Devils vs. Hurricanes Game 1 Betting Odds: Moneyline, Spread, Total, and Goal Scorer Props

The New Jersey Devils won a tight seven-game series against the New York Rangers in Round 1 of the 2023 NHL Playoffs and will now travel south to take on the Carolina Hurricanes for Game 1.

The Hurricanes dispatched a New York hockey team of their own in Round 1, besting the New York Islanders in a six-game series.

The Hurricanes ranked second in numberFire’s proprietary nERD metric in the regular season and have the second-best probability of winning the Stanley Cup (16.73%) of the teams remaining, according to numberFire’s projections.

Game 1 will start at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday night and will be aired on ESPN.

Here's how the Devils and Hurricanes stack up as they open their series.

All NHL odds via FanDuel Sportsbook.

Devils vs. Hurricanes Game 1 Betting Odds: Moneyline, Puckline, and Total

• Moneyline:
  • Devils: +100
  • Hurricanes: -120
• Puckline: Hurricanes -1.5 (+215)
• Total: 5.5

Devils vs. Hurricanes Game 1 Projections

Win projections via numberFire.

• Win Odds: The Hurricanes have a 52% probability to win Game 1.

Devils vs. Hurricanes Game 1 Player Props: Any Time Goal Scorer

• Any Time Goal Scorer:
  • Sebastian Aho: +140
  • Jack Hughes: +145
  • Timo Meier: +195
  • Martin Necas: +230
  • Jesper Bratt: +240
  • Nico Hischier: +250
  • Seth Jarvis: +300
  • Dawson Mercer: +320
  • Jordan Staal: +360
  • Ondrej Palat: +360

Devils vs. Hurricanes Game 1 Goalie Breakdown

Projected starting goalies via Left Wing Lock.

• Devils: Akira Schmid
  • Goals Against Average: 2.13
  • Save Percentage: .922%
  • Game 1 Save Total: 30.5
• Hurricanes: Frederik Andersen
  • Goals Against Average: 2.48
  • Save Percentage: .903%

Devils vs. Hurricanes Advanced Stats Breakdown

nERD via numberFire. Expected goal stats via NaturalStatTrick. Corsi and Fenwick stats via MoneyPuck.

• Devils:
  • nERD: +0.42 (9th)
  • Goal Differential per 60: +0.56 (4th)
  • xGoal Differential per 60: +0.57 (2nd)
  • Corsi %: 54.1 (4th)
  • Fenwick %: 54.3 (3rd)
• Hurricanes:
  • nERD: +0.80 (2nd)
  • Goal Differential per 60: +0.56 (5th)
  • xGoal Differential per 60: +0.60 (1st)
  • Corsi %: 60.1 (1st)
  • Fenwick %: 59.8 (1st)