NHL Playoffs: Devils vs. Hurricanes Game 2 Handicapping

  • The Carolina Hurricanes dominated the New Jersey Devils 5-1 in Game 1 of their NHL Playoff series.
  • The Devils have -105 odds to steal a win back on the road in Carolina.
  • The Devils are far better on the puck line than the Hurricanes have been this season.

RALEIGH, N.C. - Fresh off of a 5-1 humbling in Game 1, the New Jersey Devils look to regroup against the Carolina Hurricanes.

The online gambling sites have the Devils as extremely mild underdogs, with -105 odds to win Game 2 on the road.

New Jersey Devils vs. Carolina Hurricanes Game 2 Odds

  • New Jersey Devils -105
  • Carolina Hurricanes -115

The Devils have been a good bounce back team. In their last six games after a game in which they allowed 5 or more goals, they’ve won five.

The Devils are also great on the road, winning 30 of their 45 road games this season in regulation.

New Jersey Devils vs. Carolina Hurricanes Game 2 Puck Line Odds

  • New Jersey Devils +1.5 (-270)
  • Carolina Hurricanes -1.5 (+220)

The Devils have been absolutely dominant on the puck line when playing on the road this season, with a 27-18 puck line road winrate.

This is actually significantly better than their overall puck line winrate so far, which sits at 46-44, so there might be something going on here.

The Hurricanes have not been a good team on the puck line overall, with a 37-52 puck line record on the season.

Their home record on the puck line is 17-28, which is where most of their seasonal puck line failures can be attributed to.

The line for this game has been remarkably consistent since opening, despite the drubbing the Hurricanes handed out in Game 1.

The hockey sportsbooks do think that the Devils are road underdogs, but also that this one should be close, if the puck line is anything to go on.