Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils NHL Parlay 12/29/2018

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Prudential Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, December 29, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Hurricanes at -105 and the Devils at -110.

Carolina has a record of 15-16-5 this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 91 goals and surrendered 106 goals for a point differential of -15. For the year they have an ATS mark of 15-21-0 and an over/under record of 12-24-0. New Jersey has a record of 13-16-7 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 107 goals and given up 127 for a goal differential of -20. Their record against the spread is 13-23-0 while their over/under mark is 22-12-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 15-21-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 12-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 13-23-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 22-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

12/27/18 D Haydn Fleury Concussion is questionable Saturday vs New Jersey
12/27/18 C Jordan Staal Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs New Jersey

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/27/18 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Carolina
12/21/18 LW Marcus Johansson Upper Body IR (12/21)
12/17/18 GO Cory Schneider Abdominal is out indefinitely
12/15/18 RW Stefan Noesen Undisclosed IR (12/15)

Player Spotlight

Petr Mrazek has 6 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 413 shots against him and he's surrendered 41 goals. He's made 372 stops for a save percentage of 90%. Sebastian Aho has scored 39 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 15 goals this season with 110 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 24 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 8 goals on 80 attempts. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Kyle Palmieri has 34 total points this season for the Devils. He has 19 goals this year with 114 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Keith Kinkaid has 12 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 825 shots against him and he's given up 82 goals. He's made 743 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Taylor Hall averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 11 goals on 113 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have given up 112 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 13th in the league. They average 37 shots per contest and as a team shoot 6.78% for the year. They allow 28 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 25th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Hurricanes are 25th overall with 35 total points this year. They are 30th in the league with 91 goals and 21st in goals allowed with 106. They've had 125 power play chances and scored 19 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Devils are 21st with a total of 107 goals scored while they are 5th with 127 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.92%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 29th in the league. The Devils have a total of 33 points this season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have had 22 power play goals on 117 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 19th overall. They've given up 116 power play opportunities and surrendered 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 6th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 57.3%, as they've attempted 2,529 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,884 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 57% as they have 1,905 attempts while they have given up 1,439 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 57.7% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.3% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,137 face-off wins compared to 1,091 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Carolina has 996 hits and they have blocked 445 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.6% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 1,084 face-off wins compared to 1,200 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.5%. That is 29th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 770 hits and they have blocked 486 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. New Jersey is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8% as they've attempted 2,066 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,081 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.7% ranks 13th as they have 1,640 attempts while they have given up 1,595 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Carolina -105 and over 6 total goals

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