Arizona Coyotes at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 12/16/2018

Sunday, December 16, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, December 16, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +140 and the Hurricanes at -170.

Arizona has a record of 14-15-2 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 81 goals and given up 86 goals for a point differential of -5. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-17-0 and an over/under record of 15-15-0. Carolina has a record of 13-13-5 this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 81 goals and surrendered 93 for a goal differential of -12. Their record against the spread is 13-18-0 while their over/under record is 11-20-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 14-17-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 15-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 13-18-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 11-20-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/14/18 C Alex Galchenyuk Lower Body is questionable Sunday vs Carolina
12/08/18 C Vinnie Hinostroza Lower Body is out indefinitely
12/06/18 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body IR (12/06)
12/03/18 RW Michael Grabner Eye is out indefinitely
11/17/18 D Jason Demers Lower Body is out for season
10/04/18 C Dave Bolland Back is out indefinitely
10/03/18 C Christian Dvorak Lower Body IR (10/03)

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

12/14/18 D Haydn Fleury Concussion is questionable Sunday vs Arizona
12/14/18 LW Micheal Ferland Upper Body is questionable Sunday vs Arizona
12/12/18 C Jordan Staal Concussion IR (12/05)
12/10/18 GO Curtis McElhinney Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Adin Hill has 5 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 177 shots against him and he's given up 12 goals. He's made 165 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Clayton Keller has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 8 goals this year with 68 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Oliver Ekman-Larsson averages 23.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 3 goals on 71 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has scored 24 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 6 goals this season with 67 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 17.5 minutes played per game. Petr Mrazek has 4 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 305 shots against him and he's surrendered 33 goals. He's made 272 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Sebastian Aho averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 11 goals on 93 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have allowed 93 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88% this year. That is 1st in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.56% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 10th in the league. The Coyotes have 30 total points this season, ranking 25th in the NHL in offense. They are 30th in the league with 81 goals while they've given up 86 goals, which is 29th overall. They have had 100 power play opportunities and scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Hurricanes are 29th with 81 goals scored while they are 20th in the NHL with 93 goals allowed this year. They average 38 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.92%. They give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 23rd place in the league. The Hurricanes have a total of 31 points this year, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 19 power play goals on 107 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks their power play unit 20th. They've allowed 98 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5%, as they've attempted 1,823 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,784 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.2% as they have 1,341 attempts while they have given up 1,330 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 51.3% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 904 face-off wins compared to 957 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense Arizona has 657 hits and they have blocked 454 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 58% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 42% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 987 face-off wins compared to 921 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Carolina has 833 hits and they have blocked 392 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 57.4% as they've attempted 2,195 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,630 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 57% ranks 1st as they have 1,643 attempts while they have given up 1,238 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina -170

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