Chicago Blackhawks at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 11/12/2018

Monday, November 12, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, November 12, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +136 and the Hurricanes at -150.

Chicago has a record of 6-8-3 this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've tallied 49 goals and surrendered 64 goals for a point differential of -15. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-10-0 and an over/under record of 10-6-0. Carolina has a record of 7-7-3 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 47 goals and given up 52 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 7-9-0 while their over/under mark is 6-10-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 6-10-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 10-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 7-9-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 6-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

11/10/18 LW Brandon Saad Facial is questionable Monday vs Carolina
11/10/18 C Marcus Kruger Lower Body is questionable Monday vs Carolina
10/04/18 D Connor Murphy Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Gustav Forsling Wrist is out indefinitely

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/10/18 GO Petr Mrazek Lower Body is questionable Monday vs Chicago
10/03/18 C Victor Rask Hand IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Toews has scored 13 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 8 goals this season with 51 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Patrick Kane averages 21.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 12 goals on 71 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the year. Corey Crawford has 3 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 274 shots against him and he's surrendered 27 goals. He's made 247 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Micheal Ferland has 12 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 8 goals this year with 59 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 16 minutes played per contest. Sebastian Aho averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 4 goals on 44 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the year. Scott Darling has 1 win and 2 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 126 shots against him and he's given up 12 goals. He's made 114 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 15 total points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They've scored 49 goals while giving up 64 scores, which has them ranked 21st and 2nd respectively. They have had 56 power play chances and scored 7 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 31st in the league. The Blackhawks have given up 52 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 23rd when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.70% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 28th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 20th in the league with a total of 17 points this season. They have 9 power play goals on 63 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 27th in the NHL. They've given up 57 power play opportunities and surrendered 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%, ranking 29th overall. As a team, the Hurricanes are 23rd with a total of 47 goals scored while they've given up 52 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 42 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 6.62%. As a unit they give up 26 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.6%, as they've attempted 1,054 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 988 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.6% as they have 773 attempts while they have given up 756 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.1% of the time, which is 6th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.9% for the season. That is 26th overall in the NHL. They have 506 face-off wins compared to 504 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Chicago has 249 hits and they have blocked 232 shots from the opposition, putting them 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 61% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 39% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 550 face-off wins compared to 514 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Carolina has 428 hits and they have blocked 207 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 60.7% as they've attempted 1,273 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 823 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 60.8% ranks 1st as they have 956 attempts while they have given up 616 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina -150

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