Carolina Hurricanes vs New Jersey Devils

New Jersey is in revenge for a 3-2 loss to the Hurricanes on Jan. 25 and Nico Daws will also look for payback after allowing all three goals. Daws is expected to be in net for this game although the Devils could go with Vitek Vanecek, who stopped all 11 shots he faced in that game. New Jersey has a better record on the road winning 14 of 24 compared to winning 11 of 25 at home. Carolina comes off a 5-2 victory over Colorado on Thursday and Pyotr Kochetkov is probable with a 12-8-3 record. New Jersey has won six of eight against the Metropolitan Division and they are a live underdog in this matchup. Take the Devils.

This is the first meeting of the season after Carolina beat the Devils in five games in last year's Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Hurricanes have won nine of 12 after defeating Boston 3-2 on the road on Wednesday night. Jordan Martinook scored the eventual game winner with a breakaway goal with 2:27 left and Spencer Martin had 26 saves in his first start for Carolina after being acquired from Columbus. Antti Raanta should be back in net in this back-to-back spot and he is 10-7-2. Nico Daws is likely for New Jersey with a 3-4-0 record and 3.18 goals-against average. The Devils have lost five of eight although they do come off a 6-5 overtime win over Vegas on Monday for their second straight OVER. Six of the past eight meetings have gone OVER and Carolina is 5-1 OVER against teams that scored at least five goals their previous game. The Devils are 1-6 as road underdogs of +110 to +150 and and they have lost four of five following a win. Take the Hurricanes and the OVER.

New Jersey is down 3-1, needing a win to stay alive. They were one of the best road teams in NHL history (28-9-4) during the regular season, then took two at the New York Rangers in the first round as underdogs of +130 and +140. The Devils are fourth in scoring and shots on goal, while the defense is eighth in goals given up and 12th in save percentage. New Jersey is 16-5 after scoring 2 or fewer goals in the last game, plus 9-3 after allowing 5+ goals in the previous contest. They're also 16-11 on the road revenging a home loss to an opponent, including 9-2 away if it was a home loss by 3 or more goals. Carolina was 15th in scoring during the regular season and 25th in shooting percentage. Carolina had a 3-1 series lead on the Islanders in the first round, but lost Game 5 at home, 3-2, as -155 chalk. Carolina's goalie Antti Raanta had a 2.23 goals against average during the regular season but he's out with an illness, so they have to lean on Frederik Andersen, who had a 2.48 goals against average. With Carolina 110-134 after winning four of five, back the talented and balanced visitors who have been road warriors all season. Play New Jersey.