New Jersey vs Carolina on 05/03 by Jay_Robinson
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FINAL
5
Game Carolina
-116
WIN
Won 0.86
Handicapper Analysis
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This is like picking cherries off a tree. The Devils (plus-0.79 SRS at Hockey Reference) actually outperformed Carolina (plus-0.66 SRS) during the regular season despite finishing second in the Metropolitan Division, but FiveThirtyEight has the Hurricanes winning Wednesday’s second-round opener 65% of the time, which works out to –186 in equivalent American odds.
Home-ice advantage matters, of course, but so does rest; New Jersey needed the full seven games to dispatch the New York Rangers from the first round, while Carolina eliminated the New York Islanders in six. The Devils will have had just one day off when they hit the ice in Raleigh, while the ‘Canes have been resting and recuperating since Friday.
Home-ice advantage matters, of course, but so does rest; New Jersey needed the full seven games to dispatch the New York Rangers from the first round, while Carolina eliminated the New York Islanders in six. The Devils will have had just one day off when they hit the ice in Raleigh, while the ‘Canes have been resting and recuperating since Friday.
