Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 11/17/2018

Saturday, November 17, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, November 17, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at -105 and the Hurricanes at -120.

Columbus has a record of 11-6-2 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 65 goals and given up 62 goals for a point differential of +3. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-8-0 and an over/under record of 9-10-0. Carolina has a record of 8-7-3 this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 50 goals and surrendered 54 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 8-10-0 while their over/under record is 7-11-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 11-8-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 9-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 8-10-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 7-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

11/16/18 LW Artemi Panarin Illness is questionable Saturday vs Carolina
11/16/18 C Riley Nash Illness is questionable Saturday vs Carolina
11/16/18 GO Sergei Bobrovsky Illness is questionable Saturday vs Carolina
10/08/18 C Brandon Dubinsky None is out 4-6 weeks

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/16/18 D Brett Pesce Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Columbus
11/16/18 GO Petr Mrazek Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Columbus
11/16/18 RW Sebastian Aho Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs Columbus
10/03/18 C Victor Rask Hand IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Sergei Bobrovsky has 6 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 366 shots against him and he's given up 32 goals. He's made 334 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Artemi Panarin has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 5 goals this year with 56 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. Cam Atkinson averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 9 goals on 67 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has scored 22 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 5 goals this season with 49 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. Scott Darling has 2 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 161 shots against him and he's surrendered 14 goals. He's made 147 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Micheal Ferland averages 15.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 9 goals on 61 shots. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have allowed 64 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77% this year. That is 23rd in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.30% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 16th in the league. The Blue Jackets have 24 total points this season, ranking 5th in the NHL in offense. They are 3rd in the league with 65 goals while they've given up 62 goals, which is 8th overall. They have had 68 power play opportunities and scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Hurricanes are 27th with 50 goals scored while they are 17th in the NHL with 54 goals allowed this year. They average 42 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.67%. They give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 30th place in the league. The Hurricanes have a total of 19 points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 11 power play goals on 65 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 22nd. They've allowed 57 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%, which is 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7%, as they've attempted 1,117 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,088 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 877 attempts while they have given up 818 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.2% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 570 face-off wins compared to 620 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Columbus has 315 hits and they have blocked 270 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 61.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 38.6% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 584 face-off wins compared to 537 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Carolina has 460 hits and they have blocked 219 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 60.4% as they've attempted 1,344 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 883 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 60.4% ranks 1st as they have 1,014 attempts while they have given up 664 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina -120

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