Tuesday, December 8, 2015

American Airlines Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +210 and the Stars at -286. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Carolina comes into this matchup having played 27 games. They have an overall record of 10-13-4 and on the road they have a record of 4-7-1. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 59 goals and given up 81 goals for a point differential of -22. Dallas shows up with a record of 20-5-2 including 9-3-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 93 goals and surrendered 70 for a goal differential of +23.

Eric Staal has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 5 goals this season with 64 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Justin Faulk has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 9 goals on 84 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Cam Ward has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 514 shots against him and has given up 52 goals. He has made 462 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Stars. He has 14 goals this season with 115 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 18 goals on 82 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 10 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 471 shots against him and has given up 43 goals. He has made 428 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Hurricanes have 24 total points this season. They have scored 59 goals while giving up 80 goals. They have had 90 power play opportunities and have scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Hurricanes have allowed 67 power play opportunities and given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.24% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Stars have a total of 42 points on the season. They have 20 power play goals on 83 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 24%. They have allowed 80 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Hurricanes have a total of 92 goals scored while they've given up 69 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.51%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 10-17 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 8-9-10 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 19-7 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 14-13-0 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/24/15 LW Nathan Gerbe Ankle expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/09/15 D James Wisniewski Knee out 6 months

Dallas Stars Injuries

12/05/15 D Jason Demers Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs Carolina
10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina

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