Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 1/30/2018

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Ottawa Senators travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +140 and the Hurricanes at -200.

Ottawa has a record of 15-23-9 this season and on the road they have a record of 6-12-4-2. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 124 goals and given up 166 goals for a point differential of -42. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-32-0 and an over/under record of 24-23-0. Carolina is 22-19-8 including 10-7-4-1 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 137 goals and surrendered 154 for a goal differential of -17. Their record against the spread is 22-27-0 while their over/under record is 23-24-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 15-32-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 24-23-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 22-27-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 23-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/17/17 D Chris Wideman Hamstring IR (11/16)
01/25/18 C Filip Chlapik Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Carolina
01/25/18 RW Mark Stone Knee is "?" Tuesday vs Carolina
01/22/18 D Johnny Oduya Undisclosed is out indefinitely
01/22/18 C Nate Thompson Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

01/15/18 RW Sebastian Aho Concussion is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mark Stone has accumulated 44 total points this season for the Senators. He has 18 goals this year with 103 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Mike Hoffman averages 18.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 12 goals on 152 shots. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 12 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has 1,061 shots against him and he's given up 105 goals. He's made 956 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has scored 39 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 13 goals this season with 106 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 16.8 minutes played per game. Jeff Skinner averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 15 goals on 174 shots. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Cam Ward has 13 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 646 shots against him and he's surrendered 62 goals. He's made 584 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 39 total points this season, which ranks them 29th in the NHL. They are 29th in the league in goals scored with 124 while they've given up 166 goals, ranking them 3rd overall. They have had 152 power play opportunities and have scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 29th in the NHL. The Senators have allowed 139 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, putting them 29th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.78% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 29th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 23rd in the NHL with a total of 52 points this year. They have 30 power play goals on 157 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks them 19th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 119 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. That is 27th in the NHL. As a team, the Hurricanes are 22nd in the league with 137 goals scored while they've given up 154 goals, which is 9th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.18%. 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

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 48.1% as they've tried 2,670 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,886 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 28th in Corsi percentage. They are 25th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.1% as they have 1,965 shots while they've given up 2,122 attempts on defense. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 50.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the year. That puts them 15th and 18th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,494 face-off wins as opposed to 1,383 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That is 8th overall in the NHL. On defense Ottawa has 1,112 hits and they've blocked 764 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 8th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 57.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.3% for the year. That ranks them 1st and 31st respectively in the NHL. They have 1,526 face-off wins as opposed to 1,381 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Carolina has 942 hits and they've blocked 652 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 27th in blocked shots. Carolina is ranked 1st in Corsi percentage with 54.2% as they've tried 3,157 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,670 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 1st in the NHL at 53.7%, as they have 2,342 shots while they've given up 2,018 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina -200

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