Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens NHL Picks & Predictions 11/27/2018

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Bell Centre

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at -105 and the Canadiens at -120.

Carolina has a record of 11-9-3 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 63 goals and given up 66 goals for a point differential of -3. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-12-0 and an over/under record of 8-15-0. Montreal has a record of 11-8-5 this year. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 76 goals and surrendered 81 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 11-13-0 while their over/under record is 12-11-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 11-12-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 8-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 11-13-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 12-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/24/18 D Brett Pesce Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Montreal
11/24/18 D Haydn Fleury Concussion is questionable Tuesday vs Montreal
10/03/18 C Victor Rask Hand IR (10/03)

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/12/18 RW Joel Armia Knee is out indefinitely
11/07/18 LW Paul Byron Lower Body IR (11/07)
10/19/18 C Tomas Plekanec Back is out indefinitely
10/03/18 LW Nicolas Deslauriers Facial IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D David Schlemko Knee is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Shea Weber Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Curtis McElhinney has 6 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 222 shots against him and he's given up 18 goals. He's made 204 saves for a save percentage of 92%. 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 15.7 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 12% by scoring 7 goals on 59 shots. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 25 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Tomas Tatar has scored 19 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 10 goals this season with 64 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 16.5 minutes played per game. Carey Price has 7 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Canadiens. He has 523 shots against him and he's surrendered 54 goals. He's made 469 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Max Domi averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 11 goals on 54 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have allowed 69 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75% this year. That is 25th in the NHL. They average 40 shots per game and as a team shoot 6.87% for the season. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 25th in the league. The Hurricanes have 25 total points this season, ranking 17th in the NHL in offense. They are 28th in the league with 63 goals while they've given up 66 goals, which is 22nd overall. They have had 78 power play opportunities and scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 20th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canadiens are 10th with 76 goals scored while they are 5th in the NHL with 81 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.74%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 24th place in the league. The Canadiens have a total of 27 points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 13 power play goals on 87 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks their power play unit 30th. They've allowed 81 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, which is 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 59.3%, as they've attempted 1,684 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,155 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 59.2% as they have 1,267 attempts while they have given up 875 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 60.4% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 39.6% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 731 face-off wins compared to 679 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Carolina has 625 hits and they have blocked 280 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 700 face-off wins compared to 814 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.2%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Montreal has 626 hits and they have blocked 355 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. Montreal is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.8% as they've attempted 1,487 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,382 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.6% ranks 12th as they have 1,053 attempts while they have given up 1,027 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Montreal -120

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