Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Parlay 11/10/2017

Friday, November 10, 2017

Nationwide Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes head to Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, November 10, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Hurricanes at +131 and the Blue Jackets at -145.

Carolina has a record of 5-5-3 this year and away from home they have a record of 3-3-1. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 35 goals and surrendered 38 goals for a point differential of -3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 5-8-0 and an over/under record of 7-6-0. Columbus has a record of 9-6-1, including 5-3-0 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 52 goals and have given up 46 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 9-7-0 while their over/under mark is 9-7-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 5-8-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 7-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 9-7-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 9-7-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/07/17 D Brett Pesce Concussion is "?" Friday vs. Columbus
10/05/17 RW Lee Stempniak Hip IR (10/02)

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

11/06/17 LW Matt Calvert Upper Body IR (11/04)
10/23/17 LW Lukas Sedlak Ankle IR (10/22)

Player Spotlight

Scott Darling has 4 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 268 shots against him and he's surrendered 24 goals. He's made 244 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Jordan Staal has scored 7 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 4 goals this season with 36 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 19.2 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 14% by tallying 7 goals on 49 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Seth Jones has 12 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 3 goals this year with 43 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 23.9 minutes played per contest. Sergei Bobrovsky has 8 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 368 shots against him and he's given up 29 goals. He's made 339 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Zach Werenski averages 22.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 4 goals on 46 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have given up 26 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77% this season. That is 24th in the league. They average 37 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.28% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 16th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Hurricanes are 26th overall with 13 total points this year. They are 30th in the league with 35 goals and 26th in goals allowed with 38. They've had 45 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blue Jackets are 6th with a total of 52 goals scored while they are 13th with 46 goals surrendered this season. They average 36 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.09%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 14th in the league. The Blue Jackets have a total of 19 points this season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have had 5 power play goals on 48 chances for a percentage of 10%. That is 31st overall. They've given up 45 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 18th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56.9%, as they've attempted 930 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 704 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.3% as they have 668 attempts while they have given up 541 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 60.8% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 39.2% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 411 face-off wins compared to 385 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Carolina has 204 hits and they have blocked 163 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 458 face-off wins compared to 537 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Columbus has 321 hits and they have blocked 222 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. Columbus is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.5% as they've attempted 984 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 890 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.3% ranks 5th as they have 762 attempts while they have given up 668 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Columbus -145 and under 5.5 total goals

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