Wednesday, January 6, 2015

Rogers Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, January 6, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +118 and the Canucks at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.

Carolina comes into this matchup having played 40 games. They have an overall record of 16-17-7 and on the road they have a record of 8-9-3. Currently they are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 92 goals and given up 111 goals for a point differential of -19. Vancouver shows up with a record of 15-16-9 including 7-8-3 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 97 goals and surrendered 113 for a goal differential of -16.

Eric Staal has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 8 goals this season with 97 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. 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 117 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 669 shots against him and has given up 65 goals. He has made 604 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 17 goals this season with 138 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 9 goals on 49 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 10 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 836 shots against him and has given up 76 goals. He has made 760 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Hurricanes have 39 total points this season. They have scored 92 goals while giving up 110 goals. They have had 121 power play opportunities and have scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Hurricanes have allowed 92 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 7.73% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Canucks have a total of 39 points on the season. They have 22 power play goals on 133 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 135 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Hurricanes have a total of 94 goals scored while they've given up 111 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.00%. 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 16-24 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 13-16-11 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 12-25 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 14-18-7 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

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/28/15 GO Ryan Miller Groin out indefinitely
12/12/15 D Luca Sbisa Hand expected to miss another 2-3 weeks
12/10/15 D Dan Hamhuis Concussion out at least 2 months
11/22/15 C Brandon Sutter Abdominal out 4-6 weeks
01/04/16 LW Brandon Prust Leg "?" Wednesday vs Carolina
01/04/16 LW Sven Baertschi Upper Body expected to miss 5-7 days

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver

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