Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils NHL Picks & Predictions 2/15/2018

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Prudential Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, February 15, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at -110 and the Devils at +100.

Carolina has a record of 27-21-9 this season and on the road they have a record of 12-12-4-2. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 158 goals and given up 169 goals for a point differential of -11. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-30-0 and an over/under record of 24-31-0. New Jersey is 28-20-8 including 15-10-3-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 168 goals and surrendered 174 for a goal differential of -6. Their record against the spread is 28-28-0 while their over/under record is 30-25-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 27-30-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 24-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 28-28-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 30-25-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/13/18 C Brian Boyle Shoulder is "?" Thursday vs Carolina
02/13/18 C John Quenneville Knee is "?" Thursday vs Carolina
02/09/18 GO Cory Schneider Groin IR (01/22)
01/25/18 LW Marcus Johansson Concussion IR (01/23)
01/22/18 C Brian Gibbons Thumb IR (01/20)

Player Spotlight

Jeff Skinner has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 18 goals this year with 197 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 16.9 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 16.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 13 goals on 124 shots. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Cam Ward has 17 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 819 shots against him and he's given up 72 goals. He's made 747 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jesper Bratt has scored 33 total points this year for the Devils. He has 12 goals this season with 78 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 16.2 minutes played per game. Nico Hischier averages 16.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 10 goals on 130 shots. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Keith Kinkaid has 11 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Devils. He has 570 shots against him and he's surrendered 62 goals. He's made 508 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 63 total points this season, which ranks them 19th in the NHL. They are 22nd in the league in goals scored with 158 while they've given up 169 goals, ranking them 12th overall. They have had 181 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 17th in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 138 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 19th in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.11% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 26th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils are 18th in the NHL with a total of 64 points this year. They have 35 power play goals on 179 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 18th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 190 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 14th in the NHL. As a team, the Devils are 15th in the league with 168 goals scored while they've given up 174 goals, which is 8th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.48%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina has a Corsi percentage of 54.5% as they've tried 3,704 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,088 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 53.9% as they have 2,747 shots while they've given up 2,347 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 1,764 face-off wins as opposed to 1,555 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.1%. That is 1st overall in the NHL. On defense Carolina has 1,122 hits and they've blocked 741 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 30th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 49.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.6% for the year. That ranks them 22nd and 9th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,634 face-off wins as opposed to 1,822 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.3%. That is 30th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,188 hits and they've blocked 806 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 20th in blocked shots. New Jersey is ranked 23rd in Corsi percentage with 49.1% as they've tried 3,145 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,263 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 17th in the NHL at 49.8%, as they have 2,440 shots while they've given up 2,457 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey +100

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