Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 10/16/2018

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +162 and the Lightning at -180.

Carolina has a record of 4-1-1 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 23 goals and given up 18 goals for a point differential of +5. For the season they have an ATS record of 4-1-0 and an over/under record of 3-2-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 2-1-0 this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 11 goals and surrendered 7 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 2-1-0 while their over/under record is 1-2-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 4-1-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 3-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 2-1-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 1-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/03/18 GO Scott Darling Lower Body IR (10/03)
10/03/18 C Victor Rask Hand IR (10/03)

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Curtis McElhinney has 3 wins and no losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 80 shots against him and he's given up 8 goals. He's made 72 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Micheal Ferland has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 3 goals this year with 21 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 15.7 minutes played per game. Sebastian Aho averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 4 goals on 17 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has scored 4 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 3 goals this season with 7 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 43%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 2 wins and 1 loss this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 101 shots against him and he's surrendered 5 goals. He's made 96 saves for a save percentage of 95%. Yanni Gourde averages 16.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 1 goal on 6 shots. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 3 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have allowed 21 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67% this year. That is 28th in the NHL. They average 42 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.06% for the season. They allow 25 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is ranked 24th in the league. The Hurricanes have 9 total points this season, ranking 2nd in the NHL in offense. They are 2nd in the league with 23 goals while they've given up 18 goals, which is 11th overall. They have had 21 power play opportunities and scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 10%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Lightning are 20th with 11 goals scored while they are 30th in the NHL with 7 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.70%. They give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them in 4th place in the league. The Lightning have a total of 4 points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 4 power play goals on 15 opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That ranks their power play unit 8th. They've allowed 14 power play opportunities and have given up 0 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 100%, which is 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 61.8%, as they've attempted 445 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 275 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 61.9% as they have 341 attempts while they have given up 210 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 61.2% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 38.8% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 189 face-off wins compared to 196 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.1%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense Carolina has 142 hits and they have blocked 65 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 83 face-off wins compared to 87 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 81 hits and they have blocked 34 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Tampa Bay is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.8% as they've attempted 184 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 171 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.1% ranks 16th as they have 132 attempts while they have given up 137 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina +162

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