The fans at Mellon Arena will be treated to a game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins when they take their seats on Monday.
Oddsmakers currently have the Penguins listed as 250-moneyline favorites versus the Hurricanes, while the game’s total is sitting at 5½.
Erik Cole scored three goals as Carolina beat Vancouver 5-3 on Saturday afternoon.
The Hurricanes won as +135 home underdogs, while the final score played OVER the posted total of 5.5.
Jordan Staal potted the lone goal in the Penguins’ 2-1 loss to the Blackhawks on Saturday, as -130 favorites. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (6).
Team records:
Carolina: 6-17-5
Pittsburgh: 20-9-1
Carolina most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Vancouver are 5-5-4
After a win are 4-6
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Ottawa are 7-3
After playing Chicago are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina’s last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina’s last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Carolina is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Carolina
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina
Next up:
Carolina at New Jersey, Wednesday, December 9
Pittsburgh at Montreal, Thursday, December 10
