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The Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils will face each other in the second round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The series is set to begin on Wednesday with Game 1 in Carolina. The Hurricanes defeated the New York Islanders in six games in their series. The Devils defeated the New York Rangers in Game 7 on Monday night 4-0 to reach the second round. Here we'll go over the series odds on DraftKing Sportsbook.
2023 NHL Playoffs: Hurricanes vs. Devils odds
CAR: +110
NJD: -130
The Devils enter as road favorites in the series as the lower seed, No. 2 from the Metro. The Hurricanes won the Metropolitan Division this regular season. These two teams weren't too far off in the standings in the regular season, Carolina finishing one point ahead of New Jersey. The Devils won the regular-season series 2-1-1, one of those losses being in a shootout.