Carolina Hurricanes at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 11/2/2018

Friday, November 2, 2018

Gila River Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes head to Gila River Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Friday, November 2, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Hurricanes at +104 and the Coyotes at -115.

Carolina has a record of 6-5-1 this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 36 goals and surrendered 34 goals for a point differential of +2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-6-0 and an over/under record of 4-8-0. Arizona has a record of 6-5-0 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 31 goals and given up 21 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 6-5-0 while their over/under mark is 3-7-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

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

The Carolina Hurricanes are 4-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 6-5-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 3-7-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/04/18 C Alex Galchenyuk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Conor Garland Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Dave Bolland Back is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Jakob Chychrun Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Josh Archibald Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Laurent Dauphin Knee is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Marian Hossa Illness is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Nicholas Merkley Knee is out indefinitely
10/03/18 C Christian Dvorak Lower Body IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has scored 17 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 4 goals this season with 31 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Micheal Ferland averages 16.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 7 goals on 43 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the year. Petr Mrazek has 3 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 159 shots against him and he's surrendered 18 goals. He's made 141 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Vinnie Hinostroza has 6 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 3 goals this year with 27 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 15.3 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 5 goals on 25 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year. Antti Raanta has 4 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 215 shots against him and he's given up 16 goals. He's made 199 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 13 total points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They've scored 36 goals while giving up 34 scores, which has them ranked 14th and 18th respectively. They have had 42 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 25th in the league. The Hurricanes have given up 42 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%, ranking them 31st when short-handed. They average 42 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.20% for the year. They allow 25 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is 25th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 22nd in the league with a total of 12 points this season. They have 4 power play goals on 31 chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the NHL. They've given up 32 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 91%, ranking 2nd overall. As a team, the Coyotes are 27th with a total of 31 goals scored while they've given up 21 goals this season, ranking 31st in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.27%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 2nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 61.3%, as they've attempted 895 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 564 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 61.9% as they have 682 attempts while they have given up 420 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 60.6% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 39.4% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 405 face-off wins compared to 363 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Carolina has 301 hits and they have blocked 144 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.3% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 347 face-off wins compared to 315 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Arizona has 203 hits and they have blocked 140 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Arizona is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.4% as they've attempted 681 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 594 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.1% ranks 6th as they have 515 attempts while they have given up 454 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina +104

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