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21-15-5 Carolina Hurricanes LAST GAME: Win 3-2 vs New Jersey | Recap NEXT GAME: Jan 8 at Florida LINE: 100 | TOTAL: 5½ Preview | Matchup | Select TeamAnaheimAtlantaBostonBuffaloCalgaryCarolinaChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonFloridaLos AngelesMinnesotaMontrealNY IslandersNY RangersNashvilleNew JerseyOttawaPhiladelphiaPhoenixPittsburghSan JoseSt. LouisTampa BayTorontoVancouverWashington

HEADLINES Hurricanes edge Devils Hurricanes hang on for win over Bolts Hurricanes edge Blues Carolina Hurricanes vs. Florida Panthers INJURIES PLAYER POS DESCRIPTION No Injuries to report. BETTING TRENDS Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Carolina's last 11 games on the road Carolina is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games when playing Florida RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE PLAYER DESCRIPTION 01/05/2009 Patrick Dwyer Assigned to Albany (AHL) 01/03/2009 Patrick Dwyer Recalled from Albany (AHL) 12/17/2008 Frantisek Kaberle Activated from injured list 12/17/2008 Tim Conboy Assigned to Albany (AHL) 12/14/2008 Bryan Rodney Assigned to Albany (AHL) 12/13/2008 Tim Gleason Activated from injured list 12/13/2008 Casey Borer Assigned to Albany (AHL) 12/12/2008 Justin Peters Assigned to Albany (AHL) 12/10/2008 Dennis Seidenberg Activated from injured list 12/10/2008 Anton Babchuk Placed on injured list 12/07/2008 Brett Carson Recalled from Albany (AHL) 12/05/2008 Casey Borer Recalled from Albany (AHL) 12/05/2008 Tim Conboy Recalled from Albany (AHL) 12/05/2008 Pat Dwyer Assigned to Albany (AHL) 12/05/2008 Josef Melichar Assigned to Albany (AHL) 12/04/2008 Justin Williams Activated from injured list 12/04/2008 Dennis Seidenberg Placed on injured list 12/02/2008 Justin Peters Recalled from Albany (AHL) 12/02/2008 Tim Gleason Placed on injured reserve

LAST 5 GAMES
RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL
Jan 6 - Won 3-2 vs New Jersey | Recap	(-120)	U (5½)
Jan 3 - Won 3-2 at Tampa Bay | Recap	(105)	U (5½)
Jan 2 - Won 2-1 vs St. Louis | Recap	(-200)	U (6)
Dec 31 - Won 3-1 vs Atlanta | Recap	(-240)	U (6)
Dec 27 - Lost 4-2 vs Boston | Recap	(130)	O (5½)

TEAM STATISTICS
OFFENSIVE		RANK	DEFENSIVE		RANK
AVERAGE GOALS FOR:	2.6	22	AVERAGE GOALS AGAINST:	2.9	16
AVERAGE SHOTS FOR:	31.0	9	AVERAGE SHOTS AGAINST:	29.2	11
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGE:	15.3	22	PENALTY KILL PERCENTAGE:	79.1	26