Friday, October 23, 2015

Staples Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Friday, October 23, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +140 and the Kings at -155. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Carolina comes into this matchup having played 5 games. They have an overall record of 2-4-0 and on the road they have a record of 1-2-0. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 11 goals and given up 17 goals for a point differential of -6. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 2-3-0 including 2-3-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 6 goals and surrendered 14 for a goal differential of -8.

Eric Staal has accumulated 4 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 2 goals this season with 19 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 26 minutes of ice time per contest this season. Over that span he has a shooting percentage of 8% by getting 2 goals by way of 24 shots. He has tallied 2 assists giving him a total of 4 points for the year. Cam Ward has 2 wins and 3 losses on the year in net for the Hurricanes. He has given up 13 goals on the 124 shots he has faced. He has 111 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 1 total point this season for the Kings. He has 1 goal this season with 12 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 0 assists on the season and averages 22 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter is averaging 18 minutes of ice time per contest. Over that span he has 0 goals by way of 13 shots. He has tallied 2 assists giving him a total of 2 points for the year. Jonathan Quick has 2 wins and 3 losses on the year in net for the Kings. He has given up 13 goals on the 128 shots he has faced. He has 115 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Hurricanes have 4 total points this season. They have scored 12 goals while giving up 17 goals. They have had 25 power play opportunities and have scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 8%. The Hurricanes have allowed 15 power play opportunities and given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.06% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Kings have a total of 4 points on the season. They have 1 power play goals on 21 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 5%. They have allowed 26 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Hurricanes have a total of 6 goals scored while they've given up 14 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 3.92%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 2-4 straight up

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

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 2-3 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 0-3-1 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/22/15 D Matt Greene Upper Body is downgraded to doubtful Thursday vs. San Jose
10/06/15 LW Dwight King Foot out 8-10 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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