Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals NHL Picks & Predictions 3/30/2018

Friday, March 30, 2018

Capital One Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Capital One Arena to play the Washington Capitals on Friday, March 30, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +184 and the Capitals at -205.

Carolina has a record of 34-32-11 this season and on the road they have a record of 16-17-5-2. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 215 goals and given up 244 goals for a point differential of -29. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-43-0 and an over/under record of 36-39-0. Washington has a record of 46-24-7 including 27-9-2-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 243 goals and surrendered 225 for a goal differential of +18. Their record against the spread is 46-31-0 while their over/under record is 43-32-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 34-43-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 36-39-0 against the over/under this season

Important Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 46-31-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 43-32-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

03/27/18 D Justin Faulk Soreness is "?" Friday vs Washington
03/22/18 D Brett Pesce Shoulder is out for season
03/22/18 C Victor Rask Shoulder is out for season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

03/28/18 GO Philipp Grubauer Undisclosed is "?" Friday vs Carolina

Player Spotlight

Cam Ward has 22 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 1,133 shots against him and he's given up 108 goals. He's made 1,025 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jeff Skinner has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 23 goals this year with 264 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 16.6 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 13% by scoring 23 goals on 174 shots. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Alex Ovechkin has scored 83 total points this year for the Capitals. He has 45 goals this season with 332 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 38 assists on the season and averages 20.1 minutes played per game. Braden Holtby has 32 wins and 15 losses this year in goal for the Capitals. He has 1,557 shots against him and he's surrendered 145 goals. He's made 1,412 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Nicklas Backstrom averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 19 goals on 153 shots. He has 46 assists, giving him a total of 65 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have allowed 185 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77% this year. That is 25th in the NHL. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.22% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 31st in the league. The Hurricanes has 79 total points this season, ranking 21st in the NHL in offense. They are 23rd in the league with 215 goals while they've given up 244 goals, which is 9th overall. They have had 231 power play opportunities and scored 44 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 20th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Capitals are 9th with 243 goals scored while they are 17th in the NHL with 225 goals allowed this year. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.89%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 17th place in the league. The Capitals have a total of 99 points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 52 power play goals on 228 opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That ranks their power play unit 6th. They've allowed 256 power play opportunities and have given up 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina has a Corsi percentage of 54.9% as they've tried 4,969 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,076 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 54.1% as they have 3,687 shots while they've given up 3,124 attempts on defense. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 57.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.6% for the year. That puts them 1st and 31st in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,422 face-off wins as opposed to 2,074 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.9%. That is 1st overall in the NHL. On defense Carolina has 1,524 hits and they've blocked 952 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 31st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 49.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.4% for the year. That ranks them 19th and 15th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,321 face-off wins as opposed to 2,266 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Washington has 1,677 hits and they've blocked 1,134 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 15th in blocked shots. Washington is ranked 31st in Corsi percentage with 47.4% as they've tried 4,210 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,678 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 31st in the NHL at 47.1%, as they have 3,157 shots while they've given up 3,544 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Washington -205

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