Saturday, November 26, 2016

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, November 26, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +140 and the Senators at -155. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Carolina comes into this matchup having played 19 games. They have an overall record of 8-7-4 and on the road they have a record of 3-4-4. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 48 goals and given up 52 goals for a point differential of -4. The Hurricanes have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 7-11 and an over/under record of 8-8-3. Ottawa shows up with a record of 12-7-1 including 7-4-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 47 goals and surrendered 50 for a goal differential of -3. The Senators have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 9-8 while their over/under record sits at 7-12-1.

Jeff Skinner has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 8 goals this season with 66 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Victor Rask has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 8 goals on 46 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Cam Ward has 7 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 416 shots against him and has given up 34 goals. He has made 382 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Kyle Turris has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Senators. He has 9 goals this season with 41 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Erik Karlsson has averaged 27 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 4 goals on 47 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 10 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 478 shots against him and has given up 34 goals. He has made 444 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Hurricanes have 20 total points this season. They have scored 48 goals while giving up 52 goals. They have had 60 power play opportunities and have scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Hurricanes have allowed 51 power play opportunities and given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 92%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.42% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Senators have a total of 25 points on the season. They have 6 power play goals on 59 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 10%. They have allowed 61 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Hurricanes have a total of 47 goals scored while they've given up 50 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.58%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Carolina has a Corsi percentage of 53.4% as they've attempted 1,106 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 966 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52% as they have 806 attempts while they've given up 745 shots on the defensive end. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 57.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.3% for the season. They have 571 face off wins compared to 506 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 53%. On defense Carolina has 379 hits and they've blocked 221 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 1,124 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,196 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.9% as they have 839 shots while they've given up 842 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 54.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 45.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.9% as they've compiled 629 face off wins this season and they have suffered 632 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 354 shot attempts and they have 505 hits as a unit.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 7-11 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 8-8-3 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 9-8 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 7-12-1 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/21/16 GO Eddie Lack Concussion expected to miss 5-7 days
11/11/16 LW Bryan Bickell Illness out indefinitely
10/10/16 D Ryan Murphy Knee out indefinitely

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina +140

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