New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes 12/8/2014 Free NHL Picks & Predictions
by Guy Bruhn - 12/7/2014
Monday, December 8, 2014 at 7:00 PM ET
PNC Arena in Raleigh
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On Monday night, the New Jersey Devils will be squaring off against the Carolina Hurricanes in a game that will feature two of the lowest-scoring teams in the Eastern Conference.
Last season, the Devils were able to win three out of their four games against the Hurricanes. They won the first three games of that regular season series, which included both of the games in North Carolina.
Hurricanes center Eric Staal has played against the Devils 39 times in his career, but he has only been able to notch four goals and 16 assists in those games. Jeff Skinner has accumulated 11 points in his 14 games against New Jersey, while goalie Cam Ward has gone 9-13-2 against them in his career with an .899 save percentage and a 2.82 GAA.
The Devils were held scoreless in the second and third periods of their game against the Washington Capitals on Saturday and lost 4-1. They lost that game despite outshooting the Capitals 34-29 and outhitting them 19-9.
Through their first 27 games of the season, the Devils have one of the worst penalty kills in the league by giving up a goal 74.3 percent of the time they're on the ice. Despite their rough start to the season, goalie Cory Schneider has done pretty well by going 10-12-3 with a 2.56 GAA and a .915 save percentage.
New Jersey Devils Betting Trends
New Jersey Devils are 10-17-0 Against the Spread
New Jersey Devils are 12-12-0 against the Over/Under
Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends
Carolina Hurricanes are 8-17-0 Against the Spread
Carolina Hurricanes are 9-13-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
New Jersey Devils
12/06/14 D Adam Larsson Flu "?" Monday vs Carolina
12/06/14 LW Michael Cammalleri Lower Body injured last game, "?" Monday vs Carolina
12/01/14 RW Martin Havlat Lower Body out indefinitely
12/01/14 C Travis Zajac Upper Body out indefinitely
11/17/14 D Bryce Salvador Lower Body out indefinitely
11/14/14 LW Ryane Clowe Concussion out indefinitely
Carolina Hurricanes
12/04/14 D Andrej Sekera Upper Body "?" Sunday vs Detroit
12/04/14 GO Cam Ward Lower Body "?" Sunday vs Detroit
11/24/14 D Brett Bellemore Lower Body out indefinitely
11/07/14 C Jordan Staal Fibula out indefinitely
Guy's Pick: Take Carolina
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