Carolina Hurricanes at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 12/7/2018

Friday, December 7, 2018

Honda Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, December 7, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +106 and the Ducks at -137.

Carolina has a record of 12-11-4 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 67 goals and given up 76 goals for a point differential of -9. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-15-0 and an over/under record of 9-18-0. Anaheim is 15-10-5 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 74 goals and surrendered 85 for a goal differential of -11. Their record against the spread is 15-15-0 while their over/under record is 11-18-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 12-15-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 9-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 15-15-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 11-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

12/04/18 LW Micheal Ferland Concussion is doubtful Wednesday vs San Jose
11/27/18 D Brett Pesce Lower Body IR (11/27)
10/03/18 C Victor Rask Hand IR (10/03)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

11/15/18 D Cam Fowler Facial is out indefinitely
10/31/18 LW Nick Ritchie Upper Body IR (10/31)
10/03/18 RW Ondrej Kase Concussion IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D Korbinian Holzer Wrist is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Patrick Eaves Shoulder is out indefinitely
09/26/18 RW Corey Perry Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 7 goals this year with 76 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 5 goals on 62 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Curtis McElhinney has 7 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 323 shots against him and he's given up 26 goals. He's made 297 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Getzlaf has scored 22 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 8 goals this season with 55 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Rickard Rakell averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 5 goals on 87 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the season. John Gibson has 11 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 789 shots against him and he's surrendered 58 goals. He's made 731 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 28 total points this season, which ranks them 21st in the NHL. They are 30th in the league in goals scored with 67 while they've given up 76 goals, ranking them 25th overall. They have had 91 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 24th in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 81 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, putting them 20th in the league when short-handed. They average 39 shots per game and as a team shoot 6.40% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 18th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 8th in the NHL with a total of 35 points this year. They have 14 power play goals on 83 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 23rd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 108 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 12th in the NHL. As a team, the Ducks are 26th in the league with 74 goals scored while they've given up 85 goals, which is 16th overall. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.25%. As a team they give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 58.3%, as they've attempted 1,941 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,391 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 57.8% as they have 1,452 attempts while they have given up 1,061 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 59.1% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 40.9% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 866 face-off wins compared to 802 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Carolina has 732 hits and they have blocked 330 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 899 face-off wins compared to 888 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 645 hits and they have blocked 469 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Anaheim is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.2% as they've attempted 1,542 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,947 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 43.7% ranks 31st as they have 1,146 attempts while they have given up 1,478 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim -137

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