Carolina Hurricanes at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 12/11/2017

Monday, December 11, 2017

Honda Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Monday, December 11, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Hurricanes at +109 and the Ducks at -120.

Carolina has a record of 11-10-7 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-6-4. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 78 goals and surrendered 88 goals for a point differential of -10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 11-17-0 and an over/under record of 14-12-0. Anaheim has a record of 12-11-7 including 7-7-3 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 80 goals and have given up 89 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 12-18-0 while their over/under mark is 11-18-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 11-17-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 14-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 12-18-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 11-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/13/17 RW Lee Stempniak Hip IR (10/02)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/10/17 RW Jakob Silfverberg Upper Body missed last game, is probable Monday vs Carolina
12/10/17 C Ryan Getzlaf Facial is upgraded to probable Monday vs Carolina
12/08/17 C Joe Blandisi Upper Body IR (12/05)
12/08/17 D Hampus Lindholm Upper Body IR (12/01)
12/01/17 LW Michael Liambas Undisclosed IR (11/30)
11/14/17 RW Jared Boll Undisclosed IR (11/07)
10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Lower Body IR (10/14)
10/02/17 C Ryan Kesler Hip IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has scored 24 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 8 goals this season with 60 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 16.6 minutes played per contest. Sebastian Aho averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by tallying 7 goals on 83 attempts. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the year. Scott Darling has 7 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 560 shots against him and he's surrendered 56 goals. He's made 504 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has 19 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 8 goals this year with 71 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. Corey Perry averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 6 goals on 64 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year. John Gibson has 8 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 789 shots against him and he's given up 63 goals. He's made 726 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 29 total points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They've scored 78 goals while giving up 88 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 16th respectively. They have had 92 power play chances and scored 15 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the league. The Hurricanes have given up 69 power play opportunities and surrendered 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 29th when short-handed. They average 35 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.89% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 25th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 19th in the league with a total of 31 points this season. They have 16 power play goals on 90 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 22nd in the NHL. They've given up 122 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 7th overall. As a team, the Ducks are 24th with a total of 80 goals scored while they've given up 89 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.04%. As a unit they give up 36 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 2nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.8%, as they've attempted 1,880 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,548 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54% as they have 1,373 attempts while they have given up 1,171 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 59.1% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 40.9% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 874 face-off wins compared to 767 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.3%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Carolina has 517 hits and they have blocked 377 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 45.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.4% for the year. That ranks them 29th and 2nd respectively in the NHL. They have 954 face-off wins as opposed to 918 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 720 hits and they've blocked 461 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 4th in blocked shots. Anaheim is ranked 31st in Corsi percentage with 45.4% as they've tried 1,646 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,976 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 31st in the NHL at 45.2%, as they have 1,248 shots while they've given up 1,515 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Hurricanes/Ducks NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina +109

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