Carolina Hurricanes at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 10/14/2017

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Bell MTS Place

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday, October 14, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +118 and the Jets at -161.

Carolina has a record of 1-0-1 this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 6 goals and given up 6 goals for a point differential of 0. For the season they have an ATS record of 1-1-0 and an over/under record of 1-1-0. Winnipeg is 2-2-0 including 0-1-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 14 goals and surrendered 17 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 2-2-0 while their over/under record is 4-0-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 1-1-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 1-1-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 2-2-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 4-0-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/10/17 D Trevor van Riemsdyk Concussion "?" Saturday vs. Winnipeg
10/05/17 RW Lee Stempniak Back IR. (10/05)

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

10/13/17 D Dustin Byfuglien Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Carolina
10/08/17 LW Matt Hendricks Undisclosed IR

Player Spotlight

Victor Rask has accumulated 2 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 1 goal this year with 3 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 33%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 15.5 minutes played per game. Sebastian Aho averages 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 2 points on the season. Scott Darling has 1 win and 0 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 54 shots against him and he's given up 6 goals. He's made 48 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has scored 5 total points this year for the Jets. He has 3 goals this season with 9 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 33%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 27% by scoring 4 goals on 15 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 5 points on the season. Steve Mason has no wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 65 shots against him and he's surrendered 11 goals. He's made 54 saves for a save percentage of 83%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 3 total points this season, which ranks them 20th in the NHL. They are 30th in the league in goals scored with 6 while they've given up 6 goals, ranking them 27th overall. They have had 8 power play opportunities and have scored 1 goal on those chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 21st in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 6 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 13th in the league when short-handed. They average 40 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.50% for the season. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 21st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 19th in the NHL with a total of 4 points this year. They have 2 power play goals on 17 opportunities for a percentage of 12%. That ranks them 24th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 17 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 71%. That is 29th in the NHL. As a team, the Jets are 9th in the league with 14 goals scored while they've given up 17 goals, which is 3rd overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.94%. As a team they give up 37 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina has a Corsi percentage of 55.3% as they've tried 136 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 110 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 5th in Corsi percentage. They are 1st in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 56.8% as they have 104 shots while they've given up 79 attempts on defense. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 57.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.2% for the year. That puts them 3rd and 28th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 70 face-off wins as opposed to 61 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.4%. That is 8th overall in the NHL. On defense Carolina has 32 hits and they've blocked 31 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 31st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 39.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 60.3% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 130 face-off wins compared to 133 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 76 hits and they have blocked 67 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Winnipeg is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.4% as they've attempted 219 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 253 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.1% ranks 28th as they have 159 attempts while they have given up 186 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg -161

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