Saturday, October 24, 2015

SAP Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, October 24, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +188 and the Sharks at -210. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Carolina comes into this matchup having played 6 games. They have an overall record of 2-4-0 and on the road they have a record of 2-2-0. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 12 goals and given up 17 goals for a point differential of -5. San Jose shows up with a record of 4-3-0 including 1-1-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 18 goals and surrendered 16 for a goal differential of +2.

Eric Staal has a total of 4 points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 2 goals for the year with 19 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has accumulated 2 assists on the season and has an average of 20 minutes played per game. Justin Faulk has averaged 26 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 2 goals on 24 shots. He has 2 assists giving him a total of 4 points on the season. 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%.

Joe Pavelski has a total of 6 points this season for the Sharks. He has 2 goals for the year with 26 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has accumulated 4 assists on the season and has an average of 19 minutes played per game. Patrick Marleau has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 3 goals on 26 shots. He has 1 assist giving him a total of 4 points on the season. Martin Jones has 4 wins and 2 losses on the year in net for the Sharks. He has given up 10 goals on the 167 shots he has faced. He has 157 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

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 Sharks have a total of 8 points on the season. They have 3 power play goals on 24 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 25 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Hurricanes have a total of 18 goals scored while they've given up 16 goals to this point. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.86%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 2-4 straight up

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

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 3-3 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 1-4-1 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

San Jose Sharks Injuries

10/22/15 RW Joonas Donskoi Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Carolina
10/22/15 D Paul Martin Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Carolina
10/16/15 C Logan Couture Fibula expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/05/15 LW Raffi Torres Suspension expected to miss 41 games

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose

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