Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 1/20/2018

Saturday, January 20, 2018

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Little Ceasars Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, January 20, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at -105 and the Red Wings at -105.

Carolina has a record of 20-17-8 this season and on the road they have a record of 10-11-4-2. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 126 goals and given up 140 goals for a point differential of -14. For the season they have an ATS record of 20-25-0 and an over/under record of 21-22-0. Detroit has a record of 18-19-7 including 10-8-6-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 119 goals and surrendered 135 for a goal differential of -16. Their record against the spread is 18-26-0 while their over/under record is 21-23-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 20-25-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 21-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 18-26-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 21-23-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

01/15/18 RW Sebastian Aho Concussion is out indefinitely
01/14/18 C Derek Ryan Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Detroit
01/12/18 D Brett Pesce Upper Body IR (01/12)

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

01/16/18 LW Darren Helm Lower Body is OUT Saturday vs Carolina
01/16/18 LW Justin Abdelkader Lower Body is OUT Saturday vs Carolina
01/07/18 RW Luke Glendening Hand IR (12/22)

Player Spotlight

Cam Ward has 11 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 533 shots against him and he's given up 51 goals. He's made 482 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Teuvo Teravainen has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 11 goals this year with 96 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 16.8 minutes played per game. Jeff Skinner averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 14 goals on 159 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Henrik Zetterberg has scored 31 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 6 goals this season with 99 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Jimmy Howard has 14 wins and 14 losses this year in goal for the Red Wings. He has 1,053 shots against him and he's surrendered 91 goals. He's made 962 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Anthony Mantha averages 16.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 15 goals on 99 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have allowed 109 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this year. That is 24th in the NHL. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.11% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 28th in the league. The Hurricanes has 48 total points this season, ranking 23rd in the NHL in offense. They are 21st in the league with 126 goals while they've given up 140 goals, which is 10th overall. They have had 146 power play opportunities and scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 20th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Red Wings are 26th with 119 goals scored while they are 12th in the NHL with 135 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.00%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 22nd place in the league. The Red Wings have a total of 43 points this year, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 26 power play goals on 139 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks their power play unit 18th. They've allowed 140 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.2%, as they've attempted 2,910 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,457 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.9% as they have 2,166 attempts while they have given up 1,849 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 58.4% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 41.6% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,382 face-off wins compared to 1,275 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Carolina has 858 hits and they have blocked 608 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 1,330 face-off wins compared to 1,409 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Detroit has 899 hits and they have blocked 590 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Detroit is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.9% as they've attempted 2,389 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,498 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.3% ranks 17th as they have 1,853 attempts while they have given up 1,908 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit -105

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