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New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
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Hurricanes logo
Hurricanes
Carolina
5
vs
Devils logo
Devils
New Jersey
2
CAR 58%42% NJD
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Carolina Hurricanes 58% to win. The top 2 signals favoring Hurricanes:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Rest Days. Hurricanes rest advantage (3 days rest) over Devils (1 day rest)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: CAR 54% (−4)
  • If the rest edge were neutral: CAR 56% (−2)

Win probability movement

CAR home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement63%57%51%Mar 25Mar 28

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueLenovo Center
Raleigh, NC

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Devils (away)
Hurricanes (home)
42%
Win probability
58%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Hurricanes defeated the Devils 5-2.

Our model predicted the Hurricanes would win with 58% confidence -- and they delivered. Even with modest confidence, the model got this one right.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Hurricanes and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Rest Days favored the Hurricanes and was a contributing factor: Hurricanes rest advantage (3 days rest) over Devils (1 day rest)
  • Offensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No offensive stats available for comparison

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Hurricanes won 5-2

Hurricanes won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Hurricanes at 58%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Carolina Hurricanes
  • Rest DaysFavors Carolina Hurricanes
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

NJD
CAR
Home Field Advantage
Rest Days
Favours NJD|Favours CAR

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/28/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Devils

Jake AllenG
Nico DawsG
Remi PoirierG
David RittichG
Amadeus LombardiC

Hurricanes

Cayden PrimeauG
Amir MiftakhovG
Brandon BussiG
Pyotr KochetkovG
Mark JankowskiC

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hurricanes has a 58% win probability, while Devils has a 42% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC.

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