Saturday, October 17, 2015

Verizon Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Saturday, October 17, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +199 and the Capitals at -223. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Eric Staal has accumulated 1 total point this season for the Hurricanes. He has 1 goal this season with 13 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 0 assists on the season and averages 21 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 1 goal by way of 12 shots. He has tallied 2 assists giving him a total of 3 points for the year. Eddie Lack has 0 wins and 1 loss on the year in net for the Hurricanes. He has given up 3 goals on the 29 shots he has faced. He has 26 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 3 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 2 goals this season with 10 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. John Carlson is averaging 24 minutes of ice time per contest. Over that span he has a shooting percentage of 10% by getting 1 goal by way of 10 shots. He has tallied 3 assists giving him a total of 4 points for the year. Braden Holtby has 2 wins and 1 loss on the year in net for the Capitals. He has given up 7 goals on the 81 shots he has faced. He has 74 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Hurricanes have accumulated 0 total points this season. They have given up 10 goals while scoring 5 goals themselves. They have had 13 power play opportunities and scored a goal on 1 chanc for a percentage of 8%. They have allowed 7 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%.

The Capitals have a total of 4 points for the season. They have tallied 3 power play goals on 11 chances thus far for a percentage of 27%. They have allowed 9 power play opportunities and have surrendered 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They have given up a total of 9 goals scored while scoring 9 goals this year.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 0-3 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 1-1-1 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 2-1 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 1-2-0 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Washington Capitals Injuries

10/15/15 C Nicklas Backstrom Hip "?" Saturday vs Carolina
10/09/15 C Chris Brown Hand expected to miss 2-6 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Washington

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