Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens NHL Parlay 1/25/2018

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Bell Centre

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The Carolina Hurricanes head to Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, January 25, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Hurricanes at +113 and the Canadiens at -125.

Carolina has a record of 21-19-8 this year and away from home they have a record of 11-12-4-2. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 131 goals and surrendered 149 goals for a point differential of -18. For the year they have an ATS mark of 21-27-0 and an over/under record of 22-24-0. Montreal has a record of 20-22-6, including 12-9-5-1 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 124 goals and have given up 150 for a goal differential of -26. Their record against the spread is 20-28-0 while their over/under mark is 20-26-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 21-27-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 22-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 20-28-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 20-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

01/15/18 RW Sebastian Aho Concussion is out indefinitely

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/18/17 D Shea Weber Foot IR (12/17)
10/22/17 RW Ales Hemsky Concussion IR (10/20)
01/23/18 LW Phillip Danault Concussion is "?" Thursday vs Carolina
01/15/18 RW Andrew Shaw Lower Body IR (01/14)

Player Spotlight

Cam Ward has 12 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 615 shots against him and he's surrendered 57 goals. He's made 558 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Teuvo Teravainen has scored 36 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 11 goals this season with 104 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 16.8 minutes played per contest. Jeff Skinner averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by tallying 14 goals on 167 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Max Pacioretty has 29 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 15 goals this year with 182 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 19.1 minutes played per contest. Carey Price has 14 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 1,040 shots against him and he's given up 96 goals. He's made 944 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Brendan Gallagher averages 15.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 17 goals on 158 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 25 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have given up 116 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this season. That is 27th in the league. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.96% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 27th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Hurricanes are 22nd overall with 50 total points this year. They are 22nd in the league with 131 goals and 10th in goals allowed with 149. They've had 155 power play chances and scored 29 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 18th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canadiens are 28th with a total of 124 goals scored while they are 8th with 150 goals surrendered this season. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.63%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd in the league. The Canadiens have a total of 46 points this season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have had 28 power play goals on 144 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th overall. They've given up 155 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 23rd when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina has a Corsi percentage of 54.2% as they've tried 3,096 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,617 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 53.8% as they have 2,305 shots while they've given up 1,979 attempts on defense. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 58.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 41.8% for the year. That puts them 1st and 31st in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,481 face-off wins as opposed to 1,353 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That is 5th overall in the NHL. On defense Carolina has 927 hits and they've blocked 638 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 30th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 52.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the year. That ranks them 10th and 23rd respectively in the NHL. They have 1,470 face-off wins as opposed to 1,533 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Montreal has 1,228 hits and they've blocked 791 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 1st in blocked shots. Montreal is ranked 12th in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've tried 2,981 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,885 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 13th in the NHL at 51%, as they have 2,182 shots while they've given up 2,094 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Carolina +113 and over 5.5 total goals

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