Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 1/6/2018

Saturday, January 6, 2018

TD Garden

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Saturday, January 6, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +144 and the Bruins at -160.

Carolina has a record of 19-13-8 this season and on the road they have a record of 9-9-4-2. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 114 goals and given up 119 goals for a point differential of -5. For the season they have an ATS record of 19-21-0 and an over/under record of 18-20-0. Boston is 22-10-6 including 13-5-3-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 119 goals and surrendered 95 for a goal differential of +24. Their record against the spread is 22-16-0 while their over/under record is 17-20-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 19-21-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 18-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 22-16-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 17-20-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/13/17 RW Lee Stempniak Hip IR (10/02)
01/05/18 C Marcus Kruger Lower Body is "?" Saturday vs Boston

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

12/30/17 D Adam McQuaid Leg IR (10/19)

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 13 goals this year with 118 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 18.2 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 16.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 11 goals on 83 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Cam Ward has 11 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 470 shots against him and he's given up 40 goals. He's made 430 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has scored 35 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 15 goals this season with 105 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 16 goals on 78 shots. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 14 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 702 shots against him and he's surrendered 53 goals. He's made 649 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 46 total points this season, which ranks them 17th in the NHL. They are 21st in the league in goals scored with 114 while they've given up 119 goals, ranking them 14th overall. They have had 128 power play opportunities and have scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 98 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 24th in the league when short-handed. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.25% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 24th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 9th in the NHL with a total of 50 points this year. They have 26 power play goals on 126 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 9th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 116 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. That is 3rd in the NHL. As a team, the Bruins are 15th in the league with 119 goals scored while they've given up 95 goals, which is 29th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.81%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina has a Corsi percentage of 54.5% as they've tried 2,596 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,164 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 1st in Corsi percentage. They are 1st in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 54.1% as they have 1,933 shots while they've given up 1,638 attempts on defense. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 58.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 41.1% for the year. That puts them 1st and 31st in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,230 face-off wins as opposed to 1,128 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. On defense Carolina has 776 hits and they've blocked 526 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 29th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 54.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.9% for the year. That ranks them 3rd and 26th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,222 face-off wins as opposed to 1,167 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Boston has 887 hits and they've blocked 536 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 27th in blocked shots. Boston is ranked 7th in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've tried 2,260 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,109 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 5th in the NHL at 52%, as they have 1,706 shots while they've given up 1,573 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Boston -160

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