochetkov has accounted for 49 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .570. Kochetkov has had 2,234 shot attempts against him and has recorded 2,029 total saves.

The last time they were on the ice, New Jersey faced off against the Penguins in an outing where the Devils took home the win by a mark of 3-0. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this outing but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Devils recorded 3 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they attempted.

New Jersey has taken 1,094 shots (1st in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.88%, while allowing their opponents 910 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 81.82% on their opponents 99 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.0%. They have recorded 105 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 29.52%. The Devils have tallied 88 goals at even strength and 31 goals (2nd in the league) while on the power play. They have permitted 91 goals to be scored by of a combination of 73 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they were shorthanded. On the season, the New Jersey Devils have a total of 119 goals, 47 points, in addition to a points percentage of .653.

Across the ice you are likely to see Jacob Markstrom protecting the goal. He has accrued 13,188 stops out of the 14,508 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .909. Markstrom has earned a lifetime mark of 232-202-59 and has played in 510 contests. He has started in 493 games and has been on the ice for 27,916 mins. Markstrom's quality start percentage is 53.1% and he has 262 quality starts in his professional career. His opposition is averaging 2.84 goals/game and he has allowed 1,320 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina (+120)

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