Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 2/10/2018

Saturday, February 10, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, February 10, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +135 and the Hurricanes at -149.

Colorado has a record of 29-20-4 this season and on the road they have a record of 10-13-3-1. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 168 goals and given up 156 goals for a point differential of +12. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-24-0 and an over/under record of 29-22-0. Carolina is 24-21-9 including 12-9-5-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 144 goals and surrendered 164 for a goal differential of -20. Their record against the spread is 24-30-0 while their over/under record is 23-29-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 29-24-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 29-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 24-30-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 23-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/18/17 D Sergei Boikov Shoulder is out indefinitely
11/19/17 C Vladislav Kamenev Arm IR (11/16)
01/31/18 C Nathan MacKinnon Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/30/18 D Mark Barberio Lower Body IR (01/24)
01/16/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Leg IR (01/01)

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 17 goals this year with 119 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 24 goals on 164 shots. He has 37 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 13 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 856 shots against him and he's given up 77 goals. He's made 779 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jeff Skinner has scored 31 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 15 goals this season with 189 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 17.1 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 16.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 13 goals on 119 shots. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Cam Ward has 15 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 759 shots against him and he's surrendered 68 goals. He's made 691 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 62 total points this season, which ranks them 16th in the NHL. They are 9th in the league in goals scored with 168 while they've given up 156 goals, ranking them 15th overall. They have had 196 power play opportunities and have scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 18th in the NHL. The Avalanche have allowed 186 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 3rd in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.71% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 15th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 21st in the NHL with a total of 57 points this year. They have 33 power play goals on 170 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks them 20th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 129 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. That is 21st in the NHL. As a team, the Hurricanes are 24th in the league with 144 goals scored while they've given up 164 goals, which is 10th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.83%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado has a Corsi percentage of 47.4% as they've tried 2,881 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,200 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 27th in Corsi percentage. They are 28th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.4% as they have 2,131 shots while they've given up 2,367 attempts on defense. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 48.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the year. That puts them 26th and 4th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,407 face-off wins as opposed to 1,774 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44.2%. That is 31st overall in the NHL. On defense Colorado has 1,028 hits and they've blocked 833 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 9th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 57.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.1% for the year. That ranks them 1st and 31st respectively in the NHL. They have 1,672 face-off wins as opposed to 1,487 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.9%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,053 hits and they've blocked 713 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 28th in blocked shots. Carolina is ranked 1st in Corsi percentage with 54.3% as they've tried 3,498 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,946 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 1st in the NHL at 53.7%, as they have 2,589 shots while they've given up 2,233 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina -149

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