Sunday, November 1, 2015

PNC Arena

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, November 1, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at +124 and the Hurricanes at -137. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Tampa Bay comes into this matchup having played 11 games. They have an overall record of 5-4-2 and on the road they have a record of 3-2-2. Currently they are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 28 goals and given up 28 goals. Carolina shows up with a record of 5-6-0 including 1-2-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 23 goals and surrendered 30 for a goal differential of -7.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 5 goals this season with 25 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Tyler Johnson has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has 0 goals on 26 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 5 points on the season. Ben Bishop has a total of 5 wins and 4 losses this season in the crease for the Lightning. He has faced 275 shots against him and has given up 24 goals. He has tallied 251 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Eric Staal has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 3 goals this season with 31 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 3 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 10% by scoring 4 goals on 39 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 7 points on the season. Cam Ward has a total of 4 wins and 4 losses this season in the crease for the Hurricanes. He has faced 217 shots against him and has given up 19 goals. He has tallied 198 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Lightning have 12 total points this season. They have scored 28 goals while giving up 28 goals. They have had 32 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Lightning have allowed 34 power play opportunities and given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.21% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Hurricanes have a total of 10 points on the season. They have 4 power play goals on 41 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 10%. 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 Lightning have a total of 23 goals scored while they've given up 30 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.19%. As a team they give up 25 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 5-6 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 4-7-0 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 5-6 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 3-5-6 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

10/30/15 C Cedric Paquette Foot is downgraded to expected to miss Saturday vs. Boston
10/30/15 LW Jonathan Drouin Lower Body is downgraded to expected to miss Saturday vs. Boston
10/30/15 C Tyler Johnson Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Boston
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/31/15 C Elias Lindholm Lower Body is downgraded to doubtful Sunday vs. Tampa Bay
10/30/15 LW Joakim Nordstrom Lower Body "?" Sunday vs. Tampa Bay
10/09/15 D James Wisniewski Knee out 6 months

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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