Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 10/22/2018

Monday, October 22, 2018

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Little Ceasars Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Monday, October 22, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at -135 and the Red Wings at +122.

Carolina has a record of 4-3-1 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 26 goals and given up 25 goals for a point differential of +1. For the season they have an ATS record of 4-4-0 and an over/under record of 3-5-0. Detroit is 1-5-2 this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 19 goals and surrendered 36 for a goal differential of -17. Their record against the spread is 1-7-0 while their over/under record is 5-3-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 4-4-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 3-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 1-7-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 5-3-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/03/18 GO Scott Darling Lower Body IR (10/03)
10/03/18 C Victor Rask Hand IR (10/03)

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/18/18 D Danny DeKeyser Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Evgeny Svechnikov Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Mike Green Illness IR (10/01)

Player Spotlight

Micheal Ferland has accumulated 8 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 5 goals this year with 31 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Sebastian Aho averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 4 goals on 23 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 1 win and 2 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 95 shots against him and he's given up 12 goals. He's made 83 saves for a save percentage of 87%.

Player Spotlight

Dylan Larkin has scored 7 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 4 goals this season with 26 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 20.4 minutes played per game. Gustav Nyquist averages 16.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 1 goal on 20 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 1 win and 3 losses this year in goal for the Red Wings. He has 187 shots against him and he's surrendered 19 goals. He's made 168 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 9 total points this season, which ranks them 13th in the NHL. They are 9th in the league in goals scored with 26 while they've given up 25 goals, ranking them 10th overall. They have had 30 power play opportunities and have scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 7%. That is 31st in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 26 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 65%, putting them 31st in the league when short-handed. They average 42 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.72% for the season. They allow 25 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 87%. That puts them 28th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings are 30th in the NHL with a total of 4 points this year. They have 7 power play goals on 25 opportunities for a percentage of 28%. That ranks them 7th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 33 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. That is 6th in the NHL. As a team, the Red Wings are 24th in the league with 19 goals scored while they've given up 36 goals, which is 1st overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.23%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 87%. That is 30th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 61.8%, as they've attempted 596 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 369 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 61.8% as they have 449 attempts while they have given up 278 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 61.6% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 38.4% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 264 face-off wins compared to 252 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense Carolina has 192 hits and they have blocked 91 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.8% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 284 face-off wins compared to 277 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Detroit has 169 hits and they have blocked 116 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. Detroit is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.4% as they've attempted 456 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 487 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48% ranks 21st as they have 342 attempts while they have given up 371 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit +122

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