Saturday, December 26, 2015

PNC Arena

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The New Jersey Devils travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, December 26, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Devils at -110 and the Hurricanes at -110. The over/under has been set at 5.

New Jersey comes into this matchup having played 35 games. They have an overall record of 17-13-5 and on the road they have a record of 10-5-2. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 83 goals and given up 87 goals for a point differential of -4. Carolina shows up with a record of 13-16-5 including 6-8-3 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 80 goals and surrendered 101 for a goal differential of -21.

Mike Cammalleri has accumulated 32 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 20 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Adam Henrique has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 13 goals on 68 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 15 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 827 shots against him and has given up 62 goals. He has made 765 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Eric Staal has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 5 goals this season with 84 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Justin Faulk has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 12 goals on 102 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Cam Ward has 10 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 598 shots against him and has given up 60 goals. He has made 538 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Devils have 39 total points this season. They have scored 81 goals while giving up 83 goals. They have had 119 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Devils have allowed 116 power play opportunities and given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 25 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.19% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Hurricanes have a total of 31 points on the season. They have 20 power play goals on 112 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 82 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Devils have a total of 80 goals scored while they've given up 100 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.87%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 15-18 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 11-14-10 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 13-21 straight up

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

New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/22/15 LW Patrik Elias Knee "?" Saturday vs Carolina
12/11/15 RW Bobby Farnham Upper Body out indefinitely

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina

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