Carolina Hurricanes at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 11/4/2017

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Gila River Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes head to Gila River Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, November 4, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Hurricanes at -144 and the Coyotes at +130.

Carolina has a record of 4-5-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 3-3-0. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 31 goals and surrendered 35 goals for a point differential of -4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 4-7-0 and an over/under record of 7-4-0. Arizona has a record of 1-12-1 including 0-5-1 on home ice this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 37 goals and have given up 61 for a goal differential of -24. Their record against the spread is 1-13-0 while their over/under mark is 11-2-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 4-7-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 7-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 1-13-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 11-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/05/17 RW Lee Stempniak Hip IR (10/02)

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/02/17 D Niklas Hjalmarsson Upper Body IR. (11/2)
10/10/17 D Jakob Chychrun Knee IR (10/02)

Player Spotlight

Jordan Staal has scored 6 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 3 goals this season with 28 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 18.9 minutes played per contest. Jeff Skinner averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by tallying 7 goals on 39 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the year. Scott Darling has 3 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 213 shots against him and he's surrendered 22 goals. He's made 191 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Derek Stepan has 7 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 2 goals this year with 41 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 9 goals on 53 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Louis Domingue has 0 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 194 shots against him and he's given up 28 goals. He's made 166 saves for a save percentage of 86%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 10 total points this year, which is 27th in the NHL. They've scored 31 goals while giving up 35 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 18th respectively. They have had 37 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 20th in the league. The Hurricanes have given up 22 power play opportunities and surrendered 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 26th when short-handed. They average 36 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.83% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 23rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 31st in the league with a total of 3 points this season. They have 8 power play goals on 48 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 19th in the NHL. They've given up 33 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%, ranking 30th overall. As a team, the Coyotes are 19th with a total of 37 goals scored while they've given up 61 goals this season, ranking 1st in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.37%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 86%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56.4%, as they've attempted 771 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 597 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.9% as they have 557 attempts while they have given up 458 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 60.1% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 39.9% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 351 face-off wins compared to 326 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Carolina has 174 hits and they have blocked 139 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the year. That ranks them 17th and 11th respectively in the NHL. They have 439 face-off wins as opposed to 496 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47%. That is 27th in the league. On defense Arizona has 360 hits and they've blocked 190 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 12th in blocked shots. Arizona is ranked 13th in Corsi percentage with 50.4% as they've tried 839 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 825 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 15th in the NHL at 49.6%, as they have 625 shots while they've given up 635 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina -144

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