New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 3/31/2018

Saturday, March 31, 2018

PNC Arena

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The New York Rangers travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, March 31, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +144 and the Hurricanes at -160.

New York has a record of 33-35-9 this season and on the road they have a record of 12-20-5-3. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 223 goals and given up 248 goals for a point differential of -25. For the season they have an ATS record of 33-44-0 and an over/under record of 41-32-0. Carolina is 34-32-11 including 18-15-6-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 215 goals and surrendered 244 for a goal differential of -29. Their record against the spread is 34-43-0 while their over/under record is 36-39-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 33-44-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 41-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 34-43-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 36-39-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

03/13/18 D Tony DeAngelo Ankle is out indefinitely
02/15/18 D Steven Kampfer Hand IR (02/11)
01/19/18 D Kevin Shattenkirk Knee IR (01/18)

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

03/27/18 D Justin Faulk Soreness is "?" Friday vs Washington
03/22/18 D Brett Pesce Shoulder is out for season
03/22/18 C Victor Rask Shoulder is out for season

Player Spotlight

Pavel Buchnevich has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 14 goals this year with 129 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 15.1 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 16 goals on 173 shots. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 25 wins and 24 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 1,911 shots against him and he's given up 163 goals. He's made 1,748 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Jeff Skinner has scored 47 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 23 goals this season with 264 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 16.6 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 16.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 23 goals on 174 shots. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the season. Cam Ward has 22 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 1,133 shots against him and he's surrendered 108 goals. He's made 1,025 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 75 total points this season, which ranks them 22nd in the NHL. They are 20th in the league in goals scored with 223 while they've given up 248 goals, ranking them 7th overall. They have had 229 power play opportunities and have scored 50 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 9th in the NHL. The Rangers have allowed 232 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 5th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.25% for the season. They allow 35 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 15th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 21st in the NHL with a total of 79 points this year. They have 44 power play goals on 231 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks them 21st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 185 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. That is 25th in the NHL. As a team, the Hurricanes are 23rd in the league with 215 goals scored while they've given up 244 goals, which is 9th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.22%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 31st in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.1%, as they've attempted 4,277 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,803 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.4% as they have 3,275 attempts while they have given up 3,640 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.2% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 2,250 face-off wins compared to 2,288 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense New York has 1,612 hits and they have blocked 1,163 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 57.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 42.6% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 2,422 face-off wins compared to 2,074 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.9%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,524 hits and they have blocked 952 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 4,969 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,076 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.1% ranks 1st as they have 3,687 attempts while they have given up 3,124 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina -160

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