Saturday, March 25, 2017

Prudential Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes head to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, March 25, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at -120 and the Devils at +109. The over/under has been set at 5.

Carolina comes into this matchup having played 72 games. They have an overall record of 32-27-13 and on the road they have a record of 11-17-9. Currently they are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 190 goals and given up 207 goals for a point differential of -17. The Hurricanes have an overall record of 6-1-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 30-40 and an over/under record of 30-32-10. New Jersey shows up with a record of 27-34-12 including 15-14-6 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 169 goals and surrendered 215 for a goal differential of -46. The Devils have a record of 2-8-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 24-46 while their over/under record sits at 27-26-20.

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Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 30-40 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 30-32-10 against the over/under

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 24-46 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 27-26-20 against the over/under

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/11/16 LW Bryan Bickell Illness out indefinitely
03/20/17 C Jay McClement Lower Body out indefinitely
03/13/17 RW Valentin Zykov Upper Body out indefinitely
03/13/17 LW Brock McGinn Upper Body out indefinitely

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

03/18/17 RW Devante Smith-Pelly Lower Body out indefinitely
03/14/17 C Jacob Josefson Upper Body out indefinitely
03/03/17 LW Michael Cammalleri Upper Body out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Victor Rask has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 16 goals this season with 163 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 17.5 minutes played per game. Jeff Skinner has averaged 17.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 29 goals on 235 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 53 points on the season. Cam Ward has 24 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 1,568 shots against him and has given up 150 goals. He has made 1,418 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Taylor Hall has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Devils. He has 18 goals this season with 210 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Kyle Palmieri has averaged 17.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 25 goals on 172 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 50 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 20 wins and 23 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,613 shots against him and has given up 143 goals. He has made 1,470 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 77 total points this season. They have scored 190 goals while giving up 207 goals. They have had 203 power play opportunities and have scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Hurricanes have allowed 182 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.76% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have a total of 66 points on the season. They have 42 power play goals on 224 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 223 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Hurricanes have a total of 169 goals scored while they've given up 215 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.37%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina has a Corsi percentage of 52.2% as they've attempted 4,184 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,839 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.5% as they have 3,069 attempts while they've given up 2,890 shots on the defensive end. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 56.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.3% for the season. They have 2,127 face off wins compared to 1,904 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.8%. On defense has 1,372 hits and they've blocked 949 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey has attempted 3,559 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,062 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.8% as they have 2,755 shots while they've given up 3,127 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 46.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 53.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.6% as they've compiled 2,170 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,205 face off losses. On defense has blocked 935 shot attempts and they have 1,452 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Hurricanes/Devils NHL game against the moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina -120

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