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swole
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The Lightning can get a little closer to clinching a playoff berth if they can pull out a victory against the Hurricanes on Saturday.
The Hurricanes play into revenge Saturday, after handing Tampa Bay a 5-4 defeat in their last meeting back on April 14, 2006.
In a game that potentially could see plenty of scoring, the total opened high, at 6.5. The line opened at 140 in favor of the Lightning.
Peter Laviolette's troops hosted Tampa Bay last game and came away with a 5-4 win, a game that went over 6.5. Oddsmakers had them as favorites in that one.
This game is likely to come down to the Hurricanes' execution on offence. They rank 3rd in the league in scoring and look to sustain their 3.7 goals per game average against the Lightning's #18-rated defensive unit.
Some trends to consider:
Carolina is 2-3-3 OU in its last 8 away
Carolina is 5-7-3 OU in its last 15 games
Carolina is 9-1-0 OU in its last 10 games against Tampa Bay
Carolina is 9-1-0 SU in its last 10 games after scoring 5 to 6 goals
Tampa Bay is 5-0-0 OU in its last 5 games at home against Carolina
Tampa Bay is 9-1-0 OU in its last 10 games against Carolina
Tampa Bay is 9-4-0 OU in its last 13 at home
Tampa Bay is 17-6-2 OU in its last 25 games
Next up:
Carolina home to Buffalo, Tuesday, April 18
Tampa Bay home to Washington, Tuesday, April 18
The Hurricanes play into revenge Saturday, after handing Tampa Bay a 5-4 defeat in their last meeting back on April 14, 2006.
In a game that potentially could see plenty of scoring, the total opened high, at 6.5. The line opened at 140 in favor of the Lightning.
Peter Laviolette's troops hosted Tampa Bay last game and came away with a 5-4 win, a game that went over 6.5. Oddsmakers had them as favorites in that one.
This game is likely to come down to the Hurricanes' execution on offence. They rank 3rd in the league in scoring and look to sustain their 3.7 goals per game average against the Lightning's #18-rated defensive unit.
Some trends to consider:
Carolina is 2-3-3 OU in its last 8 away
Carolina is 5-7-3 OU in its last 15 games
Carolina is 9-1-0 OU in its last 10 games against Tampa Bay
Carolina is 9-1-0 SU in its last 10 games after scoring 5 to 6 goals
Tampa Bay is 5-0-0 OU in its last 5 games at home against Carolina
Tampa Bay is 9-1-0 OU in its last 10 games against Carolina
Tampa Bay is 9-4-0 OU in its last 13 at home
Tampa Bay is 17-6-2 OU in its last 25 games
Next up:
Carolina home to Buffalo, Tuesday, April 18
Tampa Bay home to Washington, Tuesday, April 18
