Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/8/2018

Thursday, November 8, 2018

United Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, November 8, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Hurricanes at +109 and the Blackhawks at -120.

Carolina has a record of 6-7-2 this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 40 goals and surrendered 45 goals for a point differential of -5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-9-0 and an over/under record of 5-10-0. Chicago has a record of 6-6-3 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 46 goals and given up 56 for a goal differential of -10. Their record against the spread is 6-9-0 while their over/under mark is 9-6-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 6-9-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 5-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 6-9-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 9-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

10/04/18 D Connor Murphy Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Gustav Forsling Wrist is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Micheal Ferland has scored 11 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 7 goals this season with 56 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 16.5 minutes played per contest. Sebastian Aho averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 4 goals on 40 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the year. Scott Darling has no wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 56 shots against him and he's surrendered 6 goals. He's made 50 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Toews has 13 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 8 goals this year with 46 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. Patrick Kane averages 21 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 11 goals on 64 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year. Corey Crawford has 3 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 216 shots against him and he's given up 20 goals. He's made 196 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 14 total points this year, which is 24th in the NHL. They've scored 40 goals while giving up 45 scores, which has them ranked 25th and 17th respectively. They have had 56 power play chances and scored 7 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 28th in the league. The Hurricanes have given up 53 power play opportunities and surrendered 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%, ranking them 29th when short-handed. They average 42 shots per contest and as a team shoot 6.41% for the year. They allow 24 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is 30th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks are 22nd in the league with a total of 15 points this season. They have 7 power play goals on 50 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 27th in the NHL. They've given up 47 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 23rd overall. As a team, the Blackhawks are 15th with a total of 46 goals scored while they've given up 56 goals this season, ranking 3rd in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.35%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 61.8%, as they've attempted 1,131 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 698 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 62% as they have 847 attempts while they have given up 519 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 61.1% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 38.9% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 497 face-off wins compared to 453 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Carolina has 369 hits and they have blocked 179 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blackhawks are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 449 face-off wins compared to 459 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Chicago has 212 hits and they have blocked 207 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Chicago is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've attempted 914 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 884 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.7% ranks 17th as they have 670 attempts while they have given up 677 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina +109

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