The Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils'continue their best-of-7 Eastern Conference semifinals series Tuesday in Game 4. Carolina leads 2-1. Puck drop from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Hurricanes vs. Devils odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Hurricanes saw their modest 3-game win streak, and 2-game road win streak, come to a crashing halt in Game 3 in Newark. Carolina was on the short end of an 8-4 shellacking, although the team did tie an NHL record with 3 shorthanded goals. They’re the 1st team to accomplish the feat since 1983.
Despite the loss, the Canes are still 20-9 in the past 29 games in the conference semifinals round.
After getting outscored 11-2 in the 1st 2 games of the series in Raleigh, the Devils tied a season best with 8 goals. New Jersey also lit the lamp 8 times in a victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 6 in Newark.