Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Pepsi Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +129 and the Avalanche at -143. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Carolina comes into this matchup having played 5 games. They have an overall record of 1-4-0 and on the road they have a record of 1-2-0. They have scored 11 goals and given up 17 goals for a point differential of -6. Colorado shows up with a record of 2-3-0 including 1-2-0 at home this season. They have scored 15 goals and surrendered 14 for a goal differential of +1.

Eric Staal has accumulated 4 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 2 goals this season with 18 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Justin Faulk is averaging 25 minutes of ice time per contest this season. Over that span he has a shooting percentage of 10% by getting 2 goals by way of 21 shots. He has tallied 2 assists giving him a total of 4 points for the year. Eddie Lack has 0 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 29 shots against him and has given up 3 goals. He has made 26 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 4 goals this season with 9 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 44%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon is averaging 19 minutes of ice time per contest. Over that span he has a shooting percentage of 13% by getting 2 goals by way of 15 shots. He has tallied 4 assists giving him a total of 6 points for the year. Semyon Varlamov has 1 win and 2 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 82 shots against him and has given up 13 goals. He has made 69 saves for a save percentage of 84%.

The Hurricanes have 2 total points this season. They have scored 11 goals while giving up 17 goals. They have had 20 power play opportunities and have scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 10%. They have allowed 11 power play opportunities and given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%.

The Avalanche have a total of 4 points on the season. They have 6 power play goals on 18 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 33%. They have allowed 17 power play opportunities and have given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. As a team, they have a total of 16 goals scored while giving up 16 goals this year.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 1-4 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 2-1-2 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 2-3 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 3-2-0 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/17/15 LW Joakim Nordstrom Undisclosed "?" Wednesday vs Colorado
10/13/15 C Riley Nash Shoulder expected to miss 1-2 weeks
10/09/15 D James Wisniewski Knee out 6 months

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/17/15 D Tyson Barrie Suspension expected to miss 3 games; eligible to return Oct 27 vs Florida
10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado

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