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8:00 PM ETToday

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NJ Devils Win(+140)CAR Hurricanes @ NJ Devils

Reasoning

The Carolina Hurricanes picked up the 4-1 victory in the series opener in Raleigh on Sunday, and they followed that up with a low-scoring 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 2. After looking abysmal down the stretch of the regular season, posting a GAA north of 4+ in April, goaltender Frederik Andersen has looked Vezina-like in the first two games of this series. He fell behind early in the first period of Game 2, as Jesper Bratt helped New Jersey to its first lead of the series. But, Shayne Gostisbehere, Jordan Martinook (SHG) and Seth Jarvis (ENG) had other plans for the outcome.

Andersen was tasked with making 25 saves on 26 shots, while his counterpart Jacob Markstrom wasn’t that bad. He stopped 25 of the 27 shots he faced. As the series shifts to Newark, the giant question is whether the Hurricanes can finally win on the road. During the regular season, Carolina was just 16-21-4 away from raucous Lenovo Center, and 31-9-1 at home. It is 2-0 in the playoffs, too. Carolina was just 2-3 last season on the road in the postseason, and 3-4 in 2023, while going 0-6 in 2022. If you’re doing the math, that’s a dismal 5-13 in the past 18 road playoff tilts. Until the Canes prove they can win on the road, fade them hard.

Hurricanes vs Devils prediction: Devils ML (+140) at time of publishing. Playable to +115.

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10:00 PM ETToday

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Over 6.0(-115)LA Kings @ EDM Oilers

Reasoning

The total for this game opened at 6.0 and could increase to 6.5 as the day moves along. With the series moving to Edmonton, the Oilers are hoping to take advantage of home ice and a Los Angeles team that struggles on the road. This series has been loaded with goals, but the Kings lead 2-0 and are hoping to keep the momentum going.

It has been well documented that Edmonton needs its goaltending to be better. Stuart Skinner comes into tonight with the worst goals saved above expected mark (xGSA) and there is a real chance he doesn’t get the start for Game 3. Calvin Pickard isn’t the solution, so it really doesn’t matter who gets the call. The Kings have not been very successful on the road and Darcy Kuemper has given up 7 goals in 2 games. Both teams will want to tighten up defensively, but that may not be possible considering how much skill is on the ice. We should see no shortage of high-danger scoring chances, which hopefully will lead to a lot of goals. Don’t be shocked to see the over hit before the start of the third period.

Kings vs Oilers prediction: Over 6.0 (-115) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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