New Jersey Devils vs Carolina Hurricanes 12/20/2022 Picks

New Jersey Devils vs Carolina Hurricanes 12/20/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The New Jersey Devils are back on the road toward PNC Arena in Raleigh to take on the Carolina Hurricanes in an NHL Metropolitan Division duel on the ice on Tuesday evening.

New Jersey struggled as of late after losing five consecutive games but retained the lead in the Metropolitan Division at 21-8-2 with an 11-1-1 road record this season.

The Devils earned their 5th straight loss to the Florida Panthers at 2-4 after they failed to convert three power-play opportunities and scored just two goals out of their 32 shot attempts. Defenseman John Marino and LW Erik Haula scored one goal each for New Jersey in the losing effort.

The Devils totaled 107 goals scored which ranked 9th in the league while allowing 77 for the season.

As a team, New Jersey accumulated 44 points with a point percentage of .710 while scoring 19 goals from 95 power play opportunities they’ve seen giving them a 20.0% rate.

The New Jersey Devils defended a total of 826 shots fired at them for a save percentage of .907.

The totals went UNDER in 5 of New Jersey’s last 7 matches and the Devils are 0-5 straight up in their last 5 contests played.

New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 outings played versus Carolina and the Devils are 11-1 straight up in their last 12 road games.

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New Jersey Devils vs Carolina Hurricanes Predictions 12/20/2022

The Carolina Hurricanes are staying on their home ice after a successful homestand and look for their 6th straight win by hosting the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.

The Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins at home with a 3-2 score after shooting 29 times on goal. However, Carolina failed to score a goal from the three power-play opportunities in the match.

Centers Derek Stepan and Jordan Staal scored a goal with an assist each for the Hurricanes while Defenseman also chipped in one goal and one assist in the victory.

The Carolina Hurricanes tallied 90 goals and 44 points with a point percentage of .710 while also allowing 81 goals with 59 at even strength and 22 goals while they were shorthanded.

The Hurricanes accumulated 104 power play opportunities and earned a power play rate of 18.27%. Carolina posted a total of 1,079 attempted shots which ranked 5th in pro hockey and gained a shot percentage of 8.34%.

The Hurricanes conceded a total of 805 shots to their rivals.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of Carolina’s last 5 matches played and the Hurricanes are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 outings.

The totals went OVER in 4 of Carolina’s last 6 games played versus New Jersey and the totals went UNDER in 5 of the Hurricanes’ last 6 home contests.

New Jersey Devils vs. Carolina Hurricanes. The NHL Pick for this contest is Carolina -138. Though the Devils are on top of the Metropolitan Division they’ve lost five games in a row as of late while the Hurricanes are playing good hockey with a five-game winning streak.

New Jersey needs to take control of the match to get back on the winning track but Carolina will be playing with a home-ice advantage on Tuesday. Prediction, Carolina Hurricanes will win 4-3.

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