Thursday, January 21, 2016

Air Canada Centre

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, January 21, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +104 and the Maple Leafs at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.

Carolina comes into this matchup having played 47 games. They have an overall record of 20-19-8 and on the road they have a record of 10-11-3. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 111 goals and given up 129 goals for a point differential of -18. Toronto shows up with a record of 17-20-7 including 7-8-5 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 111 goals and surrendered 124 for a goal differential of -13.

Eric Staal has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 9 goals this season with 117 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 19 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 10% by scoring 14 goals on 138 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Cam Ward has 14 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 776 shots against him and has given up 74 goals. He has made 702 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

James Van Riemsdyk has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 14 goals this season with 129 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Leo Komarov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 16 goals on 89 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. James Reimer has 8 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 625 shots against him and has given up 41 goals. He has made 584 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Hurricanes have 48 total points this season. They have scored 111 goals while giving up 128 goals. They have had 144 power play opportunities and have scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Hurricanes have allowed 114 power play opportunities and given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.00% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Maple Leafs have a total of 41 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 139 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 138 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Hurricanes have a total of 107 goals scored while they've given up 120 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.78%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 20-27 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 14-17-16 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 13-27 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 16-21-6 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/09/15 D James Wisniewski Knee out 6 months
01/17/16 D Brett Pesce Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Toronto

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/18/15 GO Garret Sparks Lower Body out indefinitely
12/18/15 C Nick Spaling Shoulder out indefinitely
11/17/15 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
10/17/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee out indefinitely
01/11/16 LW James Van Riemsdyk Foot expected to miss 6-8 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina

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