Carolina Hurricanes at Minnesota Wild NHL Parlay 10/13/2018

Saturday, October 13, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Hurricanes at +120 and the Wild at -167.

Carolina has a record of 3-0-1 this year. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 17 goals and surrendered 11 goals for a point differential of +6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 3-1-0 and an over/under record of 2-2-0. Minnesota has a record of 1-1-1 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 6 goals and given up 9 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 1-2-0 while their over/under mark is 1-2-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 3-1-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 2-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 1-2-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 1-2-0 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 Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Curtis McElhinney has 57 shots against him and he's surrendered 4 goals. He's made 53 stops for a save percentage of 93%. Micheal Ferland has scored 5 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 2 goals this season with 14 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 14.8 minutes played per contest. Sebastian Aho averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by tallying 2 goals on 10 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 6 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Zach Parise has 3 total points this season for the Wild. He has 1 goal this year with 11 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 2 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Devan Dubnyk has 110 shots against him and he's given up 6 goals. He's made 104 saves for a save percentage of 95%. Jason Zucker averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 2 goals on 14 attempts. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 3 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have given up 14 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 71% this season. That is 24th in the league. They average 39 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.04% for the year. They allow 25 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, ranking them 18th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Hurricanes are 2nd overall with 7 total points this year. They are 4th in the league with 17 goals and 17th in goals allowed with 11. They've had 10 power play chances and scored 1 goal on those opportunities for a percentage of 10%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Wild are 27th with a total of 6 goals scored while they are 19th with 9 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 6.19%. As a unit they give up 37 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 7th in the league. The Wild have a total of 3 points this season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 11 power play opportunities and surrendered 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 13th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 59.5%, as they've attempted 283 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 193 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 59.6% as they have 218 attempts while they have given up 148 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 55.9% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.1% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 126 face-off wins compared to 114 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Carolina has 109 hits and they have blocked 45 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 14th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.7% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 103 face-off wins compared to 100 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 62 hits and they have blocked 40 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Minnesota is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.2% as they've attempted 170 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 198 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.4% ranks 24th as they have 137 attempts while they have given up 158 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Carolina +120 and over 5.5 total goals

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