Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 12/12/2017

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

T-Mobile Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to T-Mobile Arena to play the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +116 and the Golden Knights at -128.

Carolina has a record of 11-10-7 this season and on the road they have a record of 5-6-4. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 78 goals and given up 88 goals for a point differential of -10. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-17-0 and an over/under record of 14-12-0. Vegas is 19-9-1 including 11-2-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 103 goals and surrendered 91 for a goal differential of +12. Their record against the spread is 19-10-0 while their over/under record is 19-8-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 11-17-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 14-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 19-10-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 19-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

12/11/17 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion is upgraded to probable Tuesday vs Carolina
11/30/17 LW William Carrier Upper Body IR (11/26)
10/31/17 GO Oscar Dansk Lower Body IR (10/30)
10/15/17 RW David Clarkson Back IR (10/03)
10/15/17 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion IR (10/03)
10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 7 goals this year with 83 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 16.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 8 goals on 60 shots. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Scott Darling has 7 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 560 shots against him and he's given up 56 goals. He's made 504 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

James Neal has scored 23 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 14 goals this season with 86 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 17.5 minutes played per game. David Perron averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 7 goals on 42 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Malcolm Subban has 7 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 290 shots against him and he's surrendered 22 goals. He's made 268 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 29 total points this season, which ranks them 23rd in the NHL. They are 28th in the league in goals scored with 78 while they've given up 88 goals, ranking them 16th overall. They have had 92 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 69 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, putting them 29th in the league when short-handed. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.89% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 26th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 8th in the NHL with a total of 39 points this year. They have 19 power play goals on 101 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks them 19th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 92 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. That is 23rd in the NHL. As a team, the Golden Knights are 5th in the league with 103 goals scored while they've given up 91 goals, which is 13th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.92%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 21st in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.8%, as they've attempted 1,880 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,548 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54% as they have 1,373 attempts while they have given up 1,171 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 59.1% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 40.9% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 874 face-off wins compared to 767 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.3%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Carolina has 517 hits and they have blocked 377 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the year. That ranks them 19th and 14th respectively in the NHL. They have 934 face-off wins as opposed to 919 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Vegas has 557 hits and they've blocked 450 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 10th in blocked shots. Vegas is ranked 13th in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've tried 1,770 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,688 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 10th in the NHL at 51.5%, as they have 1,315 shots while they've given up 1,238 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Vegas -128

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