PREMIUM
Stephen Nover's NHL 3-0 Saturday Sweep
(NHL) Carolina vs. Dallas,
Total: 5.50 | 105.00 Over
Result: Win
Total: 5.50 | 105.00 Over
Result: Win
The teams just played one another two days ago. There were 69 shots on goal and eight goals scored with Carolina winning, 5-3.
The Hurricanes are the ninth-highest scoring team and rank third in the league in shots on goal. Carolina is averaging 4.1 goals in its last seven games.
The Stars are the 11th-highest scoring team in the NHL with the league's fifth-best power play percentage.
Another reason I favor at least six goals being scored is the goalie situations. The Hurricanes are going with veteran James Reimer as Petr Mrazek is out indefinitely with a thumb injury. I expect Reimer to get worse and worse the longer he has to keep playing.
Meanwhile 34-year-old former backup goalie Anton Khudobin is off to a slow start for Dallas giving indications that his stellar playoff performances from last season may have been a fluke. Opponents have scored 17 goals the past four games Khuodbin has been in goal. The Hurricanes have scored 13 goals in the three games they've faced Khudobin this season.
The Hurricanes are the ninth-highest scoring team and rank third in the league in shots on goal. Carolina is averaging 4.1 goals in its last seven games.
The Stars are the 11th-highest scoring team in the NHL with the league's fifth-best power play percentage.
Another reason I favor at least six goals being scored is the goalie situations. The Hurricanes are going with veteran James Reimer as Petr Mrazek is out indefinitely with a thumb injury. I expect Reimer to get worse and worse the longer he has to keep playing.
Meanwhile 34-year-old former backup goalie Anton Khudobin is off to a slow start for Dallas giving indications that his stellar playoff performances from last season may have been a fluke. Opponents have scored 17 goals the past four games Khuodbin has been in goal. The Hurricanes have scored 13 goals in the three games they've faced Khudobin this season.