New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 10/4/2018

Thursday, October 4, 2018

PNC Arena

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The New York Islanders travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, October 4, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at +110 and the Hurricanes at -167.

New York had a record of 35-37-10 last season and on the road they had a record of 16-19-6-2. They finished 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They scored 264 goals and gave up 296 goals for a point differential of -32. For the season they had an ATS record of 35-47-0 and an over/under record of 50-29-0. Carolina finished with a record of 36-35-11 including 10-13-5-1 at home last season. They were 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They scored 228 goals and surrendered 256 for a goal differential of -28. Their record against the spread was 36-46-0 while their over/under record was 37-43-0.

Valuable New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders were 35-47-0 straight up last year

The New York Islanders were 50-29-0 against the over/under last season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes were 36-46-0 straight up last year

The Carolina Hurricanes were 37-43-0 against the over/under last season

Key New York Islanders Injuries

10/01/18 LW Andrew Ladd Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/01/18 GO Scott Darling Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs NY Islanders
10/01/18 C Victor Rask Hand is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jaroslav Halak had 20 wins and 26 losses last season in net for the Islanders. He had 1,744 shots against him and he gave up 161 goals. He made 1,583 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Anders Lee accumulated 62 total points last season for the Islanders. He had 40 goals last year with 208 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He had a total of 22 assists on the season and averaged 17.3 minutes played per game. Josh Bailey averaged 17.9 minutes of ice time per game last year. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 18 goals on 151 shots. He had 53 assists giving him a total of 71 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen scored 64 total points last year for the Hurricanes. He had 23 goals last season with 185 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He had a total of 41 assists on the season and averaged 16.9 minutes played per game. Cam Ward had 23 wins and 14 losses last year in goal for the Hurricanes. He had 1,187 shots against him and he surrendered 112 goals. He made 1,075 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jeff Skinner averaged 16.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 24 goals on 277 shots. He had 25 assists giving him a total of 49 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders allowed 235 power play opportunities and gave up 63 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73% last year. That was 31st in the NHL. They averaged 31 shots per game and as a team shot 10.26% for the season. They allowed 36 shots to their opposition per contest and had a team save percentage of 90%, which was ranked 28th in the league. The Islanders had 80 total points last season, ranking 22nd in the NHL in offense. They were 8th in the league with 264 goals while giving up 296 goals, which was 1st overall. They had 250 power play opportunities and scored 58 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. That was 6th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Hurricanes were 23rd with 228 goals scored while they were 8th in the NHL with 256 goals allowed last year. They averaged 34 shots per contest and had a team shooting percentage of 8.20%. They gave up 29 shots per game and had a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 31st place in the league. The Hurricanes had a total of 83 points last year, which was 21st in the NHL. They had 44 power play goals on 239 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranked their power play unit 22nd. They allowed 191 power play opportunities and gave up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, which was 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

New York was 28th in the league in Corsi percentage last season with 47.4%, as they tried 4,688 shots on net at full strength while giving up 5,207 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 46.7% as they had 3,462 attempts while they gave up 3,945 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 31st in the NHL. The Islanders started possessions in the offensive zone 47.1% of the time, which was 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 52.9% for the season. That was 1st overall in the NHL. They had 2,404 face-off wins compared to 2,515 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 48.9%. That ranked them 23rd in the league. On defense New York had 1,816 hits and they blocked 1,262 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina was 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 55.1%, as they attempted 5,291 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,320 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 54.2% as they had 3,927 attempts while they gave up 3,314 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes started possessions in the offensive zone 57.7% of the time, which was 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 42.3% for the season. That was 31st overall in the NHL. They had 2,594 face-off wins compared to 2,204 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 54.1%. That ranked them 1st in the league. On defense Carolina had 1,597 hits and they blocked 1,006 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina -167

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