New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 10/7/2018

Sunday, October 7, 2018

PNC Arena

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The New York Rangers travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, October 7, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +174 and the Hurricanes at -196.

New York had a record of 34-39-9 last season and on the road they had a record of 13-23-5-3. They finished 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They scored 231 goals and gave up 268 goals for a point differential of -37. For the season they had an ATS record of 34-48-0 and an over/under record of 43-35-0. 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 Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers were 34-48-0 straight up last year

The New York Rangers were 43-35-0 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 Rangers Injuries

10/04/18 C Boo Nieves Concussion IR (10/04)
10/04/18 LW Matt Beleskey Shoulder is out indefinitely

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/05/18 LW Micheal Ferland Lower Body is upgraded to probable Friday vs Columbus
10/03/18 GO Scott Darling Lower Body IR (10/03)
10/03/18 C Victor Rask Hand IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Henrik Lundqvist had 26 wins and 26 losses last season in net for the Rangers. He had 2,036 shots against him and he gave up 174 goals. He made 1,862 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Mats Zuccarello accumulated 53 total points last season for the Rangers. He had 16 goals last year with 178 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He had a total of 37 assists on the season and averaged 18.9 minutes played per game. Pavel Buchnevich averaged 15 minutes of ice time per game last year. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 14 goals on 136 shots. He had 29 assists giving him a total of 43 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 Rangers allowed 247 power play opportunities and gave up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% last year. That was 12th in the NHL. They averaged 31 shots per game and as a team shot 9.10% for the season. They allowed 35 shots to their opposition per contest and had a team save percentage of 91%, which was ranked 14th in the league. The Rangers had 77 total points last season, ranking 24th in the NHL in offense. They were 21st in the league with 231 goals while giving up 268 goals, which was 4th overall. They had 241 power play opportunities and scored 51 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That was 14th 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 29th in the league in Corsi percentage last season with 46.9%, as they tried 4,523 shots on net at full strength while giving up 5,130 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 47% as they had 3,456 attempts while they gave up 3,902 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 29th in the NHL. The Rangers started possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time, which was 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 49.4% for the season. That was 17th overall in the NHL. They had 2,384 face-off wins compared to 2,454 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 49.3%. That ranked them 20th in the league. On defense New York had 1,714 hits and they blocked 1,228 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th 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 Rangers/Hurricanes NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina -196

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