Monday, January 4, 2015

Rexall Place

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Monday, January 4, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +119 and the Oilers at -131. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Carolina comes into this matchup having played 39 games. They have an overall record of 16-17-6 and on the road they have a record of 8-9-2. Currently they are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 92 goals and given up 110 goals for a point differential of -18. Edmonton shows up with a record of 16-21-3 including 11-7-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 101 goals and surrendered 122 for a goal differential of -21.

Eric Staal has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 8 goals this season with 93 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Justin Faulk has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 14 goals on 115 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Cam Ward has 11 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 642 shots against him and has given up 64 goals. He has made 578 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 16 goals this season with 167 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 8 goals on 74 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Anders Nilsson has 10 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 661 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 600 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Hurricanes have 38 total points this season. They have scored 92 goals while giving up 109 goals. They have had 120 power play opportunities and have scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Hurricanes have allowed 90 power play opportunities and given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.92% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Oilers have a total of 35 points on the season. They have 20 power play goals on 121 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 119 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Hurricanes have a total of 98 goals scored while they've given up 122 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.35%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 16-23 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 13-15-11 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 13-24 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 22-16-2 against the over/under

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
01/02/16 C Jay McClement Illness "?" Monday vs Edmonton

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/27/15 RW Nail Yakupov Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
12/26/15 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to miss 4-6 weeks
12/21/15 D Andrew Ference Undisclosed out indefinitely
12/15/15 D Oscar Klefbom Finger out indefinitely
01/02/16 RW Iiro Pakarinen Upper Body "?" Monday vs Carolina

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton

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