Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 12/2/2017

Saturday, December 2, 2017

PNC Arena

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The Florida Panthers head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, December 2, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at +128 and the Hurricanes at -138.

Florida has a record of 10-12-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-8-0. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 72 goals and surrendered 83 goals for a point differential of -11. For the year they have an ATS mark of 10-14-0 and an over/under record of 13-11-0. Carolina has a record of 10-8-5 including 5-4-3 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 68 goals and have given up 70 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 10-13-0 while their over/under mark is 13-9-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 10-14-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 13-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 10-13-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 13-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

11/26/17 RW Evgenii Dadonov Shoulder is out indefinitely
11/25/17 RW Radim Vrbata Facial IR (11/18)

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Huberdeau has scored 25 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 8 goals this season with 73 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. Vincent Trocheck averages 21.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 10 goals on 71 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has 6 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Panthers. He has 467 shots against him and he's surrendered 34 goals. He's made 433 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Jeff Skinner has 16 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 9 goals this year with 84 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 17.4 minutes played per contest. Jordan Staal averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 7 goals on 56 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the year. Scott Darling has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 493 shots against him and he's given up 47 goals. He's made 446 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 22 total points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They've scored 72 goals while giving up 83 scores, which has them ranked 16th and 4th respectively. They have had 82 power play chances and scored 13 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th in the league. The Panthers have given up 77 power play opportunities and surrendered 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 28th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.75% for the year. They allow 35 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 22nd in the league with a total of 25 points this season. They have 12 power play goals on 77 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 29th in the NHL. They've given up 54 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 22nd overall. As a team, the Hurricanes are 23rd with a total of 68 goals scored while they've given up 70 goals this season, ranking 20th in goals against. They average 36 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.29%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 24th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2%, as they've attempted 1,391 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,436 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.9% as they have 1,100 attempts while they have given up 1,105 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 15th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 46.4% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.6% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 800 face-off wins compared to 737 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Florida has 459 hits and they have blocked 331 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 60.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 39.8% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 719 face-off wins compared to 646 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Carolina has 411 hits and they have blocked 308 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.2% as they've attempted 1,563 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,268 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.1% ranks 1st as they have 1,133 attempts while they have given up 960 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida +128

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