Detroit Red Wings at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 11/10/2018

Saturday, November 10, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, November 10, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +214 and the Hurricanes at -240.

Detroit has a record of 5-8-2 this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 40 goals and given up 55 goals for a point differential of -15. For the season they have an ATS record of 5-10-0 and an over/under record of 8-6-0. Carolina is 7-7-2 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 44 goals and surrendered 48 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 7-9-0 while their over/under record is 6-10-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 5-10-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 8-6-0 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 Detroit Red Wings Injuries

11/08/18 LW Andreas Athanasiou Undisclosed is questionable Friday vs NY Rangers
11/08/18 D Jonathan Ericsson Undisclosed is questionable Friday vs NY Rangers
11/01/18 C Frans Nielsen Concussion is out indefinitely
11/01/18 LW Thomas Vanek Knee is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Evgeny Svechnikov Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/09/18 GO Petr Mrazek Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Detroit
10/03/18 C Victor Rask Hand IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 6 goals this year with 47 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 20.7 minutes played per game. Andreas Athanasiou averages 16.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 4 goals on 36 shots. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 372 shots against him and he's given up 31 goals. He's made 341 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Micheal Ferland has scored 11 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 7 goals this season with 57 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Sebastian Aho averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 4 goals on 41 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Scott Darling has 1 win and 2 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 94 shots against him and he's surrendered 9 goals. He's made 85 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 12 total points this season, which ranks them 29th in the NHL. They are 28th in the league in goals scored with 40 while they've given up 55 goals, ranking them 5th overall. They have had 46 power play opportunities and have scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 8th in the NHL. The Red Wings have allowed 56 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 9th in the league when short-handed. They average 28 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.48% for the season. They allow 35 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 15th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 20th in the NHL with a total of 16 points this year. They have 8 power play goals on 58 opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That ranks them 28th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 55 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 71%. That is 28th in the NHL. As a team, the Hurricanes are 22nd in the league with 44 goals scored while they've given up 48 goals, which is 14th overall. They average 41 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.69%. As a team they give up 25 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%. That is 30th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.8%, as they've attempted 816 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 928 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46% as they have 615 attempts while they have given up 722 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 47.6% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 514 face-off wins compared to 485 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Detroit has 320 hits and they have blocked 206 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 60.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 39.6% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 519 face-off wins compared to 476 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Carolina has 393 hits and they have blocked 195 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 60.6% as they've attempted 1,181 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 769 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 60.6% ranks 1st as they have 884 attempts while they have given up 574 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina -240

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