Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 2/27/2018

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

TD Garden

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +181 and the Bruins at -202.

Carolina has a record of 27-25-10 this season and on the road they have a record of 12-14-4-2. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 164 goals and given up 189 goals for a point differential of -25. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-35-0 and an over/under record of 26-34-0. Boston is 37-15-8 including 19-7-4-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 195 goals and surrendered 150 for a goal differential of +45. Their record against the spread is 37-23-0 while their over/under record is 27-32-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 27-35-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 26-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 37-23-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 27-32-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

02/25/18 C Jordan Staal Personal is out indefinitely

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

02/26/18 RW Brian Gionta Acquired is "?" Tuesday vs Carolina
02/01/18 LW Anders Bjork Shoulder IR (01/30)

Player Spotlight

Jeff Skinner has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 20 goals this year with 209 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 16.9 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 15 goals on 139 shots. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Cam Ward has 17 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 901 shots against him and he's given up 83 goals. He's made 818 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has scored 55 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 22 goals this season with 157 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Patrice Bergeron averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 27 goals on 198 shots. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 24 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 1,091 shots against him and he's surrendered 86 goals. He's made 1,005 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 64 total points this season, which ranks them 21st in the NHL. They are 27th in the league in goals scored with 164 while they've given up 189 goals, ranking them 10th overall. They have had 195 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 23rd in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 148 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, putting them 21st in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.73% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 30th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 6th in the NHL with a total of 82 points this year. They have 37 power play goals on 187 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 16th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 177 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 4th in the NHL. As a team, the Bruins are 8th in the league with 195 goals scored while they've given up 150 goals, which is 31st overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.04%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina has a Corsi percentage of 54.9% as they've tried 4,053 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,324 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 54.3% as they have 2,996 shots while they've given up 2,524 attempts on defense. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 57.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.3% for the year. That puts them 1st and 31st in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,932 face-off wins as opposed to 1,669 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.7%. That is 1st overall in the NHL. On defense Carolina has 1,228 hits and they've blocked 800 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 31st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 55.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.6% for the year. That ranks them 3rd and 29th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,911 face-off wins as opposed to 1,802 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,420 hits and they've blocked 804 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 30th in blocked shots. Boston is ranked 3rd in Corsi percentage with 52.5% as they've tried 3,567 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,226 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 2nd in the NHL at 52.6%, as they have 2,689 shots while they've given up 2,422 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Boston -202

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