Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 2/24/2018

Saturday, February 24, 2018

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes head to Little Ceasars Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, February 24, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Hurricanes at -140 and the Red Wings at +127.

Carolina has a record of 27-23-10 this year and away from home they have a record of 12-13-4-2. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 162 goals and surrendered 180 goals for a point differential of -18. For the year they have an ATS mark of 27-33-0 and an over/under record of 25-33-0. Detroit has a record of 24-26-10 including 12-13-8-1 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 159 goals and have given up 180 for a goal differential of -21. Their record against the spread is 24-36-0 while their over/under mark is 24-35-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 27-33-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 25-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 24-36-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 24-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

02/22/18 D Mike Green Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Carolina

Player Spotlight

Jeff Skinner has scored 37 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 20 goals this season with 206 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 17 minutes played per contest. Teuvo Teravainen averages 16.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 14 goals on 135 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 46 points on the year. Cam Ward has 17 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 862 shots against him and he's surrendered 77 goals. He's made 785 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has 36 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 20 goals this year with 139 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 17.1 minutes played per contest. Henrik Zetterberg averages 0 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 0% by scoring 8 goals on 128 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 16 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 1,274 shots against him and he's given up 115 goals. He's made 1,159 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 64 total points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They've scored 162 goals while giving up 180 scores, which has them ranked 25th and 13th respectively. They have had 189 power play chances and scored 36 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 21st in the league. The Hurricanes have given up 143 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 19th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.85% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 29th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings are 25th in the league with a total of 58 points this season. They have 33 power play goals on 175 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 22nd in the NHL. They've given up 190 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 23rd overall. As a team, the Red Wings are 28th with a total of 159 goals scored while they've given up 180 goals this season, ranking 15th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.75%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 21st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55%, as they've attempted 3,928 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,209 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.4% as they have 2,909 attempts while they have given up 2,439 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 57.9% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.1% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,863 face-off wins compared to 1,612 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.6%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,192 hits and they have blocked 770 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 1,773 face-off wins compared to 1,898 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Detroit has 1,227 hits and they have blocked 825 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Detroit is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.7% as they've attempted 3,275 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,447 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.1% ranks 19th as they have 2,533 attempts while they have given up 2,622 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina -140

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