Detroit Red Wings at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 12/20/2018

Thursday, December 20, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, December 20, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +165 and the Hurricanes at -200.

Detroit has a record of 14-16-5 this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 100 goals and given up 118 goals for a point differential of -18. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-20-0 and an over/under record of 17-15-0. Carolina is 14-13-5 this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 84 goals and surrendered 93 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 14-18-0 while their over/under record is 11-21-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 14-20-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 17-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 14-18-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 11-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/18/18 GO Jimmy Howard Back is questionable Thursday vs Carolina
12/14/18 D Mike Green Ankle is out 3-5 weeks
12/06/18 D Danny DeKeyser Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks
12/05/18 RW Anthony Mantha Hand IR (12/05)
11/18/18 LW Darren Helm Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

12/18/18 RW Andrei Svechnikov Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Detroit
12/18/18 D Haydn Fleury Concussion is questionable Thursday vs Detroit
12/18/18 LW Micheal Ferland Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Detroit
12/12/18 C Jordan Staal Concussion IR (12/05)
12/10/18 GO Curtis McElhinney Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 14 goals this year with 127 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 21.7 minutes played per game. Andreas Athanasiou averages 16.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 11 goals on 93 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 10 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 745 shots against him and he's given up 58 goals. He's made 687 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has scored 25 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 6 goals this season with 68 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 17.6 minutes played per game. Sebastian Aho averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 12 goals on 96 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 5 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 328 shots against him and he's surrendered 33 goals. He's made 295 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 33 total points this season, which ranks them 23rd in the NHL. They are 19th in the league in goals scored with 100 while they've given up 118 goals, ranking them 4th overall. They have had 91 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 19th in the NHL. The Red Wings have allowed 121 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, putting them 19th in the league when short-handed. They average 28 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.04% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 11th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 24th in the NHL with a total of 33 points this year. They have 19 power play goals on 112 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 22nd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 100 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 13th in the NHL. As a team, the Hurricanes are 29th in the league with 84 goals scored while they've given up 93 goals, which is 26th overall. They average 37 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.01%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 23rd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.8%, as they've attempted 1,844 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,184 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.2% as they have 1,400 attempts while they have given up 1,699 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 48% of the time, which is 27th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the season. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,153 face-off wins compared to 1,074 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Detroit has 738 hits and they have blocked 485 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 57.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 42.1% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 1,016 face-off wins compared to 946 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Carolina has 881 hits and they have blocked 403 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 57.3% as they've attempted 2,248 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,674 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 57% ranks 1st as they have 1,686 attempts while they have given up 1,271 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina -200

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