Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 11/28/2017

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Nationwide Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, November 28, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +153 and the Blue Jackets at -170.

Carolina has a record of 10-8-4 this season and on the road they have a record of 5-4-1. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 66 goals and given up 67 goals for a point differential of -1. For the season they have an ATS record of 10-12-0 and an over/under record of 13-8-0. Columbus is 15-7-1 including 8-4-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 68 goals and surrendered 55 for a goal differential of +13. Their record against the spread is 15-8-0 while their over/under record is 10-13-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 10-12-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 13-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 15-8-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 10-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

11/24/17 C Alexander Wennberg Upper Body is "?" Monday vs Montreal
11/06/17 LW Matt Calvert Upper Body IR (11/04)

Player Spotlight

Jordan Staal has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 7 goals this year with 52 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Jeff Skinner averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 9 goals on 83 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Scott Darling has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 455 shots against him and he's given up 45 goals. He's made 410 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Seth Jones has scored 12 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 3 goals this season with 70 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 24.1 minutes played per game. Zach Werenski averages 22.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 6 goals on 57 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 14 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 574 shots against him and he's surrendered 37 goals. He's made 537 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 24 total points this season, which ranks them 23rd in the NHL. They are 21st in the league in goals scored with 66 while they've given up 67 goals, ranking them 19th overall. They have had 76 power play opportunities and have scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 53 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, putting them 22nd in the league when short-handed. They average 36 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.37% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 24th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 4th in the NHL with a total of 31 points this year. They have 6 power play goals on 62 opportunities for a percentage of 10%. That ranks them 31st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 58 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. That is 5th in the NHL. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 17th in the league with 68 goals scored while they've given up 55 goals, which is 30th overall. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.51%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina has a Corsi percentage of 55.4% as they've tried 1,509 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,214 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 1st in Corsi percentage. They are 1st in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 54.5% as they have 1,095 shots while they've given up 914 attempts on defense. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 60.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 39.5% for the year. That puts them 1st and 31st in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 692 face-off wins as opposed to 624 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That is 1st overall in the NHL. On defense Carolina has 392 hits and they've blocked 300 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 30th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 51.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the year. That ranks them 15th and 15th respectively in the NHL. They have 631 face-off wins as opposed to 729 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.4%. That is 30th in the league. On defense Columbus has 465 hits and they've blocked 342 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 15th in blocked shots. Columbus is ranked 6th in Corsi percentage with 51.9% as they've tried 1,387 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,286 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 4th in the NHL at 53.2%, as they have 1,075 shots while they've given up 944 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus -170

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