New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 10/28/2018

Sunday, October 28, 2018

PNC Arena

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The New York Islanders head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, October 28, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Islanders at +170 and the Hurricanes at -189.

New York has a record of 3-4-1 this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 22 goals and surrendered 23 goals for a point differential of -1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 3-5-0 and an over/under record of 3-5-0. Carolina has a record of 6-3-1 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 33 goals and given up 29 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 6-4-0 while their over/under mark is 4-6-0.

Valuable New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 3-5-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 3-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 6-4-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 4-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Islanders Injuries

10/13/18 C Casey Cizikas Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C John Stevens Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Matt Lorito Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/01/18 LW Andrew Ladd Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/03/18 C Victor Rask Hand IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Anders Lee has scored 5 total points this year for the Islanders. He has 2 goals this season with 25 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 17.9 minutes played per contest. Josh Bailey averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 2 goals on 15 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the year. Robin Lehner has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Islanders. He has 175 shots against him and he's surrendered 13 goals. He's made 162 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Micheal Ferland has 10 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 6 goals this year with 37 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 15.9 minutes played per contest. Sebastian Aho averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 4 goals on 25 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Petr Mrazek has 3 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 139 shots against him and he's given up 16 goals. He's made 123 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders have 7 total points this year, which is 27th in the NHL. They've scored 22 goals while giving up 23 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 27th respectively. They have had 23 power play chances and scored 5 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 16th in the league. The Islanders have given up 24 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 27 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.23% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 9th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 8th in the league with a total of 13 points this season. They have 4 power play goals on 35 chances for a percentage of 11%. That is 27th in the NHL. They've given up 33 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%, ranking 31st overall. As a team, the Hurricanes are 9th with a total of 33 goals scored while they've given up 29 goals this season, ranking 15th in goals against. They average 42 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.91%. As a unit they give up 24 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them 27th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43.3%, as they've attempted 387 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 506 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 43.4% as they have 299 attempts while they have given up 390 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 44.6% of the time, which is 27th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 55.4% for the season. That is 5th overall in the NHL. They have 218 face-off wins compared to 249 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.7%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense New York has 170 hits and they have blocked 116 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 61.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 38.5% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 332 face-off wins compared to 310 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Carolina has 237 hits and they have blocked 115 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 61.7% as they've attempted 745 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 462 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 61.9% ranks 1st as they have 564 attempts while they have given up 347 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York +170

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