Monday, November 30, 2015

Madison Square Garden

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Monday, November 30, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +175 and the Rangers at -195. The over/under has been set at 5.

Carolina comes into this matchup having played 23 games. They have an overall record of 8-11-4 and on the road they have a record of 4-6-1. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 47 goals and given up 66 goals for a point differential of -19. New York shows up with a record of 16-6-2 including 10-3-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 70 goals and surrendered 50 for a goal differential of +20.

Eric Staal has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 4 goals this season with 51 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 10 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 8 goals on 76 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Cam Ward has 7 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 431 shots against him and has given up 42 goals. He has made 389 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Rick Nash has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 8 goals this season with 69 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 10 goals on 44 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 12 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 611 shots against him and has given up 39 goals. He has made 572 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

The Hurricanes have 20 total points this season. They have scored 47 goals while giving up 65 goals. They have had 77 power play opportunities and have scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Hurricanes have allowed 51 power play opportunities and given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 6.70% for the season to this point. They allow 25 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Rangers have a total of 34 points on the season. They have 12 power play goals on 61 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 81 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Hurricanes have a total of 69 goals scored while they've given up 49 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.30%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 94%.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 8-15 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 5-9-9 against the over/under

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 15-8 straight up

The New York Rangers are 8-12-3 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

New York Rangers Injuries

11/27/15 C Derek Stepan Ribs out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina

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