Carolina Hurricanes at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 11/2/2017

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Pepsi Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, November 2, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Hurricanes at -117 and the Avalanche at +106.

Carolina has a record of 4-4-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 3-2-0. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 28 goals and surrendered 30 goals for a point differential of -2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 4-6-0 and an over/under record of 6-4-0. Colorado has a record of 6-5-0 including 4-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 34 goals and have given up 34 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 6-5-0 while their over/under mark is 6-5-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 4-6-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 6-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 6-5-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 6-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/28/17 LW Gabriel Bourque Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/28/17 C Colin Wilson Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/22/17 LW J.T. Compher Thumb IR (10/22)
10/22/17 C Tyson Jost Lower Body IR (10/22)

Player Spotlight

Jordan Staal has scored 6 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 3 goals this season with 23 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 18.9 minutes played per contest. Jeff Skinner averages 17.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by tallying 7 goals on 35 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

Matt Duchene has 8 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 3 goals this year with 21 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 16.6 minutes played per contest. Tyson Barrie averages 22.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 2 goals on 30 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 4 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 218 shots against him and he's given up 21 goals. He's made 197 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 10 total points this year, which is 24th in the NHL. They've scored 28 goals while giving up 30 scores, which has them ranked 29th and 25th respectively. They have had 35 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 16th in the league. The Hurricanes have given up 20 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 19th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.33% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 19th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 19th in the league with a total of 12 points this season. They have 8 power play goals on 48 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 18th in the NHL. They've given up 46 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 17th overall. As a team, the Avalanche are 18th with a total of 34 goals scored while they've given up 34 goals this season, ranking 15th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.88%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 20th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.1%, as they've attempted 681 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 555 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.2% as they have 484 attempts while they have given up 426 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 59.3% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 40.7% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 313 face-off wins compared to 293 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Carolina has 159 hits and they have blocked 129 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.5% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 298 face-off wins compared to 376 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44.2%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 184 hits and they have blocked 148 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Colorado is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.1% as they've attempted 591 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 665 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47% ranks 29th as they have 459 attempts while they have given up 517 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina -117

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