Carolina Hurricanes at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Predictions 12/2/2018

Sunday, December 2, 2018

Staples Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, December 2, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at -136 and the Kings at +104.

Carolina has a record of 12-9-4 this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 66 goals and given up 69 goals for a point differential of -3. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-13-0 and an over/under record of 8-17-0. Los Angeles is 9-16-1 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 56 goals and surrendered 82 for a goal differential of -26. Their record against the spread is 9-17-0 while their over/under record is 11-14-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 12-13-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 8-17-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 9-17-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 11-14-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/30/18 LW Micheal Ferland Undisclosed is questionable Friday vs Anaheim
11/29/18 D Haydn Fleury Concussion is questionable Friday vs Anaheim
11/27/18 D Brett Pesce Lower Body IR (11/27)
10/03/18 C Victor Rask Hand IR (10/03)

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

11/26/18 LW Carl Hagelin Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/17/18 C Trevor Lewis Foot is out indefinitely
11/12/18 GO Jack Campbell Knee is out 4-6 weeks
10/03/18 RW Jonny Brodzinski Shoulder IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Micheal Ferland has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 11 goals this year with 71 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 15.6 minutes played per game. Sebastian Aho averages 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 7 goals on 67 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Curtis McElhinney has 7 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 300 shots against him and he's given up 21 goals. He's made 279 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Jeff Carter has scored 13 total points this year for the Kings. He has 5 goals this season with 71 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Ilya Kovalchuk averages 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 5 goals on 54 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 144 shots against him and he's surrendered 20 goals. He's made 124 saves for a save percentage of 86%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 28 total points this season, which ranks them 16th in the NHL. They are 28th in the league in goals scored with 66 while they've given up 69 goals, ranking them 27th overall. They have had 85 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 23rd in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 75 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, putting them 23rd in the league when short-handed. They average 39 shots per game and as a team shoot 6.78% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 16th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings are 31st in the NHL with a total of 19 points this year. They have 12 power play goals on 79 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 28th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 77 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%. That is 29th in the NHL. As a team, the Kings are 31st in the league with 56 goals scored while they've given up 82 goals, which is 10th overall. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.80%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 19th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 58.1%, as they've attempted 1,795 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,294 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 57.8% as they have 1,346 attempts while they have given up 984 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 58.9% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 41.1% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 794 face-off wins compared to 735 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Carolina has 697 hits and they have blocked 310 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 827 face-off wins compared to 742 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 587 hits and they have blocked 356 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. Los Angeles is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1% as they've attempted 1,446 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,499 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48% ranks 23rd as they have 1,055 attempts while they have given up 1,143 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles +104

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