Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 10/20/2018

Saturday, October 20, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Colorado Avalanche head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, October 20, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at +126 and the Hurricanes at -139.

Colorado has a record of 4-1-2 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've tallied 26 goals and surrendered 18 goals for a point differential of +8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 4-3-0 and an over/under record of 4-3-0. Carolina has a record of 4-2-1 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 25 goals and given up 22 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 4-3-0 while their over/under mark is 3-4-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 4-3-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 4-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 4-3-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 3-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/18/18 LW J.T. Compher Head is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

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)

Player Spotlight

Carl Soderberg has scored 5 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 3 goals this season with 15 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 2 assists on the year and averages 15.9 minutes played per contest. Nathan MacKinnon averages 21.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by tallying 7 goals on 34 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 3 wins and no losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 173 shots against him and he's surrendered 9 goals. He's made 164 stops for a save percentage of 95%.

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has 12 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 4 goals this year with 21 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 19.4 minutes played per contest. Micheal Ferland averages 16.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 4 goals on 26 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the year. Petr Mrazek has 1 win and 2 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 95 shots against him and he's given up 12 goals. He's made 83 saves for a save percentage of 87%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 10 total points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They've scored 26 goals while giving up 18 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 19th respectively. They have had 27 power play chances and scored 7 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That is 11th in the league. The Avalanche have given up 34 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.56% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is 5th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 7th in the league with a total of 9 points this season. They have 2 power play goals on 25 chances for a percentage of 8%. That is 28th in the NHL. They've given up 22 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 64%, ranking 31st overall. As a team, the Hurricanes are 5th with a total of 25 goals scored while they've given up 22 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 42 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.50%. As a unit they give up 25 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them 29th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47%, as they've attempted 377 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 425 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.2% as they have 291 attempts while they have given up 325 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 26th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 51.3% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 189 face-off wins compared to 238 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44.3%. That ranks them 30th in the league. On defense Colorado has 117 hits and they have blocked 100 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 60.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 39.2% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 223 face-off wins compared to 229 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Carolina has 158 hits and they have blocked 78 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 61.3% as they've attempted 515 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 325 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 61.3% ranks 1st as they have 391 attempts while they have given up 247 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina -139

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