New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 11/18/2018

Sunday, November 18, 2018

PNC Arena

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The New Jersey Devils travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, November 18, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Devils at +147 and the Hurricanes at -163.

New Jersey has a record of 8-8-1 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 52 goals and given up 56 goals for a point differential of -4. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-9-0 and an over/under record of 9-6-0. Carolina is 8-7-3 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have 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 New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 8-9-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 9-6-0 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 New Jersey Devils Injuries

11/16/18 C Nico Hischier Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs Detroit
11/13/18 C Brian Boyle Upper Body IR (11/11)
11/03/18 RW Stefan Noesen Upper Body IR (11/03)
10/26/18 D Ben Lovejoy Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/23/18 D Steven Santini Facial IR (10/23)
10/05/18 LW Jesper Bratt Jaw is out indefinitely

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

Taylor Hall has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Devils. He has 5 goals this year with 60 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Kyle Palmieri averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 11 goals on 50 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Keith Kinkaid has 8 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 445 shots against him and he's given up 37 goals. He's made 408 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Micheal Ferland has scored 13 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 9 goals this season with 61 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 15.9 minutes played per game. Sebastian Aho averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 5 goals on 49 shots. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the season. 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%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 17 total points this season, which ranks them 28th in the NHL. They are 24th in the league in goals scored with 52 while they've given up 56 goals, ranking them 14th overall. They have had 63 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 12th in the NHL. The Devils have allowed 64 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 7th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.39% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 21st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 21st in the NHL with a total of 19 points this year. They have 11 power play goals on 65 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 22nd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 57 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%. That is 29th in the NHL. As a team, the Hurricanes are 27th in the league with 50 goals scored while they've given up 54 goals, which is 20th overall. They average 42 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.67%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 30th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.7%, as they've attempted 970 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,022 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.1% as they have 762 attempts while they have given up 759 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 47.7% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.3% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 514 face-off wins compared to 590 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.6%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 406 hits and they have blocked 263 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th 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 Devils/Hurricanes NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina -163

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