New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 3/2/2018

Friday, March 2, 2018

PNC Arena

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The New Jersey Devils travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, March 2, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Devils at +118 and the Hurricanes at -130.

New Jersey has a record of 33-22-8 this season and on the road they have a record of 16-10-5-3. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 188 goals and given up 190 goals for a point differential of -2. For the season they have an ATS record of 33-30-0 and an over/under record of 32-29-0. Carolina is 27-25-11 including 15-11-6-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 167 goals and surrendered 193 for a goal differential of -26. Their record against the spread is 27-36-0 while their over/under record is 27-34-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 33-30-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 32-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 27-36-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 27-34-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/27/18 LW Patrick Maroon Acquired is "?" Thursday vs Florida
02/09/18 GO Cory Schneider Groin IR (01/22)
01/25/18 LW Marcus Johansson Concussion IR (01/23)
01/22/18 C Brian Gibbons Thumb IR (01/20)

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

03/01/18 LW Joakim Nordstrom Upper Body is downgraded to OUT Thursday vs Philadelphia
03/01/18 C Jordan Staal Personal is upgraded to probable Thursday vs Philadelphia

Player Spotlight

Taylor Hall has accumulated 68 total points this season for the Devils. He has 27 goals this year with 211 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 41 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Nico Hischier averages 16.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 13 goals on 139 shots. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Keith Kinkaid has 15 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 729 shots against him and he's given up 71 goals. He's made 658 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Jeff Skinner has scored 38 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 20 goals this season with 210 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 16.9 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 16 goals on 140 shots. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the season. Cam Ward has 17 wins and 9 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 901 shots against him and he's surrendered 83 goals. He's made 818 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 74 total points this season, which ranks them 15th in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 188 while they've given up 190 goals, ranking them 13th overall. They have had 194 power play opportunities and have scored 38 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 17th in the NHL. The Devils have allowed 211 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 9th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.47% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 22nd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 20th in the NHL with a total of 65 points this year. They have 38 power play goals on 198 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks them 20th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 150 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. That is 21st in the NHL. As a team, the Hurricanes are 27th in the league with 167 goals scored while they've given up 193 goals, which is 10th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.76%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 30th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8%, as they've attempted 3,502 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,678 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.6% as they have 2,726 attempts while they have given up 2,772 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 1,814 face-off wins compared to 2,028 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.2%. That ranks them 30th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,367 hits and they have blocked 906 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 57.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 42.3% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 1,962 face-off wins compared to 1,697 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.6%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,253 hits and they have blocked 808 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.9% as they've attempted 4,108 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,380 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.2% ranks 1st as they have 3,043 attempts while they have given up 2,572 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina -130

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