Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 11/3/2018

Saturday, November 3, 2018

T-Mobile Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to T-Mobile Arena to play the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday, November 3, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +125 and the Golden Knights at -155.

Carolina has a record of 6-5-1 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 36 goals and given up 34 goals for a point differential of +2. For the season they have an ATS record of 6-6-0 and an over/under record of 4-8-0. Vegas is 5-7-1 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 30 goals and surrendered 39 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 5-7-0 while their over/under record is 4-8-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 6-6-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 4-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 5-7-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 4-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/03/18 C Victor Rask Hand IR (10/03)

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/02/18 LW Max Pacioretty Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Carolina
10/10/18 C Paul Stastny Lower Body is out indefinitely
09/02/18 D Nate Schmidt Suspension 20-game suspension (eligible to return 11/18 vs Edmonton)

Player Spotlight

Micheal Ferland has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 7 goals this year with 43 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 16.3 minutes played per game. Sebastian Aho averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 4 goals on 31 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 3 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 159 shots against him and he's given up 18 goals. He's made 141 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has scored 13 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 6 goals this season with 59 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 20.2 minutes played per game. William Karlsson averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 3 goals on 21 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 5 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 259 shots against him and he's surrendered 29 goals. He's made 230 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 13 total points this season, which ranks them 19th in the NHL. They are 19th in the league in goals scored with 36 while they've given up 34 goals, ranking them 21st overall. They have had 42 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 25th in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 42 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%, putting them 31st in the league when short-handed. They average 42 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.20% for the season. They allow 25 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%. That puts them 25th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 28th in the NHL with a total of 11 points this year. They have 6 power play goals on 44 opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That ranks them 27th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 36 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 11th in the NHL. As a team, the Golden Knights are 30th in the league with 30 goals scored while they've given up 39 goals, which is 17th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.76%. As a team they give up 25 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 61.3%, as they've attempted 895 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 564 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 61.9% as they have 682 attempts while they have given up 420 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 60.6% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 39.4% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 405 face-off wins compared to 363 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Carolina has 301 hits and they have blocked 144 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 61.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 38.9% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 389 face-off wins compared to 415 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Vegas has 352 hits and they have blocked 154 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 59.5% as they've attempted 882 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 600 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 58% ranks 2nd as they have 617 attempts while they have given up 446 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina +125

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