Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 10/30/2018

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Boston Bruins travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +109 and the Hurricanes at -120.

Boston has a record of 6-3-2 this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 34 goals and given up 27 goals for a point differential of +7. For the season they have an ATS record of 6-5-0 and an over/under record of 4-7-0. Carolina is 6-4-1 this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 34 goals and surrendered 31 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 6-4-0 while their over/under record is 4-6-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 6-5-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 4-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 6-4-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 4-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

10/27/18 D Charlie McAvoy Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Carolina
10/27/18 RW David Backes Head is questionable Tuesday vs Carolina
10/25/18 D Kevan Miller Upper Body is OUT 4-6 weeks
10/01/18 D Torey Krug Foot is out indefinitely

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/03/18 C Victor Rask Hand IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Brad Marchand has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 2 goals this year with 17 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. Patrice Bergeron averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 7 goals on 35 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 3 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 173 shots against him and he's given up 17 goals. He's made 156 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Micheal Ferland has scored 10 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 6 goals this season with 40 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 16.2 minutes played per game. Sebastian Aho averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 4 goals on 29 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 3 wins and 3 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 159 shots against him and he's surrendered 18 goals. He's made 141 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have 14 total points this season, which ranks them 7th in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 34 while they've given up 27 goals, ranking them 24th overall. They have had 32 power play opportunities and have scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 7th in the NHL. The Bruins have allowed 34 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, putting them 15th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.37% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 9th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 13th in the NHL with a total of 13 points this year. They have 4 power play goals on 38 opportunities for a percentage of 11%. That ranks them 30th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 37 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 68%. That is 30th in the NHL. As a team, the Hurricanes are 14th in the league with 34 goals scored while they've given up 31 goals, which is 18th overall. They average 41 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.46%. As a team they give up 24 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5%, as they've attempted 606 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 593 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.4% as they have 462 attempts while they have given up 455 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 336 face-off wins compared to 314 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Boston has 217 hits and they have blocked 138 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 61.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 38.5% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 368 face-off wins compared to 334 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Carolina has 273 hits and they have blocked 127 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 62% as they've attempted 819 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 501 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 62.3% ranks 1st as they have 618 attempts while they have given up 374 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina -120

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