Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 11/26/2017

Sunday, November 26, 2017

PNC Arena

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The Nashville Predators travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, November 26, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Predators at +100 and the Hurricanes at -110.

Nashville has a record of 14-6-2 this season and on the road they have a record of 6-5-1. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 70 goals and given up 62 goals for a point differential of +8. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-8-0 and an over/under record of 11-11-0. Carolina is 9-8-4 including 4-4-3 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 62 goals and surrendered 64 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 9-12-0 while their over/under record is 12-8-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 14-8-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 11-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 9-12-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 12-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

11/14/17 LW Scott Hartnell Lower Body IR (11/14)
11/14/17 D Yannick Weber Lower Body IR (11/14)
10/02/17 D Ryan Ellis Knee IR (10/03)

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/19/17 RW Josh Jooris Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/13/17 RW Lee Stempniak Hip IR (10/02)

Player Spotlight

Viktor Arvidsson has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Predators. He has 8 goals this year with 73 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg averages 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 11 goals on 57 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 13 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 572 shots against him and he's given up 42 goals. He's made 530 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Jordan Staal has scored 16 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 7 goals this season with 50 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Jeff Skinner averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 9 goals on 79 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Scott Darling has 6 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 420 shots against him and he's surrendered 42 goals. He's made 378 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 30 total points this season, which ranks them 6th in the NHL. They are 10th in the league in goals scored with 70 while they've given up 62 goals, ranking them 23rd overall. They have had 88 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 2nd in the NHL. The Predators have allowed 101 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, putting them 7th in the league when short-handed. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.92% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 14th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 24th in the NHL with a total of 22 points this year. They have 11 power play goals on 72 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 28th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 51 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. That is 21st in the NHL. As a team, the Hurricanes are 25th in the league with 62 goals scored while they've given up 64 goals, which is 19th overall. They average 36 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.23%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 25th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49%, as they've attempted 1,205 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,253 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.1% as they have 904 attempts while they have given up 939 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 45.3% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.7% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 753 face-off wins compared to 672 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.8%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Nashville has 465 hits and they have blocked 314 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 60.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 39.6% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 658 face-off wins compared to 591 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Carolina has 358 hits and they have blocked 279 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.8% as they've attempted 1,436 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,139 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.8% ranks 1st as they have 1,043 attempts while they have given up 860 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina -110

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