Friday, January 15, 2016

PNC Arena

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, January 15, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +114 and the Hurricanes at -126. The over/under has been set at 5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 43 games. They have an overall record of 17-16-10 and on the road they have a record of 8-8-6. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 105 goals and given up 120 goals for a point differential of -15. Carolina shows up with a record of 19-18-7 including 10-8-4 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 105 goals and surrendered 120 for a goal differential of -15.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 19 goals this season with 149 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. 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 this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 9 goals on 52 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 36 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%.

Eric Staal has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 9 goals this season with 109 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. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 14 goals on 130 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 754 shots against him and has given up 71 goals. He has made 683 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Canucks have 44 total points this season. They have scored 102 goals while giving up 118 goals. They have had 144 power play opportunities and have scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Canucks have allowed 142 power play opportunities and given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.17% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Hurricanes have a total of 45 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 134 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 106 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 105 goals scored while they've given up 119 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.09%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 14-26 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 14-18-10 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 19-25 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 14-17-13 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/12/15 D Luca Sbisa Hand out indefinitely
11/22/15 C Brandon Sutter Abdominal out indefinitely
01/13/16 RW Jannik Hansen Back expected to miss Thursday vs. Washington
01/09/16 D Dan Hamhuis Concussion out another month

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/09/15 D James Wisniewski Knee out 6 months
01/08/16 LW Nathan Gerbe Ankle expected to miss another week
01/06/16 FW Phil Di Giuseppe Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina

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