Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Parlay 10/26/2017

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Air Canada Centre

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The Carolina Hurricanes head to Air Canada Centre to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, October 26, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Hurricanes at +140 and the Maple Leafs at -155.

Carolina has a record of 3-3-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 2-2-0. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 18 goals and surrendered 21 goals for a point differential of -3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 3-4-0 and an over/under record of 4-3-0. Toronto has a record of 7-2-0, including 4-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 40 goals and have given up 30 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 7-2-0 while their over/under mark is 7-2-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 3-4-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 4-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 7-2-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 7-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Scott Darling has 2 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 154 shots against him and he's surrendered 16 goals. He's made 138 stops for a save percentage of 90%. Jeff Skinner has scored 6 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 5 goals this season with 23 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 1 assist on the year and averages 17.4 minutes played per contest. Jordan Staal averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 2 goals on 17 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Mitch Marner has 6 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 1 goal this year with 18 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 14.7 minutes played per contest. Frederik Andersen has 6 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 260 shots against him and he's given up 26 goals. He's made 234 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Auston Matthews averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 7 goals on 28 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have given up 19 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this season. That is 18th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.69% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 21st in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Hurricanes are 25th overall with 7 total points this year. They are 29th in the league with 18 goals and 28th in goals allowed with 21. They've had 30 power play chances and scored 5 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 17th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Maple Leafs are 2nd with a total of 40 goals scored while they are 9th with 30 goals surrendered this season. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 12.99%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 22nd in the league. The Maple Leafs have a total of 14 points this season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have had 11 power play goals on 38 chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 4th overall. They've given up 34 power play opportunities and surrendered 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 9th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina has a Corsi percentage of 55.4% as they've tried 462 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 372 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 2nd in Corsi percentage. They are 5th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 53.5% as they have 330 shots while they've given up 287 attempts on defense. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 59.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 40.1% for the year. That puts them 1st and 31st in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 215 face-off wins as opposed to 212 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 18th overall in the NHL. On defense Carolina has 105 hits and they've blocked 85 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 31st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 328 face-off wins compared to 269 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 54.9%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Toronto has 212 hits and they have blocked 117 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. Toronto is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.3% as they've attempted 559 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 510 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.5% ranks 9th as they have 418 attempts while they have given up 393 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Carolina +140 and over 6 total goals

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