Thursday, December 3, 2015

PNC Arena

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The New Jersey Devils travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, December 3, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Devils at +145 and the Hurricanes at -161. The over/under has been set at 5.

New Jersey comes into this matchup having played 24 games. They have an overall record of 12-10-2 and on the road they have a record of 7-4-0. Currently they are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 57 goals and given up 59 goals for a point differential of -2. Carolina shows up with a record of 8-12-4 including 4-5-3 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 50 goals and surrendered 70 for a goal differential of -20.

Mike Cammalleri has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Devils. He has 7 goals this season with 65 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Adam Henrique has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 11 goals on 59 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 11 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 565 shots against him and has given up 41 goals. He has made 524 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Eric Staal has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 4 goals this season with 54 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. 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. 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 8 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 453 shots against him and has given up 46 goals. He has made 407 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Devils have 26 total points this season. They have scored 55 goals while giving up 57 goals. They have had 84 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Devils have allowed 85 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 26 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.87% 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 20 points on the season. They have 10 power play goals on 80 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 55 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. As a team, the Devils have a total of 50 goals scored while they've given up 69 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.78%. As a team they give up 25 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 10-12 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 6-10-8 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 8-16 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 6-9-9 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Injuries

11/27/15 C Jiri Tlusty Shoulder out indefinitely
10/22/15 LW Tuomo Ruutu Foot out 4-6 weeks

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

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey

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