The set-up: The 3-4-3 Carolina Hurricanes will host the 4-3-3 New Jersey Devils in an early evening game at PNC Arena. Both teams are coming off Saturday night road games with different results.The Hurricanes won 3-2 in a shootout at Nashville, while the Devils lost 4-1 at Tampa Bay.

New Jersey: The Devils are trying to salvage something from a three-game Southern road swing, having lost 4-3 in overtime at the Florida Panthers, before losing last night to the Lightning. Saturday's defeat kept the Devils win-less away from home to open the new season, as they dropped to 0-3-2

Carolina: The Hurricanes enter Sunday having played a league-low two home games and are the only team in the Eastern Conference yet to reach double digits in points with nine. Sunday's game marks the first time this season Carolina plays on back-to-back days.


The pick: Seven of Carolina's 10 games have been one-goal decisions, with four going beyond regulation. That said, the Devils have yet to win away from home and Carolina should be glad to be back on home ice (just its third at home this season). Carolina is a 10* play.