Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Prudential Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +120 and the Devils at -140. The over/under has been set at 5.

Carolina comes into this matchup having played 36 games. They have an overall record of 15-16-5 and on the road they have a record of 8-8-2. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 85 goals and given up 103 goals for a point differential of -18. New Jersey shows up with a record of 17-14-5 including 7-8-3 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 84 goals and surrendered 90 for a goal differential of -6.

Eric Staal has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 5 goals this season with 86 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 15 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 13% by scoring 14 goals on 107 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Cam Ward has 11 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 618 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 557 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Mike Cammalleri has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Devils. He has 12 goals this season with 95 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Adam Henrique has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 13 goals on 71 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 15 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 852 shots against him and has given up 65 goals. He has made 787 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Hurricanes have 35 total points this season. They have scored 85 goals while giving up 102 goals. They have had 113 power play opportunities and have scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Hurricanes have allowed 84 power play opportunities and given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.96% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Devils have a total of 39 points on the season. They have 24 power play goals on 120 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 117 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Hurricanes have a total of 82 goals scored while they've given up 86 goals to this point. They average 25 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.10%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 15-21 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 12-14-10 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 15-19 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 11-15-10 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

12/28/15 C Elias Lindholm Undisclosed "?" Tuesday vs. New Jersey
11/24/15 LW Nathan Gerbe Ankle expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/09/15 D James Wisniewski Knee out 6 months

New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/28/15 LW Tuomo Ruutu Undisclosed "?" Tuesday vs. Carolina
12/26/15 LW Patrik Elias Knee "?" Tuesday vs Carolina
12/11/15 RW Bobby Farnham Upper Body out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey

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