Saturday, December 12, 2015

Gila River Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, December 12, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +127 and the Coyotes at -140. The over/under has been set at 5.

Carolina comes into this matchup having played 28 games. They have an overall record of 10-14-4 and on the road they have a record of 4-8-1. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 64 goals and given up 87 goals for a point differential of -23. Arizona shows up with a record of 13-14-1 including 6-4-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 75 goals and surrendered 89 for a goal differential of -14.

Eric Staal has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 5 goals this season with 67 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 12 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 11 goals on 89 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Cam Ward has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 522 shots against him and has given up 56 goals. He has made 466 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 6 goals this season with 81 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Mikkel Boedker has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 9 goals on 68 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Mike Smith has 10 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 598 shots against him and has given up 59 goals. He has made 539 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Hurricanes have 24 total points this season. They have scored 64 goals while giving up 86 goals. They have had 93 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Hurricanes have allowed 70 power play opportunities and given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.57% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%.

The Coyotes have a total of 27 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 101 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 105 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Hurricanes have a total of 75 goals scored while they've given up 89 goals to this point. They average 26 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.16%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 10-18 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 9-9-10 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 13-15 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 15-8-5 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

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/08/15 C Martin Hanzal Lower Body "?" Friday vs Minnesota
12/07/15 RW Shane Doan Lower Body expected to miss 5-7 days
10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina

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