Carolina Hurricanes at Minnesota Wild NHL Parlay 3/6/2018

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Hurricanes at +144 and the Wild at -160.

Carolina has a record of 29-26-11 this year and away from home they have a record of 13-14-5-2. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 176 goals and surrendered 198 goals for a point differential of -22. For the year they have an ATS mark of 29-37-0 and an over/under record of 27-37-0. Minnesota has a record of 37-22-7, including 23-5-6-1 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 204 goals and have given up 190 for a goal differential of +14. Their record against the spread is 37-29-0 while their over/under mark is 34-29-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 29-37-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 27-37-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 37-29-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 34-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

03/04/18 LW Joakim Nordstrom Eye is out indefinitely

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

03/04/18 C Luke Kunin Undisclosed left last game, is "?" Tuesday vs Carolina

Player Spotlight

Cam Ward has 19 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 972 shots against him and he's surrendered 88 goals. He's made 884 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Jeff Skinner has scored 39 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 20 goals this season with 223 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 16.8 minutes played per contest. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 19 goals on 149 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has 53 total points this season for the Wild. He has 28 goals this year with 170 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 17 minutes played per contest. Devan Dubnyk has 28 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,400 shots against him and he's given up 116 goals. He's made 1,284 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Eric Staal averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 34 goals on 182 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 65 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have given up 157 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this season. That is 22nd in the league. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.81% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 29th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Hurricanes are 21st overall with 69 total points this year. They are 24th in the league with 176 goals and 12th in goals allowed with 198. They've had 203 power play chances and scored 38 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 21st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Wild are 10th with a total of 204 goals scored while they are 19th with 190 goals surrendered this season. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.20%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 11th in the league. The Wild have a total of 81 points this season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have had 42 power play goals on 199 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 8th overall. They've given up 228 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 15th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina has a Corsi percentage of 54.9% as they've tried 4,279 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,515 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 1st in Corsi percentage. They are 1st in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 54.3% as they have 3,181 shots while they've given up 2,679 attempts on defense. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 57.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.3% for the year. That puts them 1st and 31st in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,040 face-off wins as opposed to 1,764 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.6%. That is 1st overall in the NHL. On defense Carolina has 1,319 hits and they've blocked 836 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 30th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the year. That ranks them 22nd and 7th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,964 face-off wins as opposed to 1,964 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,112 hits and they've blocked 1,042 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 4th in blocked shots. Minnesota is ranked 28th in Corsi percentage with 46.6% as they've tried 3,493 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,002 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 24th in the NHL at 47.6%, as they have 2,689 shots while they've given up 2,960 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota -160 and under 5.5 total goals

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